Erik K Pelton

JULY 16, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my book video Building a Bold Brand Chapter 3: Bold Brands are Everywhere. Bold brands, great trademarks, memorable logos, and witty slogans are all around us. Searching for a new brand name is difficult, but the extra effort and perseverance is absolutely worthwhile.

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Branding Branding Brands Trademark 130

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

There is an increasing number of brands, talent agencies, and influencers looking to leverage influencer marketing. Celebrities, Influencers, Talent Agents, Marketing Agencies & Brands. We represent agencies, marketing agencies trying to line up influencer campaigns for their clients, for brands.

Marketing 81

Marketing Marketing Branding Branding 81

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

The United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) published its annual Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets a few hours ago. This brand has been around for many years as new versions typically come online when others are taken offline. — A copy of the USTRs 2024 Review of Notorious Markets is available here (pdf).

Reporting 109

Reporting Marketing Marketing Social Media 109

Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” 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. When we think about trademark disputes, we often imagine a small company trying to imitate a bigger, well-known brand. What Is Reverse Confusion Theory? AZ Tech (India) v.

Branding 59

Branding Brands Branding Trademark 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Rebecca Tushnet and I are pleased to announce the seventh edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. Paperback buyers can get a free PDF file by emailing me a copy of their receipt showing which edition they bought. It is available for purchase in the following formats: * DRM-free PDF file.

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Editing Advertising Advertising Marketing 98

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There are dozens of recognizable brands in the illegal streaming market, all jostling for position in a chaotic market where trademarks are copied even more readily than movies or live TV streams. In Latin America, one brand stands out more than most, and not just because it has a bright orange logo.

Branding 104

Branding Branding Brands Social Media 104

Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It was hot on the heels of a very different kind of copying scandal, one that involved Streamlabs announcing the launch of a new product using content copied and pasted from one of their biggest competitors. Hey, can I copy your homework? ? Yeah, just change it up a bit so it’s not obvious you copied. This is our fault.

Plagiarism 279

Plagiarism Web Development Copying Copyright Notice 279

azrights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I would love to send you a signed copy of Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property if you’re UK based and are: EITHER: An Azrights client: OR An agency or freelancer supporting businesses to promote or create their brand. Just complete this form to receive a copy of the book.

Copying 52

Copying Branding Branding Brands 52

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Protection of trademarks is important for the following reasons: Preservation of brand identity Prevention of customer confusion Business investment protection Fair Competition Innovation in branding Famous infringement cases within the areas of intellectual property underline complex legal issues and stakes involved. Dongre and Ors.

Branding 98

Branding Branding Brands Trademark 98

Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lawyers on both sides will rely on Ross some to argue that AI training constitutes infringement even when models don’t output copied material, others to distinguish generative LLMs trained on billions of works from Rosss narrow, headnote-specific dataset. And independent creation simply means you created it yourself, without copying.

Fair Use 69

Fair Use Copying Public Domain Copyright 69

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

This guide outlines exactly what you canand can’tsay, helping you build a secure and compliant brand. Lets break down whats at stake, what you can and cant say, and how to build a strategy that protects your content, brand, and bottom line. FTC marketing guidelines are available to help. Each has its own mandate.

Branding 52

Branding Branding Brands Marketing 52

The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here’s what Felicia writes: Archival Authenticity or Iconic Copies? It also suggests that copying might have some effect on our understanding of what is and is not iconic. Assuredly, Dolce & Gabbana may not be able to prevent copies on the U.S. In this negative space of copyright law in the U.S., see this chapter.)

Copying 97

Copying IP Copyright Law Design 97

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2022

If the brand sounds familiar, there’s a reason for that. The MPA branded BestBuyIPTV a ‘notorious market’ back in 2018, noting that it was “likely” to be located in Italy. “Utilizes reverse proxy services to mask the location of its hosting servers,” the report declared.

Marketing 104

Marketing Marketing Reporting Branding 104

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Reason Behind This Evolutionary Development Brand and companies have made it a trend to evolve from time to time creating variants over their original/ main or core mark. It strengthens brand awareness, builds a better rapport, and a more intimate Business-to-consumer relation which builds trust and faith in their product.

Branding 98

Branding Branding Brands Trademark 98

Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Great logos can be very powerful marketing tools for big businesses and the smallest of businesses as well. A great logo is memorable and can convey a message about the business, the brand, and the products or services to the customer in a way that the words can’t or that enhance what the words the brand itself would convey.

Branding 147

Branding Branding Brands Copying 147

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

Trademark 279

Trademark Copyright Cease and Desist Copying 279

43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.” Defendants allegedly marketed the My Avastars dolls with a “code” that could be used in the Roblox platform. And defendants’ dolls were “virtually identical” in shape to Roblox’s avatars.

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Copying False Advertising Social Media Advertising 94

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Anil Kumar, Proprietor M/S Singla Food … vs Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Manocha on 25 October, 2024 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff sought permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing on its trademark and passing off goods in South Delhi markets. New Balance Athletics, Inc. Koninklijke Philips N.V

Trademark 105

Trademark Registering Trademarks Personality Rights Copying 105

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 4, 2022

Pyrotechnics (under the “FireOne” brand) claims to be the “world leader in digital pyrotechnic firing systems.” The deposit copy text may be copyrightable as such, but that doesn’t necessarily protect “the digital message format or individual messages described in the Deposit Copy.”

