43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

The statements were “commercial advertising meant to sell a product, and generally there ‘can be no constitutional objection to the suppression of commercial messages that do not accurately inform the public.’” Not all marketing of artistic works is noncommercial speech. There was also no copyright preemption.

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Artistic Work 59

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Panda and Brothers , granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining the Respondents from using the get-up/ artistic work similar to the Petitioner’s registered artistic work for the sale of salt. The Calcutta High Court in Sri Parvathy Saltern Private Ltd. September 13, 2021]. Ishvi Food Private Ltd.

Artistic Work 87

Artistic Work Intellectual Property Law Journalism Intellectual Property 87

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If we got rid of the bizarre idea that Rogers was about artistic works and correctly labeled it as being about commercial speech, courts would do much better. False advertising/passing off: Same basic problems. Did Mandabach have valid marks? That favored a confusion finding.

Social Media 93

Social Media Television False Advertising Artistic Work 93

43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Flora-Bama logo The Flora-Bama has been featured in artistic works by third parties. The title-v-title exception to original-recipe Rogers didn’t apply, because the bar’s name is not the title of an artistic work. Likewise, they submitted no evidence of confusion between any of those works and MTV’s show.

Artistic Work 64

Artistic Work Television Trademark Trademark Law 64

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” This appeal presents a conflict between Rogers’ right to protect her celebrated name and the right of others to express themselves freely in their own artistic work. Rogers , 875 F.2d 2d at 996] The Rogers court held, at least as to the dancer’s Lanham Act claim, that the defendant was entitled to summary judgment.

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Trademark Intellectual Property Branding Brands 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

For about a decade, courts had realized that IIC had gone way too far, and had expanded liability in ways that didn’t protect consumers and facilitated anticompetitive claims about false advertising. Question: is a political newsletter really artistic?

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IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 94