LexBlog IP

JANUARY 14, 2022

Navigating Brand Protection and Trademarks for Social Media Influencers. Building a brand or business as an influencer on social media is not easy. In this article, we share best practices for social media influencers to protect their brand, reputation, and business through trademark registration and prudent use.

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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. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. How to Ensure Compliance with IP?

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

But that was a sideshow to the airline’s more substantial trademark claims and allegations of consumer confusion. The court denied summary judgment on American’s trademark infringement and unfair competition claims, citing unresolved factual issues. Skiplagged’s disclosures about “hidden city” ticketing.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

CURRENT LEGAL LANDSCAPE OF PERFUME PROTECTION The trademarking of scents is not unheard of, and various jurisdictions have granted trademark protection to scent marks. Most notably, in 2018, the Hasbro toy company registered the distinctive smell of their toy Play-Doh as a scent trademark.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

All ardent social media users are aware of the latest trend of using hashtags to spread the word across a wide range of users for bolstering consumer engagement. Therefore, the prime role of such hashtags needs to be assessed in line with the Trademark Law to deduce whether they qualify for trademark protection.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

We are pleased to bring our readers a guest post by Abhijay Srekanth and Vivek Basanagoudar on interaction of trademarks with free speech. Abhijay Srekanth is an LLM candidate at the Queen Mary University of London specialising in IP, and a recent graduate of Jindal Global Law School. The views expressed in the piece are personal.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 27, 2022

With the increase in globalization and cross-border trade, intriguing types of trademarks are trending and have become a crucial tool to signify a company’s identity. Motion Trademarks in India. The most critical aspect that may be subject to the Trademark Protection of a motion mark is the succession of images in the said mark.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

Social media intermediaries are directly connected to the aspect of freedom of speech and expression, whose over-regulation can stifle the same. Existing trademark laws sufficiently address online infringement without needing a new “e-infringement” category. E-Infringement Merely Academic Distinction?

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IPilogue

MARCH 20, 2023

On November 2, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that goodwill does not exist when the registered trademark has not been used. v 2788610 Ontario Inc (“ Bhagwani ”) upheld trademark principles which state that an enforceable right does not exist on the mere filing of a trademark application absent use of the mark.

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43(B)log

JULY 25, 2024

Maybe companies can resurrect noncompetes by prohibiting uses of their trademarks in former employees’ resumes! Portkey sued for unfair competition/reverse passing off, false advertising, and trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, as well as related state-law claims. This is a joke, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and was one of the signatories of the First Amendment Professors amicus brief filed in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. Jack Daniel’s contends this design infringes its trademarks and tarnishes its brand.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As a result, it is seeking an injunction precluding the baseball team from using the trademark. According to Cleveland Roller Derby, a non-profit entity, despite being valued at over $1 billion, the baseball team is trying to bulldoze the roller derby team’s superior trademark rights to the Guardians name.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements on social media for perfumes that offer the same fragrance as a luxury one at a reasonably affordable rate. Image from here Smells like Luxury, Does it cost a Trademark Battle?

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

AI AND TRADEMARK Trademarks give brand owners exclusive rights by identifying the source of goods or services. The likelihood of trademark infringement rises with the increasing prevalence of AI-generated material. Now, all it takes to replicate the diligent effort of a trademark owner is a few AI commands.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 27, 2023

Supreme Court held that the Lanham Act could not extend to trademark infringement that occurred almost entirely outside the United States. law, the rationale underlying its decision may complicate future U.S. trademark actions to stop foreign-sourced counterfeits. trademark actions to stop foreign-sourced counterfeits.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2021

Although one might think that this statute contains all of the necessary information on Olympics-related marks in Canada, matters are further complicated by the fact that the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) continues to register marks not found in OPMA as official marks under the Trademarks Act. Another odd result is that certain marks (e.g.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Defendants also managed the social media presence of the “La Baguette” business, which primarily consisted of a Facebook page. Moore, Find Out Who Your Friends Are: A Framework for Determining Whether Employees’ Social Media Followers Follow Them to A New Job, 39 CAMPBELL L. See generally, Christopher A.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This demonstrates the succinctness and simplicity of the Metaverse’s trademarking mechanism. Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. By deterring rip offs, trademarks safeguard a company’s identity and the repute of its brand(s), especially in the Metaverse.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Is it “hashtag law,” as the PTO examiner suggested would be the most common understanding, or “pound law,” as alleged by the unsuccessful registrant of #law as a service mark. And to what does it refer: a hashtag for a social media topic, or a number that can be dialed from a mobile phone to reach an attorney referral service?