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Copyright Copying Registration Marketing 145

Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The following is an excerpt from my book, Building a Bold Brand. Believe it or not, I even had to face changing my brand name early on as a result of receiving a cease and desist letter! Small businesses are just as capable of creating and building great brands as big businesses are. a great trademark: Marketing department.

Business 130

Business Trademark Cease and Desist Branding 130

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

released the movie internationally on September 15, which did not include key markets such as the US and UK. This means that the copy was not obtained from a ‘cammed’ or camcorder copy of the movie shown in theaters but has been ripped from some other source. From One Copy, Many Others Spawn.

Copying 145

Copying Cinema Television Marketing 145

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

However, the Copilot version did not come with the LGPL license, a requirement of using code under that license, nor was there any indication that it was copied. With Copilot, it is very likely that any code generated would be used for the same market. GitHub made much of its name and brand due to open-source developers.

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Licensing Copying Fair Use Litigation 264

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2022

ACE says the ring it has just taken down focused on the Spanish-language market and attracted significant traffic using a familiar technique. Instead of creating unique branding for each site, domain names were named as closely as possible to effectively mimick pre-existing piracy brands. Why Some Pirates Copy Other Pirates.

Copying 137

Copying Branding Branding Brands 137

azrights

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For example, it’s not generally appreciated that protecting IP starts by understanding how to choose effective names, address questions of brand architecture, such as after a merger, as well as to know how the various IP rights protect key aspects of products and services. IP is about managing competition.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Branding Brands Branding 98

The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The author argues that copyright holders would do well to heed this wisdom before entering into litigation, as exemplified by a recent decision from the Swedish Patent and Market Court in case PMT 2401-21. Brand] should always be placed on the bottom line on each roof tile.

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Cease and Desist Litigation Copyright Marketing 139

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By recording the latest movies directly from the silver screen using concealed devices, ‘cammers’ fuel the illicit piracy market that thrives during the first few days of a film’s initial release. TGx is an open platform with an active and lively community, a relative rarity in today’s streaming-dominated market.

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Cinema Intellectual Property Copying Government 145

azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. Lack of appreciation about what ‘brand’ and ‘IP’ mean and entail is why better education on brand creation is essential.

Marketing 59

Marketing Marketing Business Design 59

TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

The major threat in today’s market has been growing for many years, mainly because it’s so quick and easy. Denmark was the first country in the world to declare stream-ripping illegal and currently blocks sites with flvto, ytmp3, yt1s y2mate, and savefrom branding, among others. What is Stream-Ripping and How Does it Work?

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Music Branding Branding Brands 145

Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The specific part of the item that is protected is the cylindrical sheath of the umbrella that doubles as a handle, so while nobody can copy the exact shape, a square or hexagonal case is on the cards for recreation. Trends and the weather may be unpredictable, but a strong and well protected brand stands you in good stead for success.

Blogging 52

Blogging IP Intellectual Property Design 52

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2022

In various forms, including under the 1channel branding , the site has been in operation for perhaps eight years. Its domains are blocked by court order in the United Kingdom , Ireland , Norway , Denmark and Portugal , and the site has been repeatedly branded a ‘notorious market’ by the MPA.

Copyright Infringement 144

Copyright Infringement Copying Copyright Branding 144

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2021

This income isn’t just coming from shady businesses either, major brands are involved as well. Major Brands Fund Pirates. Fortune 500 companies, defined as ‘major brands’ in the research, paid the operators of pirate operators $100 million over the past year. This shift to apps comes after a concerted e?ort

Advertising 145

Advertising Advertising Branding Branding 145

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The group offered hardware and software solutions that allowed people to install and play unofficial games and pirated copies on various consoles, including the popular Nintendo Switch. To achieve this, co-defendant Max Louarn put Bowser in charge of operating maxconsole.com, through which he helped to market and sell Team-Xecuter devices.

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Government Advertising Advertising Copying 145

Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

If you need brand protection in Colombia, this information might be useful: Colombian Customs’ Authorities issue alerts by email. Create trademark alerts for your main brands, block them on Google, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media. Training sessions in Colombia are still necessary.

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Cease and Desist Social Media Copying Branding 98

IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Cookie Department”) for copying Hershey’s famous Kisses shape. Hershey alleges in their complaint that Cookie Department released packaging and marketing materials for cookie products with the same conical shape. On September 28, 2021 , The Hershey Co. This case is one of many battles between Cookie Department and Hershey.

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Cease and Desist Branding Branding Brands 105

IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

Understanding Different Types of Intellectual Property Trademarks A trademark is like a unique identity for a brandit can be a name, logo, slogan, label, packaging, shape, a mix of colours, or even a combination of any of themthat makes a product or service stand out in the market. or (a golden arch) means McDonald’s.

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Intellectual Property Registration Design Designs 83

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka Omi in a Hellcat). The content was then transmitted over the Internet and copied to computer servers controlled by the defendants, some of it for subscribers’ time-shifted consumption.

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Television Copying Government Social Media 134

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ Do you enjoy your whiskey? The court’s analysis here worked on the same logic and highlighted the potential confusion it may cause in the market. Would you mix up these two labels: Officers choice and Peace Maker? image below).

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Copying Trademark Branding Branding 64