The Bottom Line
- The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that, when using another’s trademark “as a designation of source for the infringer’s own goods,” one is not entitled to a First Amendment defense even if the use...more
7/27/2023
/ Dilution ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Parody ,
Rogers Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
With the introduction of several readily available applications, artificial intelligence (AI) has leaped into the mainstream and brought with it a host of legal questions.
Following the release in November of the now...more
A federal district court in California has awarded a $2.7-million default judgment to Kim Kardashian West in her lawsuit against a fast fashion online retailer that allegedly used her persona and likeness to sell its...more
9/19/2019
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Celebrities ,
Commercial Use ,
Default Judgment ,
False Designation of Origin ,
Fashion Branding ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Name and Likeness ,
Personal Brands ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
Takedown Notices ,
Trademarks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently decided that agreements reached by 1-800 Contacts, Inc. with a number of its competitors to settle claims that the competitors’ online search advertising infringed on 1-800...more
2/13/2019
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Advertising ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Google ,
Keyword Search ,
Marketing ,
Restraint of Trade ,
Search Engines ,
Section 5 ,
Trademarks ,
Truth in Advertising