Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The decision, which attracted considerable commentary over the weekend, involves mandatory registration rules for audio and visual services that include far more than the large streaming services. As is often the case, it is not as bad as critics would suggest, but not nearly as benign as the CRTC would have you believe.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Advertising/E-Commerce. While such social media posts may not have the indicia of a traditional advertisement, there can belittle doubt that these paid posts are in fact advertisements… Today, consumers face waves of advertisements amid a sea of product choices. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp.,

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Intepat

APRIL 10, 2022

Additionally, trademark registrations for MSMEs are relatively cost-effective. Let us look into how trademark registration can act as an added advantage to a company registered as MSME. MSMEs can use the trademark as a source of advertisements. Registration fee. It is a simple process that can be done online.

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2023

Google offers an advertising service called Dynamic Search Ads. However, instead of using a text from the advertiser, Google’s proprietary algorithm automatically generates the text, including the headline and landing page, from the advertiser’s website content. The Court applied by analogy the case law on keyword advertising.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 8, 2022

The protection of a registered drawing or pattern lasts for ten years from the date of submission of an application for its registration. For the industrial design registration, the following documents are required for the same: Summarized description of the design. The registration and renewal fees shall be fixed in the Regulations.

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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2022

Here's what Anna Maria and Lorenzo write: Parasitic advertising on UEFA Euro 2020: Italian Competition Authority imposes first sanction for ambush marketing by Anna Maria Stein and Lorenzo Maniaci Ambush Kat By its decision No. 16 of 11 March 2020 ('Law-Decree No. 16/2020'), converted with amendments, by Law No. 31 of 8 May 2020 ('Law No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 9, 2023

The EU IPO denied a trademark registration for the following symbol in various real estate-related classes: The trademark examiner determined that the symbol means “I love you” in American Sign Language (ASL). The post European IP Office Denies Trademark Registration for “I Love You” Emoji ?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Mentioning these domains in public could therefore serve as an unwanted advertisement. Inaccurate WHOIS Information SIDN spokesperson Marnie van Duijnhoven explains that the domain name registrations were canceled, because the owners didn’t provide or confirm the correct WHOIS registration data. Reporting Illegal Content?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

From time to time, this Kat receives queries from clients in relation to the registrability of slogans as trade marks. Well, NO… but… According to the Collins English Dictionary , a slogan is “ a short phrase that is easy to remember ”, and is “ used in advertisements… who want people to remember what they are saying or selling ”.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In October, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) announced a new interpretation regarding the registrability of advertising elements. This new approach adopts a less restrictive stance, paving the way for the legal protection of slogans and advertising expressions as trademarks in Brazil. By: Mayer Brown

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Earlier this month, the Fifth Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EUIPO refused the registration of CHOPIN for several goods in Classes 29, 30, and 32 of the Nice Classification due to the risk of free-riding on the reputation of the earlier trade mark CHOPIN under Article 8(5) EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR).

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Amazon’s Brand Registry advertises “Automated Protections” that are “[p]owered by Amazon’s Machine Learning.” False advertising, Lei defendants: The complaint didn’t explain how “designed in the United States but … manufactured in China” was materially deceptive and thus didn’t meet FRCP 9(b) pleading standards.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The case concerned the Australian trade mark registration for the words "KATIE PERRY" (No. Her management team set up a web-store by 24 September 2008 to advertise and sell such merchandise. Infringing clothing was also advertised and sold under the Katy Perry mark by the companies Blackout Merch and Epic Rights.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

The arbitral award dated February 28, 2025 , underscores the importance of accurate registrant information and reinforces that cybersquatting – even passive holding of infringing domains will not go unchecked. Concealment of registrant identity and non-participation in proceedings can work against the domain holder.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

” The decision was made by the three-person Copyright Review Board, which was reviewing an earlier denial of registration by the U.S. The lawsuit claims that the song is a valuable licensing asset and notes that it has appeared in several films, TV shows and advertisements. Copyright Office on the work.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 9, 2022

Examples of those interiors are the Apple Store has a registration for the layout of the store, and Chipotle has a registration for the common design themes that you’ll find in nearly every Chipotle. They use it on the trucks, in the uniforms, in their advertising, in their logo, etc. They have a registration for that.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2025

However, neither the EUIPO Examiner, nor the BoA , nor the EU General Court allowed the registration of the sign below as an EU trade mark due to lack of inherent distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR. The Examiner, again, refused registration, on the basis of insufficient evidence. The applicant appealed this finding to the BoA.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2024

IndiGo has also secured registration for the word mark 6E Link under multiple classes in 2015. Soon after filing the application, Mahindra Electric filed for expediated examination to accelerate the examination process and advance it to registration which resulted in the Indian Trademark Office accepting its application by November 27, 2024.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 18, 2024

extension that will see it becoming available to all registrants without restriction towards the end of this year. Once liberalised, the extension has the potential to generate significant interest among registrants as a pseudo generic, or “domain hack” (like Montenegro’s.ME By: Hogan Lovells

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The IPKat

JANUARY 19, 2023

The above perception by the consumer would be all the more proven given that the use of the image of famous movie character for exclusively advertising purposes is relatively common in many sectors.

