Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

If you enjoyed todays episode, why not subscribe to our Dragons Den IPO blog? link]: Subscribe - Dragons' Den: the Intellectual Property blog Disclaimer: The purpose of the IPO's Dragons' Den IP blog is to help identify the IP in entrepreneurs pitches and highlight how IP works, or could work, in the real-life examples featured.

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 16, 2025

You can read more about it in our blog. Disclaimer: The purpose of the IPO's Dragons' Den IP blog is to help identify the IP in entrepreneurs pitches and highlight how IP works, or could work, in the real-life examples featured.

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Nelligan Law

JANUARY 27, 2025

The post Blog: Sole Wars: Nike vs. The Shoe Surgeon appeared first on Nelligan Law. One things for sure: this showdown is one for the books, and the sneaker world will be all the more colorful (and dramatic) for it. Is Nike safeguarding its legacy, or is this a step too far? Let us know where you standteam Swoosh or team Surgeon?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy [CIPRA] of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad is organizing its first blog writing competition in collaboration with us on the theme of Literature, Journalism and IP. The top two entries will be awarded with some cash prizes and also with a chance to be published on the blog!

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you scored our Dragons' Den IP Blog highly, make sure to subscribe and look out for next week's edition! Without even needing to ‘visit the wall’ Liam asks if Dragons Gary, Peter and Steven will consider going in together to invest in his business.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 2, 2025

Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe NFL is a lot of things, but I never thought it was stupid. Originally posted 2014-11-17 17:55:38. It turns out that it isn’t.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

The post Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. But in instances like this, where we have a protective website that’s suing because a wealthy man’s feelings got hurt when the truth was told in a public forum, that should not be actionable under the law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The post Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Let’s hope future courts deal with that issue much more carefully. They would be hard-pressed to be less careful.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The post X Corp.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 25, 2025

Republished by Blog Post PromoterI’m back.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterAnother not-safe-for-work story is out there about a trademark registration denied under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act as “immoral or scandalous.” Originally posted 2013-09-28 21:24:28. ” John Welch and Marc Randazza address the issue brilliantly here and here.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Republished by Blog Post Promoter Student note idea, free to a good home: Why did Congress pass this? Originally posted 2020-08-27 12:30:53. Is there any reason Congress has the power to do this? What about changes to the law of personal jurisdiction since this was passed? I have so many questions.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Industry search: Create a bookmark list containing several key online resources in your industry, such as news sites, publications, blogs, or organizations, with comprehensive and current coverage of the relevant industry. A great website for searching multiple search engines is Window1 ( www.window1.com

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Last week I posted a blog on the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), draft US legislation that seeks to end the exemption that US terrestrial broadcasters enjoy with respect to payment of broadcast royalties to performers and labels for playing recorded music.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterWe reported on Lego’s overreaching years ago here and here. Originally posted 2014-02-26 09:43:40. They tried to use trademark rights as a way to protect the design of their toy and avoid competition. But that is not what trademarks are, much less what they are for.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Last week I indicated in my blog post (“Copyright Registration for AI-assisted Creations: How Much AI Input is Too Much?”) Thank you CIPO (Canadian Intellectual Property Office). that I would be seeking to register with CIPO the copyright on a work fully generated by AI platforms DALL-E2 and ChatGPT.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterEver earnest and always thinking trademarkily, friend Erik Pelton proposes “Three Misconceptions about Trademarks”: Since I began working in the field of trademarks I have seen and heard a lot of myths and misconceptions about trademark protection. Originally posted 2018-03-28 16:02:26.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As year-end approaches, I like to look back at the main themes that emerged over the past 12 months affecting copyright, creators and the content industries, drawing from my blog posts throughout the year.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A couple of weeks ago I put up a blog posting looking at the history of copyright and news content over the past two hundred years or more. It discussed the longstanding question of who “owns” the news, and who should be compensated when news content is copied. The US Launches Study on Free-Riding by News Aggregators"

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Hugh Stephens Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This blog post, coming at the time of Remembrance (Poppy) Day, November 11, reflects on the enormous, beneficial attributes of the internet—when used for positive ends—but also on the costs of personal sacrifice embodied in the Remembrance Day ceremonies.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 21, 2022

However, VeePN distinguished itself by actively promoting the use of its services for the purpose of piracy, including promoting the use of Popcorn Time in a blog post. The company has removed the “Popcorn Time VPN” blog post from its site, but still lists PayPal and Alipay as payment options.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterWhen trademark lawyers — much less judges — use a word, it means just what they choose it to mean — neither more nor less. Originally posted 2021-04-13 10:40:33.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 19, 2025

Republished by Blog Post PromoterVia the Diva of Design Law, Sarah Burstein: This is a good example of how trade dress provides broader protection than design patents. Originally posted 2019-03-19 15:16:38.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 8, 2025

Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt is so tiring. Originally posted 2017-09-25 12:32:49. But that, to some extent, is what they’re counting on. Taylor Swift abusing trademark, again, of course.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 22, 2025

Republished by Blog Post Promoter A week or so ago it was the sad story of Jimi Hendrix on the bottle. Originally posted 2014-01-22 13:44:33. The […] The post Drink to me only with thine eyes appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 11, 2025

Originally posted 2011-12-05 10:40:49.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Warning: this blog post has a long opening sentence, so take a deep breath.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Republished by Blog Post Promoter Yes, it’s another pop star seeking to assert digital trademark rights. Originally posted 2017-06-14 11:52:04. ” As you’d […] The post Gene Simmons gives the fingers to the PTO appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterIP News Blog at Pierce reports that the high-class joint Hooters has lost an attempt to claim trade dress rights in the colors worn by their high-class waitresses. Originally posted 2005-01-27 09:21:00. What was this “trade dress”?

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch reports, at the TTABlog, about what you’d think would be a no-brainer: The Board affirmed a refusal to register the configuration shown below, for “electric skillets,” finding that Preston’s proof of acquired distinctiveness under Section 2(f) was inadequate.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Somethings have changed online filing is now ubiquitous; government fees increased; USPTO offices have moved; the number of applications filed annually has grown tremendously; Ive gone from a simple website that I coded myself to a plethora of online video, audio, and blog content; and my brand has evolved from TMarksman to tm4smallbiz to EMP&A (..)

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In this edition of Fashion Law, we have compiled thought leadership published on our blogs and website throughout 2024providing an overview of significant legal and regulatory updates in the fashion industry over the past year.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Originally posted 2015-02-24 13:39:38.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This post is part of MoFos 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 11, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal published a Director’s blog post today addressing the Office’s current backlog of patent and trademark applications, which the latest USPTO data shows to be 785,387 unexamined applications/ 25.6 months total pendency for patents and 14.5 months total pendency for trademarks.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 12, 2025

Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt’s the Singularity a-borning! On the two-year anniversary of my joining Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP, a law firm predominantly focused on construction law, I’ve written a blog post, as a guest of high-octane social-media-juicing lawyer Christopher Hill at his Construction Law Musings blog.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Key takeaways from the meeting and published materials will be summarized in our Three-Part Blog Series. During this meeting, panelists from industry and the USPTO provided helpful tips on drafting and prosecuting patent applications that include AI components, including special tips for the biotech industry.

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