Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 3, 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 was one of the signatories of the First Amendment Professors amicus brief filed in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. The post The First Amendment Limits Trademark Rights, But How?–Jack

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JIPL Online

APRIL 7, 2021

ii] This blog post will (i) introduce the problem of counterfeit sports merchandise, (ii) provide a summary of trademark policy rationales and how they have been applied in the sports apparel context, and (iii) offer a proposed solution to the problem. [iii] In Scandia Down Corp. Euroquilt, Inc. ,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Courts need to get wise that what’s really happening here is incumbents are leveraging things like trademark law, the CFAA, and the law of online contracts to avoid competition on the internet. TPG’s parent company Red Ventures, LLC, has a market cap about the same size as American Airlines.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

.” In other words, they sought to establish (using centuries-old chattel-based theft doctrines rather than trademark law) that a trademark owner has the unrestricted right to shut down anyone using their trademarks, even if no consumers are harmed. to see if it could find some soft spot in Georgia state law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

I explain my concerns with the SHOP SAFE Act in excruciating detail in this blog post from last year. For bonus coverage, see my blog post on the INFORM Act.]. * * *. academics with expertise in trademark law. The SHOP SAFE Act would do this by fundamentally changing trademark law. March 8, 2022.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Trademark law is mainly governed by two key principles: “first to file” and “first to use.” ” While countries like China focus on the “first to file” rule, India gives more importance to those who first use a trademark in the market. trademark law.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

Several luxury brands, including Tom Ford, Chanel, and Dior, annually invest millions into developing and marketing their signature perfumes. Dupe perfumes are often marketed as affordable alternatives to their premium counterparts, offering similar fragrances without the hefty price tag. billion in 2025.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While these cases exemplify the tension between different brands and their trademarks, they also allude to the growing misalignment between the luxury fashion industry and trademark law. Indeed, fast fashion has already flooded the market with similar products at a lower price point.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Tomelleri (who has appeared on this blog before ) illustrates fishes (see court exhibit on the right). If that rings a bell, it’s because just yesterday I blogged on a DIFFERENT fish painter, DeYoung, who also brought an IP lawsuit against a print-on-demand service (Pixels).

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IP Tech Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

The recently published Draft Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law is proposing the introduction of important changes to the current trademark system in China. The draft Article 18 Trademark Law correctly removes the distinction between registered and unregistered well-known marks. For example, the actual art.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

[These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.] The SAD Scheme involves a trademark owner suing dozens/hundreds of defendants using a sealed complaint, getting an ex parte TRO, and then having the online marketplaces freeze the defendants’ accounts and money. Alibaba N.D.

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Above the Fold

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Will any of your old favorite marketing campaigns be brought back? I look forward to posting about the Super Bowl every year — not because I love football (I do) but because it’s the only time I actually appreciate watching commercials (truly). What will companies pay for a spot this year? Which celebrities will be featured?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These E-commerce platforms make it simple to access consumer goods from a computer or smart phone, but they also, by their very nature, make it simple for counterfeiters to market their counterfeit goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No. 344/2018]. [6] 344/2018]. [7]

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Will any of your old favorite marketing campaigns be brought back? I look forward to posting about the Super Bowl every year — not because I love football (I do) but because it’s the only time I actually appreciate watching commercials (truly). What will companies pay for a spot this year? Which celebrities will be featured?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

.” With respect to policy, the majority goes property-absolutist: “Because state property rights can facilitate market exchange, interpreting the § 230(e)(2) limitation to include state intellectual property laws tracks Congress’s pro-free-market goal.” I even agree with the latter point!) Facebook , Nos.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” For more details, see the section “A Brief History of Copyright Registration” in my previous blog post.). 881 (2019), and my previous blog post. Factual and Procedural Background.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 2, 2022

Therefore, even after a trademark office grants you your exclusive trademark rights, you must do your part to safeguard such rights well. No trademark office across the globe will ever keep a watch on the market for unauthorized use of your Registered Trademark. Non-Use of a Registered Trademark.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 14, 2021

In this week’s episode of The Briefing by The IP Law Blog , attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark litigation between Nike and a custom shoe maker, MSCHF (pronounced “Mischief”). The shoes were tied into marketing by Rapper Lil Nas X, and all 666 pairs created by MSCHF were sold. In Nike Inc.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

