TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2024

Nintendo has a reputation for taking action against content featuring its characters and artwork so removing it now is the right thing to do. No games piracy in sight, only alleged infringement in characters, artwork, and audiovisual works. The team don’t seem especially upset and are taking everything in their stride.

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Art Law Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Striking the right chord when pricing artwork is tricky to maneuver, especially because overpricing your work versus undervaluing yourself as an artist seems like it’s a very fine line. Establishing Your Market for Pricing Artwork. Create Clarity When Pricing Artwork. Pricing Artwork to Increase Its Value. Borbay.com.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Mason Rothschild, 1:22-cv-00384 (SDNY), found in favor of fashion brand Hermès in its lawsuit concerning digital artwork consisting of images of Hermès’ Birkin handbag. In a case with clear implications for non-fungible token art-based projects, a federal jury in the case of Hermès International, et al.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I first wrote about this case back in March , when Atari filed a complaint accusing State Farm and its advertising partners of improperly appropriating artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for a 6-second online video advertisement. Conversely, in Ringgold v.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

While it is true that Fortnite: Imposters is a 3D game where Among Us is two-dimensional, the cartoonish artwork of both, the similar maps, the nearly identical structure and other similarities make the two games feel very similar. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that a copyright infringement or other lawsuit is coming.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

This first duel has ended in a victory for the NFTs, at least for now. “Oiseau volant vers le soleil” by Joan Miró displayed in Mango stores, together with the NFT “The rainbow wears Mango” based on such painting. VEGAP has announced that it has appealed this judgment.

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Art Law Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Pricing and selling is an often unclear formula with a complex set of variables including time, expertise, personal brand strength, overhead expenses, market demand, and industry standards. Many galleries allow buyers to pay for artwork in installments. Our identities as creatives are interwoven into each and every piece of artwork.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character. If you’re unclear on whether a use is permissible, it’s important to talk to an attorney and get proper legal advice. Bottom Line. Halloween costumes sit at an interesting and muddled intersection between copyright and trademark law.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Instead of creating unique branding for each site, domain names were named as closely as possible to effectively mimick pre-existing piracy brands. One of the seized domains is Cuevana.nz, which exploited brand awareness for a site that originally launched as Cuevana.tv Why Some Pirates Copy Other Pirates. se, Pelisplus2.org,

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How to Register IP for your Clothing Your new clothing brand may have a variety of IP to protect. Need to protect your clothing brand? Contact US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at 949-223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can register your clothing brand’s trademarks, patents and copyrights.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

AI AND TRADEMARK Trademarks give brand owners exclusive rights by identifying the source of goods or services. Artificial Intelligence software and applications are capable enough to produce slogans, logos, and brand names that mimic recognized trademarks. However, the grant of design protection will depend on the case.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With brands continuing to explore the opportunities offered by the digital world, do NFTs present a new type of commercial opportunity or a threat? Luxury fashion brand Gucci also invested into The Sandbox, enhancing the purchasing experience by mirroring its ‘Vault’ online store in-game. Or is the answer somewhere in between? ‘The

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Case in point is a recent ruling out of the Central District of California involving clothing brand Deadly Doll. One of Deadly Doll’s popular designs is a cartoon image of a bikini-clad pin-up girl holding a skull: Deadly Doll’s original artwork. Other Applications of Section 113(c).

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

In this blog, we outline the tools you can use to protect your brand reputation and prevent consumer confusion. Counterfeits Counterfeiting is a specific type of trademark infringement where exact copies of registered trademarks on products are used to deceive customers into believing they are buying from the original brand.

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The IPKat

MARCH 2, 2023

the artwork linked to the NFT) representing Hermès Birkin although, in the Metabirkin collection and contrary to the physical Hermés product, the bags are depicted as fur-covered). Warhol was one of many pop artists who depicted branded products, and brands remain highly relevant to contemporary artists ”.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They can be a digital depiction of anything, including real estate, hotel bookings, tunes, artwork, and game objects. For instance, a person may spend some cash to purchase a brand-new NFT piece of art from an artist. For instance, a person may spend some cash to purchase a brand-new NFT piece of art from an artist.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These include musical compositions, artwork, photographs and designs that all contribute to the making of an advertisement campaign. Luxury brands like Louis Vuitton invest heavily in creating high-quality marketing materials that reflect their brand’s prestige and exclusivity. In Bright Lifecare Pvt.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