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43(B)log

APRIL 18, 2023

ZimVie intervened and counterclaimed for declaratory judgment of invalidity, cancellation fo the color marks registration, declaratory judgment of noninfringement, false advertising under the Lanham Act and California law, and tortious interference. ZimVie responded that the commercial speech exception applied.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On other promotional products in general; on conference giveaways; on tote bags; by framing your trademark registration certificate and hanging it in the office or on the wall; on invoices; on receipts; on checks or e-checks. On media kits; on folders; in brochures; on travel bag tags.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In a highly detailed and instructive opinion, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the product configuration shown below, for a "spring-loaded glass-breaking device," on the ground of de jure functionality under Section 2(e)(5). The Board looked to the factors set forth in In re Morton-Norwich Prods.,

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Gensol EV also created a “ezio” logo for the vehicle design and secured a registration of the word mark EZIO on a proposed to be used basis ( Class 12 ) with the Trade Marks Registry. The defendant had also applied for registration of ZEO and eZEO in Class 12. In the instant case, the Court emphasized the defendants Rs.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

In a somewhat comparable situation, a trade mark holder has surrendered some of their registered marks, even though they were accepted by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), after receiving public backlash against the registrations. What does this mean for the hundreds of other registrations that include these, or similar, words?

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

It advertised “This device was one of the most popular items on a popular 3D printing website with over 20,000 unique downloads” on its website, at a time when Leszczynski’s Thingiverse page displayed that his Cube had been downloaded 20,000 times. False advertising: Only ok against Kitchen Cube. The breach of contract claim survived.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Bobo Vieri during his Juventus tenure Can the unauthorized production (minting), advertising, and offer for sale of a non-fungible token (NFT) infringe one’s own trade mark rights? The Rome Court of First Instance answered ‘yes’ in the context of a successful application for a preliminary injunction made by Juventus F.C.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

Apart from this, I will separately send out a drafting template for specification, and a complete patent prosecution file to the registrants on their email address. Questions regarding the registration, course pedagogy, waivers in fees etc. Questions regarding the registration, course pedagogy, waivers in fees etc.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 23, 2022

Did you realize that some of these professional gamers who stream their performances and work on Twitch or YouTube or other platforms have millions of followers, make money in endorsements, make money in advertising, make money selling merchandise, and more. Some of them are, and kudos to them. I could go on, but you get the point.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Domain Name Registrations Surge According to Russian cybersecurity firm Angara Security , registrations of domain names with a movie or TV show theme began to surge at the start of the month. The company says that between February 1 and February 10 alone, registrations were up 64% on similar registrations for the whole of January.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2021

Through various links and advertisements, people are lured into signing up for a website that offers ‘free’ movies, sports events, or books. After completing the registration process, subscribers indeed get access to a movie library. Hyuna didn’t appear to advertise its services directly, however.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After obtaining permission from the court in late April, MPA investigators began serving third-party subpoenas on advertising brokers including Amobee, Exponential Interactive, Oracle Corporation, Yahoo Ad Tech, AdSupply, Aragon Advertising, Insticator, and Outbrain, plus Amazon and Google. Arm’s Length Advertising.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 20, 2022

Like PrimeWire’s domains, HydraWire’s has hidden registration details and sits behind Cloudflare. The MPA’s investigators have also been monitoring the /r/primewireli sub-Reddit where posts advertising HydraWire as the PrimeWire alternative were left up and those referring to competing services were taken down.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

All too often, sophisticated and amateur infringers alike copy content from news websites without permission and pass it off as their own – in many cases forcing legitimate news organizations to compete with their own content for views and advertising dollars. By: Wiley Rein LLP

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

It has a 2018 registration for those services for the stylized wording RAMPART RESOURCES to the right of a graphic image of a road going into the horizon, with a road curving off to the right and left of the main road. Advertising media: Both parties stated that word of mouth advertising is perhaps their strongest form of advertising.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Copyrights On March 16, 2023 the Copyright Office issued Guidance on the examination and registration of works that contain material generated by AI technology. For pending applications and registrations that have already issued, the applicant must update them to meet the duty of disclosure.

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