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"#1 Brand" claim was literally false because of apples-to-oranges comparison

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4, 2024) Finding Zesty Paws’ “#1 Brand” claim literally false, the court grants a preliminary injunction despite Zesty Paws’ attempt to create a factual dispute about what a “brand” is. Nutramax and Zesty Paws are direct competitors in the pet supplement market. A brand can be a limping mark!) Nutramax Labs.,

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Brand wars: the never-ending battle against the clones

The IPKat

They estimated the market value of original Off-White items to be around $11,700. Comment Brand owners know that the battle against counterfeiting and piracy remains a challenging one. Off-White submitted that there had been "use in the course of trade," citing the quantity and amount of counterfeit garments. customs trainings).

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How Grey Is Your Market? Identifying Grey Market Issues and Strategies to Combat Them 

Corsearch

However, whilst international trade fosters economic growth and exchange, it also creates opportunities for grey market goods to emerge. Authentic products are being diverted from authorized channels and sold outside of the manufacturer’s control, posing significant challenges for brands, retailers, and consumers alike.

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Five Widely Recognized Brands Accused of Being Copycats in the Market

Kashishipr

Bernard Kelvin Clive, a well-known brand strategist, once said that strong brands aren’t built through shortcuts and copycats. In the 21 st century, the Oreo cookie is the best-selling cookie brand worldwide. The stories feature on Instagram is the same as that of its rival and competitor in the market, Snapchat.

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NFTs: Friend or Foe for Brand Owners?

Corsearch

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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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Alibaba

Corsearch

Within the realm of trademark infringement, counterfeiting emerges as a specific violation, wherein individuals or enterprises replicate registered trademarks verbatim to deceive customers, masquerading these imitations as genuine products from your brand. The following outlines the steps for submitting an infringement complaint on Alibaba.

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Marketing and IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction It often happens that a company’s trademark is confused with its brand and on top of that, the brand name or trade name. A company’s brand on the other hand only exists intangibly, in the minds of the public. This resulted in the creation of brand names and, eventually, trademark protection for brands.