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

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However, this injunction must navigate the obvious problems with the trademark. Still, there should be many circumstances where descriptive fair use permits the defendant to use the term “Texas tamale” in the ad copy. Brown Engstrand * More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v.

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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

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May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. The district court concluded that plaintiffs’ false endorsement claims were foreclosed by Electra v.

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Free Speech, Chatting About Friends, Kraken/Crackin’ On AI, & Thinking About Fred & Ginger: Generated Content, Amici Curiae, & A Case About Jack Daniels That Dances Around Trademark Issues And Leaves Some Things To Chew On

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VIP Products, on the other hand, argued that their toy was protected under the doctrine of “fair use” as it was being used in a non-trademark sense, and that it was not likely to cause confusion among consumers. ” Id. In VIP Products v. Jack Daniels Products , 953 F.3d 3d 1170 , 1172 (9 th Cir.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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Fantasy Sports [Delhi High Court] In a suit alleging copyright infringement, HULM Entertainment argued that Fantasy Sports’ “MyFab11” sports fantasy app copies the trading and stock features and GUI of its “Exchange 22” app. HULM Entertainment v. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v. d) Other IP Developments 1. Acko General Insurance.

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Fourteenth Trademark Scholars' Roundtable, part 3 (Evidence)

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Changes in Trademark Law and Evidentiary Rules Introduction: Jake Linford Before courts admitted surveys routinely, they were concerned about hearsay. Instead of surveys, can we look at things like Google results or large text databases reflective of use in a particular community?