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 17, 2021

However, British artist Stuart Semple considers Tiffany Blue as being held captive through trademark law. Semple has been “liberating colours since 2016” , with previous paints replicating trademarked colours including International Klein Blue , T-Mobile Magenta , and Blackest Black. since 1998. In the 1995 Qualitex Co.

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The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Matilde Helene Bom (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on a recent Danish decision tackling the relationship between trade mark law and freedom of expression. She has neat, blonde hair styled with an impeccable blue bow.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

You may recall Usain Bolt’s subtle but impactful tweet on August 23, 2022, adding a trademark emoji to his iconic quote, “To the World”. That tweet spoke to his trademark of his iconic “lightning” celebration pose, indicating Bolt’s possible plans to create merchandise using his iconic celebrity power and image.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2023

As a result, interim orders in trademark infringement cases have become somewhat standardized. However, even in areas of the law that are not fully developed, it is crucial to indicate the legal basis for an order, even if briefly, as this requirement should not be sacrificed for the sake of judicial expediency. D.A.P & Co. &

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Intepat

APRIL 23, 2025

As we observe World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, themed “IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP,” and underscore the objectives of our campaign, “ Hitting the Right Notes with Intellectual Property,” we address the indispensable role of trademarks in securing a musician’s brand and fostering enduring success.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bournvita’s Sugar Rush Against ‘FoodPharmer’: An Unreasoned Injunction and a Clarification Without Clarity Recently, the DHC passed an interim injunction against the social media influencer ‘Food Pharmer,’ restraining him from disparaging Mondelez’s ‘Bournvita’ and ‘Tang’ branded products.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Another exception, section 64(3)(b), states that copyright infringement may still be found when reproducing an article that contains “a trademark or a representation thereof or a label.” Scary Issues with Licensing and Trademarks. This explains why retailers cannot use logos like the Star Wars logo on their unlicensed costumes.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Trademark Collateral Security Agreements. Registered or pending trademarks ( intellectual property) can be used as a form of collateral to secure a loan from a financier. Perfecting a security interest in trademarks and other IP’s is not as clear as it is for other kinds of personal property.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

A track called “ Heart on My Sleeve ” went viral recently on social media with lead vocals sounding eerily similar to a certain crooner known for his lovelorn lyrics. Promoting the track using Drake or The Weeknd’s names would likely run afoul of trademark law, given that consumers could be confused as to the source of the music.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. The service that Power Ventures sold was a platform to manage multiple social media platforms together. Trademark infringement 6. Dilution under Texas State Law 8.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing from the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark infringement lawsuit that was filed against a beauty influencer for a sponsored post she shared on social media. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. The concept of passing off under trademarks law was used to provide relief to the plaintiff. It is a common tort law aspect and can be used for unregistered trademarks.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. How do trademarks function? Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use.

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azrights

MAY 3, 2022

As a trademark lawyer, I began to ask myself why? Brand Tuned was a difficult book to write because although I had dealt with trademark registration and brand protection work, and had explored the concept of brand in my Legally Branded book, I didn’t have a deep understanding of it. The world of branding needs to change.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 26, 2024

Unsurprisingly, copyright issues have also thrust TikTok into unfavorable light, with numerous rightsholders arguing that the social media platform could do much more to protect artists’ rights. We honor valid removal requests based on infringements of copyright law and trademark law.”

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Protecting fictional characters under intellectual property law is crucial given the economic and cultural value they can acquire. An example of this is the trademark “Pierre Cadault”, which monopolizes the name of the main character in Emily in Paris and was contested on the grounds of bad faith. Cancellation decision No.

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