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Byte – Sized Battles: Challenges of Deploying AI in Trademark Disputes

Intepat

Additionally, it also provides for measures that remedy those risks and deals with the issue of confidentiality and national security. It can also forecast when trademark renewals are due and generate more advanced notifications and reminders. However, experts agree that AI enhances human decision-making rather than replacing it.

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Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

.” 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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Trademark Owner F s Around With Keyword Ad Case & Finds Out–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

You can have a court declare your trademarks weak or invalid so they are less valuable than when you started. You can get less damages than the cost of litigation, so the whole effort is unprofitable. The court says this lawsuit qualified: “LVSA litigated this case in an unreasonable manner. How did that come about?

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Be Careful Not to Unintentionally Bargain Away the Right to File IPRs

The IP Law Blog

When entering into contracts, parties commonly include forum selection clauses to govern future litigation between the parties. Nippon Shinyaku and Sarepta entered into a Mutual Confidentiality Agreement (“MCA”) to for the purpose of discussing a proposed transaction. This issue recently arose in Nippon Shinyaku v.

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” That prompted this litigation. ” But the trademark registration was over 5 years old, so it had become “incontestable.” Amazon * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. ” Uh oh.

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Your Intellectual Property Attorney Can be Located in a Different State

LexBlog IP

Trademarks A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods or services. Registering a trademark with the USPTO grants valuable legal rights and protections in your mark(s). Unlike patents, copyrights, and trademarks, trade secrets are not registered with a government agency.

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More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v. Bye, Goff

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Amazon * More Evidence Why Keyword Advertising Litigation Is Waning * Court Dumps Crappy Trademark & Keyword Ad Case–ONEPul v. LBF (& Vice-Versa) * Trademark Owners Just Can’t Win Keyword Advertising Cases–EarthCam v. OxBlue * Want To Know Amazon’s Confidential Settlement Terms For A Keyword Advertising Lawsuit?

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