trademark, copyright, Right of Publicity, Drake, Laugh Now Cry Later
Drake & 21 Savage Sued by Condé Nast over Fake Vogue Issue
By Benjamin Stein on November 10, 2022
trademark, intellectual property
A Heartwarming Trademark Story Perhaps, but Don’t Try This at Home
By Rosanne Yang on August 02, 2021
Brand Protection, trademarks, social media
Brand Protection Today Article 7: Anti-Social Behavior
By W. Scott Blackmer & Sara Skinner Chubb on March 16, 2021
Brand Protection, trademarks, UDRP, Domain Names
Brand Protection Today Article 6: Making the Most of the UDRP
By W. Scott Blackmer on March 10, 2021
Brand Protection, trademarks
Brand Protection Today Article 5: You Found a Problem, Now What Do You Do? (Part 2)
By Rosanne Yang & Sara Skinner Chubb on March 03, 2021
Brand Protection, trademarks
Brand Protection Today Article 4: You Found a Problem, Now What Do You Do? (Part 1)
By Rosanne Yang & Sara Skinner Chubb on February 24, 2021
Brand Protection, trademarks
Brand Protection Today Article 3: Managing Your Brand Protection Program (aka How to Avoid the Budgetary Black Hole)
By Rosanne Yang on February 17, 2021
Branding, Brand Protection, trademarks
Brand Protection Today – Article 2: Monitoring – Why, Where and How?
By Rosanne Yang on February 10, 2021
trademark, Branding, Brand Protection
Brand Protection Today – Article 1: Choose Wisely
By W. Scott Blackmer & Sara Skinner Chubb on February 03, 2021
trademarks, Fair Use, Parody, Satire
Spoofs, Parodies, Compatibility, and Comparisons: When Can Competitors Borrow from Each Other?
By Rosanne Yang on January 27, 2021
branding, copyright, marketing, trademark
Six Things to Know About Trademarks
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 24, 2014
generic marks, genericide, trademark
A Trademark Diamond Setting in the Rough: The Risk of Trademark “Genericide”
By InfoLawGroup LLP on February 06, 2014
copyright, infringement, trade dress, web design
Competitor That Copied Website Design and Content May Be Liable For Infringement
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 30, 2013
Lanham Act, NFL, Ninth Circuit, Right of Publicity, video games
9th Circuit Plays Video Games in Likeness Infringement Cases: NCAA Vets Earn Right of Publicity Victory; NFL Vets Taste Agony of Lanham Act Defeat
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 07, 2013
clearance, cybersquatting, Do Not Call Regulations, Domain Names, trademarks
Why You Should Register the Domain Name Before Publicly Announcing the Marketing Phrase
By InfoLawGroup LLP on April 17, 2013
anti-competition, Do Not Call Regulations, gTLDs, ICANN, trademarks
Domain Complaints – The Public’s Concern and ICANN’s Request Regarding Closed Generic Domains
By Heather Nolan on February 18, 2013
domain name disputes, Domain Names, ICANN, sunrise period, trademark, trademark claims services, Trademark Clearinghouse, Uniform Rapid Suspension, URS, WIPO
Domain Name Extensions Extended Again
By W. Scott Blackmer on December 14, 2010
ICANN decided Friday to postpone approval of procedures for organizations to propose new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Companies anticipating the need to protect trademarks in a potentially large number of new gTLDs will have at least a few more months to understand and weigh in on the proposals, and to brace themselves for successive rounds of sunrise filings and domain name disputes as new gTLDs are introduced.
Contributory infringement, Lanham Act
SDNY Court Holds Credit Card Processors May Be Contributorily Liable for Trademark Infringement
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 05, 2010
In opening the door to holding credit card processors potentially contributorily liable as a result of the infringing actions of clients selling counterfeit goods online, Judge Baer, Jr.'s decision issues a shot across the bow of companies providing services to online commerce sites that their actions could be construed as providing material support to counterfeiters.
AdWords, Electronic Commerce Directive, European Union, fair trade practices, Google, keyword advertising, service provider liability, trademark, unfair competition
European Court Hands Google a Keyword Victory but Warns Online Advertisers
By W. Scott Blackmer on March 26, 2010
The European Court of Justice rules that Google is not liable for automated keyword advertising based on brand names. Advertisers, however, may be liable under trademark and fair competition laws if the ads misleadingly suggest that they link to the trademark owner.