IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 1 Imagine you’ve been using your business name, logo, or slogan for several years, building a good base of local customers. You make moves to expand your market, and suddenly you get a cease-and-desist letter from another business that has better rights to the trademark.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JULY 28, 2022

LVB is in the business of designing, manufacturing and selling window treatments, blinds and shades. LVB has a federal trademark registration, with the USPTO , for the word mark GENESIS under Registration No. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking damages for willful trademark infringement in violation of 15 U.S.C.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 9, 2022

PUMA SE , based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, is a multi-national company that designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories. is a Delaware Corporation, with its principal place of business in Somerville, Massachusetts and is one of the top five sportswear brands in the world by revenue.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

Apparently, Monster launched its MONSTER ENERGY® drink brand including its ® mark (the “Claw Icon”) in 2002. Apparently realizing the importance of its brand, Monster owns at least fourteen federal trademark registrations that include the Claw Icon in various classes of goods and services (the “Asserted Marks”).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

Evansville, Indiana – In 2004, the Coca-Cola Company launched its Full Throttle® energy drink brand, which was later apparently acquired by Monster Beverage Company (“Monster”) in 2015. From that transaction, Energy owns multiple trademark registrations including the three at issue in this case, U.S. 3:21-cv-00081-RLY-MPB.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

TPG is a service built around the brand of a world-traveling man sipping champagne in first class, selling to the world his knowledge of the best rewards programs for credit cards and flights. On January 9th, American Airlines sent TPG a cease-and-desist letter. Of course, Facebook objected and sent a cease-and-desist letter.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The design of Hershey’s cone-shaped small chocolate “Kisses” has been a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) since 1996. When it comes to food designs, how far can a trademark go? On September 28, 2021 , The Hershey Co.

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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. This is often perceived as a means of brand building and a way to assert and secure their position and goodwill in the market to avoid losing customers or market share to the smaller entities.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Some Perspectives Would Sending a Cease-and-Desist Notice Harm Your Chances of Securing an Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction? Image from here Kia Wang vs The Registrar of Trademarks & Anr. Emami Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2023

The case arose from Jack Daniel’s complaint about VIP’s sale of a dog toy designed to resemble a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey. As shown below, there is no question that the VIP bottle is designed to resemble the Jack Daniels bottle, although several of the notable components are modified for comedic purposes.

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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.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

Back in 2020, the famous Chinese brew company Tsingtao Beer filed an administrative complaint for trademark infringement against a smaller Chinese competitor for the use of recycled Tsingtao beer bottles. Is this however a case of trademark infringement? Trademark or Unfair Competition? And, why is this important?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

How to enforce trademarks inexpensively. Let’s start with trademarks. At the outset, register your trademarks for your more important products and services. Make sure to file your trademark applications properly. Don’t even think about being cheap when it comes to trademark registration.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A glaring issue with this practice is that many search terms in keyword advertising programs are already trademarked, and trademark owners have an affirmative duty to enforce their trademark rights. In August 2021 , 1-800 Contacts filed a complaint against Warby Parker alleging trademark infringement over search engine ads.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. Copyright and trademark are the most important IP rights in this industry.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

Note any elements of the game that are particularly new and creative or representative of your brand. Trademark clearance: An important, money-saving process to provide certainty that no one else previously registered the same concepts. Trademark application – U.S. Design patent filing – U.S.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., disputes between domain names and trademarks). Daktronics, Inc., 21-438).

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. You don’t need to register the work like you would with trademarks or patents. . Although, it could receive trademark protection.). Trademarks.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Consumers are shifting their preferences from physical to the online mode today, and to meet this demand, several brands have started working towards optimizing their online presence, protecting their brand equity, and driving profitable e-commerce sales growth. Counterfeit Products Online. Dealing with the Challenge.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Other Posts Honesty as a Defense vis-à-vis Trademark Infringements: Principle or Provision? Can “honest concurrent use” be used as a defense against a trademark infringement claim? Lokesh, highlighting its history, argues that honest concurrent use is a principle of trademark law and is not limited to a provision.

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LexBlog IP

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.

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LexBlog IP

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.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder. Williams-Sonoma commented that Amazon’s own product line “Rivet” has infringed patents of furniture designs. [3] It is also generally available to Amazon Brand Registry.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Trademarks provide multiple crucial advantages to businesses and customers alike. Additionally, they help the customers distinguish between brands and understand the quality of the products they buy. Trademarks also carry all the image and reputation a brand builds over the years.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The same can be possible through trademarking any word, symbol, design, or phrase that the company uses to identify itself in the marketplace. Part of this research includes performing a Trademark Clearance Search. Elements of Trademark Clearance. Types of Trademark Searches. The USPTO, WIPO, EUIPO, etc.,

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azrights

MARCH 23, 2022

So, he was in disbelief when he received a cease and desist letter from lawyers acting for the high end China Tang at the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair whose rights to use the name stemmed from a figurative trademark in class 43 (restaurant services, catering services, cafes, cafeterias, and self-service restaurants) registered in 2005.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2022

The Birkin’s distinctive shape has acquired a secondary meaning, such that its trade dress has a trademark registration with the US Patent & Trademark Office. Hermès is embroiled in constant legal battles defending the Birkin against trademark infringement and passing-off. Trademark Protection in the Metaverse .

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As more businesses begin to partake in commercial events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday , the opportunities for bad actors to trick, scam and steal potential revenue and profits away from your brand, increase. Infringers follow social media pages, brand updates, events and global trends to see which products are in demand.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

on December 21, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Appellant filed an appeal against the order of the Trademark Registry allowing the opposition against the Appellant’s ‘BSA’ mark. Read Jyotpreet Kaur’s post to know more. Institute of Directors v. BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. vs Tube Investments of India Ltd. &

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

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.] VIP Products LLC, a dispute involving a “Bad Spaniels” dog toy parody of Jack Daniel’s brand of whisky. 1114(1) or 15 U.S.C.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court will likely hold in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but will it clarify how to balance trademark and free speech rights? After the Supreme Court granted cert in Vidal v. Tam (2017) and Iancu v.

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