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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Keeping Up With the Trademarks: The Real IP Rights of Reality Stars

Many reality TV stars leverage their on-screen exposure to build brands of their own. While some focus on launching branded product lines (e.g. Kylie Cosmetics in beauty or Loverboy in alcoholic beverages), others, such as...more

Mayer Brown

Online Advertisements and Trade Mark Infringement – Singapore Court of Appeal Issues a Landmark Decision

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The Singapore Court of Appeal's decision in East Coast Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd v Family Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd [2025] SGCA 28 ("East Coast Podiatry") marks a significant development in Singapore's trade mark jurisprudence,...more

International Lawyers Network

Infringement of Trademark by Metatag and Keywords 

Introduction - Post-pandemic, there has been a significant rise in digital marketing worldwide. Companies are utilising platforms (“Platforms”) like Google Ads and various social media networks to connect with prospective...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Significant Trademark Damages Award

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In a closely monitored appeal, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously upheld a $56 million damages award against beverage company Molson Coors in Stone Brewing Co., LLC v. Molson Coors Beverage...more

Offit Kurman

Branding the Produce Aisle: Appealing to Consumer Tastes

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Brands are taking over the produce aisle at the grocery store. They have already conquered the cereal aisle, the soda aisle, the chips aisle, and the cookie aisle (my favorite). While there have always been produce brands...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Courts Agree: Keyword Advertising Doesn’t Create a Likelihood of Confusion

The Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeal recently issued decisions confirming that competitive keyword advertising does not create a likelihood of confusion where the plaintiff’s trademark does not appear in the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

“Conquesting”: Use of Rival’s Name as Keyword Search Term Isn’t Actionable Under Lanham Act

Noting how rare it is for trademark infringement cases to be decided on summary judgment, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment finding that the plaintiff law firm...more

Erise IP

What’s Trending in Trademarks, June 2024: Toms Shoes Says Unauthorized Seller is Hurting Its Brand, Supreme Court Passes on...

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Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Toms...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Street Artists Allege Nonconsensual Use of Their Works by Two Major Fashion Retailers - Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk | Issue 3

We continue to monitor lawsuits that lie at the intersection of street art, fashion and advertising. Previous issues of Kattison Avenue and Katten Kattwalk have covered the risks that generally come with using street art on...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - October 2023

Thank you for reading the October 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the Federal Circuit’s recent case considering the scope of the USPTO’s authority to cancel registrations...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - July 2023

Thank you for reading the July 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we continue our three-part series that closely examines ways to lose trademark rights with a discussion of genericide. We...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - June 2023: How to Lose a Mark in 3 Ways – Part 1

There are plenty of fish in the sea when it comes to trademarks: from word marks to service marks; from symbols to surnames; from product packaging to product design. When the time is right, and you feel like you have found...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - June 2023

Thank you for reading the June 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we begin a three-part series that closely examines ways to lose trademark rights; share an article that examines the...more

Hogan Lovells

Markenrechts-verletzung in der Werbung schließt Schadensersatz auf Basis einer Umsatzlizenz nicht aus

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Wird ein Zeichen allein in der Werbung markenrechtsverletzend genutzt, kann der Schadensersatzanspruch dennoch im Rahmen der Lizenzanalogie auf Basis einer Umsatzlizenz berechnet werden. Lizenzmindernd könne aber die...more

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets

What’s in a Name: SDNY Grants Preliminary Injunction Enforcing Contractual Bar Against Designer’s Use of Her Own Name

In a fifty-seven-page memorandum opinion and order, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a fashion brand its motion for a preliminary injunction preventing its lead designer from...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | October 2017 #4

Furans in Baby Food May Pose Health Risk, EFSA Reports - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an assessment of the risks of furans and related compounds 2- and 3-methylfurans, concluding that they pose a...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | August 2017

"Miracle Gel" Not a Salon Gel Manicure, Ad Board Says - In an appeal from a ruling by the National Advertising Division (NAD), the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) upheld a recommendation that Coty discontinue...more

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