By following a series of steps, you can safeguard your brand reputation and prevent consumers from being misled. Counterfeiting is one form of trademark infringement, where exact copies of registered trademarks are used to deceive customers and pass off as your brand.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Your business has likely collectively spent countless hours and resources to build a strong brand presence on Amazon. However, counterfeiters will continuously undermine these efforts by listing counterfeit products and passing them off under your brand name. Copyright infringement as the unauthorized use of a protected work.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. If every real-world brand is also entitled to register all its goods and services in the virtual world, the trademark registration system would be considerably burdened. Dec 21, 2021.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

It targeted six major ISPs (BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media) demanding that they block subscriber access to five domains carrying NSW2U and NSWROM branding. Clickable download links are displayed on the sites alongside copyrighted cover artwork displaying Nintendo trademarks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Much like Redbubble, Pixels also has a hand in advertising infringing work, allowing users to search for DeYoung artwork and providing a link to view “all Derek DeYoung products,” despite the fact that many of those products originated from unlicensed third parties. ” UGH.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

According to SSPL, this practice was dishonest as it could make NTC benefit from the reputation and goodwill of SSPL’s brand name. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label. NTC failed to prove that it had used the artwork or label first or that SSPL’s artwork wasn’t original.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2021

The SportsBay domains currently link to the same web platform, which features artwork culled from the infamous Pirate Bay, although there appears to be no link to that site, branding aside. It targets four Doe defendants doing business as SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 16, 2023

For now, minting NFTs to commercialize digital artwork on blockchain domain names continues to be one of the most common schemes for their use. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) serve as agile mechanisms to verify an underlying asset's authenticity and/or ownership linked with it. By: Holland & Knight LLP

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

1 failed to contest the case despite multiple opportunities and was found to have deliberately copied the plaintiffs branding, leading to consumer deception. The Court emphasized that counterfeiting is a blatant trademark infringement that not only misleads consumers but also erodes brand value, warranting strict legal action.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In one notable case, an NFT buyer of a famous digital artwork assumed they had purchased full copyright rights, only to find they could not legally reproduce or profit from the art without the creator’s consent. While NFTs verify the ownership of a digital item, they do not inherently transfer copyright to the buyer.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

District Court, Central District of California, on June 15 suing Shein for over $100 million in damages for unauthorized reproductions of her artwork “One is good, more is better.”. In 2019, Mollman registered this artwork with the U.S. Copyright Office and included Copyright Management Information (CMI) on her artwork.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the past year, I've carefully followed the increase in litigation brought by artists against retailers — clothing brands, automotive brands, and food and beverage chains — for the alleged copying of their distinctive artwork in fashion designs and marketing campaigns.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 24, 2024

The dispute revolved around an antediluvian luxury handbag brand ‘Hermès’ and artist Mason Rothschild for his avant-garde creation called MetaBirkin NFTs. Hermès vs Rothschild: A Bird’s Eye View Before going over the verdict with a fine-tooth comb, here is a brief recollection of facts for the readers (it’s been more than a year after all).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 13, 2025

In 2023, the plaintiff came across a hotel based in Mumbai, India under the trade name HOTEL PRIME MARRIOT with the exact spelling of ‘MARRIOTT’ as used by the plaintiff in its brand. The plaintiff alleged that this violates the rights vested in the plaintiff’s ‘MARRIOTT’ trademarks. But Defendant No.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Successful NFTs that were lucrative for the seller include, for example, Kings of Leon who reportedly generated $2million from NFT sales of their album, which was minted alongside other benefits including artwork, a vinyl, and for six buyers even lifetime front-row seats to Kings of Leon headline gigs.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Moreover, the IPR eases the market development and establishes a solid brand identity. The environment is branded by the active interaction of various stakeholders, including the entrepreneurs, investors, incubators accelerators, and the administration forms. The Trade Marks Act of 1999 allows any startup to file trademarks.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. One example was the November release of the Her Loss album by artists Drake and 21 Savage which included a fake Vogue magazine cover as part of the album artwork, as well as a fake version of Vogue magazine.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Trademarks Act 1999- The Act intends on protecting the name of the brand by registering the trade name of the brand, hence eliminating the possibility of any other person using it without facing consequences. Visibly, the most imitated brands around the world are Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Michael Kors, Coach, Nike, Rolex etc.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. Virtual characters can play themed games, create original artwork, visit exhibition locations, shop for virtual clothing for their collections or gaming outfits, and partake in social events after arriving in “Gucci Town.”

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