The recently published Draft Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law is proposing the introduction of important changes to the current trademark system in China. The draft Article 18 Trademark Law correctly removes the distinction between registered and unregistered well-known marks. For example, the actual art.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Introduction Trademarks serve as identifiers of the source of goods or services, traditionally encompassing logos, names, and slogans. However, as markets grow increasingly innovative, non-traditional marks have emerged, referred to as unconventional trademarks. For example, the specific shade of Tiffany & Co.’s

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The court could have cited two recent Supreme Court cases (Jack Daniels and Abitron) for the proposition that trademark law only applies when parties are using a trademark as a mark , i.e., to identify and distinguish the source of marketplace goods. ” Trademark law does not restrict that usage.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The rightsowner has trademark registrations for the tree-shaped outline: Armed with protectable rights in tree outlines, Car-Freshner has turned into a serial plaintiff, though this is my first time blogging them in-depth. The contributory trademark infringement claim survives a motion to dismiss. Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2023

In addition, the opinion has important ramifications for domestic trademark law through its identification of “use in commerce” as the actionable domestic conduct. Now in trademark law, extraterritorial reach is a simple on-off switch: Is there use in commerce or not? In Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

We blogged this case twice before. Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” Gutman’s personality and personal life, these were part of the overall marketing strategy for JLM. Social Media and Trademark Law” Talk Notes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Earlier this year, I blogged a ruling holding that Seeking Arrangements’ trademark infringement claim against Luxy could proceed because Luxy included Seeking Arrangements’ purported trademarks in its keyword metatags. Luxy appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IP Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

Foreign individuals or organizations filing for trademark registration in Pakistan may find themselves curious when faced with the obligation to indicate the mark's "date of first use" in their application. Here, we will unpack its legal requirements and implications and help you prepare to bring your brand into this burgeoning market.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law. For more visit: [link].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

We usually get ours at the local farmers market.] In an April 2023 summary judgment ruling , the plaintiff established that it “possesses the legally protectable, incontestable trademarks TEXAS TAMALE and TEXAS TAMALE COMPANY.” CPUSA2 appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Today, several generic terms that we use, such as ‘escalator,’ ‘xerox,’ ‘cellophane,’ sound common but were once protected as trademarks. Simply put, trademark genericization is the death of the mark as it no longer acts as a source indicator of the brand owner. For more visit: [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Non-conventional or Non-Traditional trademarks such as sounds, color, shape, scent or any other motion marks have emerged as a new innovative tools widely being used in the todays changing and competitive market era that redefine how brands connect with the public at large.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We know that brands try to make their trademarks as unique and distinctive as possible to attain the highest level of protection under the Trademark Law. ’ Common or generic terms are usually not protected under trademark law. ’ How are then these common words registered as a trademark?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A company/any person who can secure ownership over products and services, benefits not only the domestic income but also increases the recognition in the international market. The process of filing for a trademark can be complex and making mistakes while filing can lead to delays or rejections.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

The case was adjudicated in 2022 by the Weihai Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Shandong Province in favor of Tsingtao Brewery and has been selected as a model trademark enforcement case by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Is this however a case of trademark infringement? Tsingtao’s choice.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

If they really wanted to build their business, they could have invested that money into marketing instead of legal fees. Consistent with that, Aliign is spending more marketing dollars to appeal this lawsuit to the Ninth Circuit. lululemon appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 4, 2021

The relatively new advent allows the marketers to put the barcodes on several different items and allow smartphone users to scan them and discover more information. Can we Trademark QR Codes? Thus, the sign cannot be used to distinguish goods or services in the market. The post Can QR Codes be Trademarked?

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The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2022

For the purposes of this Law, “act of unfair competition” means that in its production or distribution activities, a business disrupts the order of market competition and causes damage to the lawful rights and interests of the other businesses or consumers, in violation of this Law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Any person looking at the listings in question would instantly interpret “emoji” as describing the product’s physical attributes–AS TRADEMARK LAW PERMITS IT TO DO. The post If the Word “Emoji” is a Protectable Trademark, What Happens Next?–Emoji –Emoji GmbH v.

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