IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Creators need to comprehend the fundamentals of copyright law to safeguard their creations and negotiate licensing and distribution contracts with skill. Trademark Law in the Entertainment Industry When it comes to branding and selling entertainment-related goods and services, trademarks are crucial.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

One Brands sold a product labelled “Tough Cookies Only” which Cookie Department argued infringed on its “Tough Cookie” trademark. In response, on August 28, Hershey sent a cease-and-desist order on its Kisses trademark, which led to the September 28 lawsuit.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

The trademark law firmly establishes that a trademark owner reserves the exclusive right to use the trademark and enforce the same. Such groundless threats are commonly achieved by sending cease and desist letters or legal notices threatening the recipient with legal proceedings.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

If, instead, this were a case of trade dress infringement, the right holder would have to file a civil lawsuit under the Unfair Competition Law and prove: a) the notoriety of its product packaging/decoration, b) the infringing act, and c) the damages. 57 of the Chinese Trademark law. 57 of the Trademark Law.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Starting in 2004 , the Company began issuing cease-and-desist letters to competitors, demanding that they prevent their search ads from appearing in response to the keyword “1-800 Contacts.” Alternatively, should trademark owners have a responsibility to aggressively protect their intellectual property?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning “a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey” which, as a play on words, turns the words “Jack Daniels” into “Bad Spaniels” and the descriptive phrase “Old No. at 5-7, 90-91. [6] at 28-33. [8] 10] 599 U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

10 According to Fossil, the equity courts historically required plaintiffs to establish willfulness, or its historical equivalent, to obtain a profits award in trademark disputes. But even if the Court put aside these issues, its own survey of the case law was less convincing than Fossil would have had the Court believe.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2022

On December 16th, 2021, Hermès sent a cease-and-desist letter to both OpenSea and Rothschild, notifying them of the “blatant violation of intellectual property.” Trademark Protection in the Metaverse . While trademark law has well been established for luxury fashion, the metaverse complicates existing law.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To obtain trademark protection, a business must first adopt a graphically represented mark which is unique and distinguishable. Section 9(1) (c) of the Trademark Act, 1999 prohibits the registration of words used commonly. It takes years for them to get registration.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

US trademark rights go to the first-user. In contrast, many foreign countries give trademark rights to the first filer. US trademark law is different. What can a common law trademark owner do? Even without a registered trademark, a common law trademark owner can still have significant rights.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and recently wrote a paper with Professor Christine Haight Farley that focuses on speech-protective doctrines in trademark infringement law.] By Guest Blogger Lisa P. Ramsey [Lisa P.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I disagreed , and continue to think the Court will uphold the constitutionality of Section 2(c), but the question is what free speech doctrine(s) the Justices will use to make this determination and whether they will provide additional guidance on evaluating First Amendment challenges to trademark laws.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2022

This provision of the federal trademark law known as the Lanham Act is codified in 15 USC 1052.) Sections 2(a) and 2(c) both protect an individual’s right of privacy and right of publicity in trademark law by preventing the unauthorized registration of a person’s name, signature, or image.

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