Tag Archives: trademark

IPSC Breakout Session #5 Platforms & Interfaces/IP Enforcement

Posted on August 4, 2023 by rtushnet

Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Tech Bros, Social Media, and the End of IP Financing? Ideas are nothing without financing. Banks will not give loans secured by patents; banking law constraints. How was Silicon Valley Bank able to make loans to startups before … Continue reading →

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IPSC Breakout Session #1

Posted on August 3, 2023 by rtushnet

Too much to choose from; I prioritized things that were new to me. Mark Bartholomew, A Right to Be Left Dead If we can create new works in a dead author’s style after they’re gone and create conversations with them … Continue reading →

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IPSC Opening Plenary Session

Posted on August 3, 2023 by rtushnet

 Matthew Sag, Copyright Safety for Generative AI Not addressing whether training is always fair use in every circumstance; explain how generative AI fits w/in existing law (nonexpressive uses) and identify best practices to make generative AI fairer. Non expressive uses: … Continue reading →

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Former distributor’s continuing use of “authorized distributor” leads to TM and false advertising claims

Posted on July 21, 2023 by rtushnet

Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Luxury Home Buyers, LLC, No. 2:20-cv-01344-JAD-VCF, |2023 WL 4636917 (D. Nev. Jul. 19, 2023) In what seems likely a missed opportunity due to insufficient investment in the defense, the court grants summary judgment against an argument … Continue reading →

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Seen in my travels

Posted on July 10, 2023 by rtushnet

 Good cafe name: A handbag that probably requires some explanation to today’s students: from Blogger http://tushnet.blogspot.com/2023/07/seen-in-my-travels.html

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Generic use in the wild

Posted on July 10, 2023 by rtushnet

 Are they really super jeep tours? from Blogger http://tushnet.blogspot.com/2023/07/generic-use-in-wild.html

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conclusory allegations of confusion don’t allege statutory standing for TM claim

Posted on July 3, 2023 by rtushnet

Blacks in Technology Int’l v. Greenlee, 2023 WL 4186376, No. 3:20-CV-3008-X (N.D. Tex. Jun. 26, 2023) On one side: Blacks in Technology International (BIT International), Blacks United in Leading Technology International (BUILT), and Blacks in Technology, Texas (BIT Texas). On … Continue reading →

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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

Posted on July 3, 2023 by rtushnet

Industria De Alimentos Zenu S.A.S. v. Latinfood U.S. Corp., No. 16-6576 (KM) (MAH), 2023 WL 4200169, — F. Supp. 3d — (D.N.J. Jun. 27, 2023)   Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against … Continue reading →

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And Taco Tuesday

Posted on June 28, 2023 by rtushnet

 Speaking of authenticity, here is a funny WSJ podcast–even if you don’t listen to the whole thing, it’s worth listening to Gregory Gregory claim he invented Taco Tuesday, the discussion of its appearance in the 1930s, and then the last … Continue reading →

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A&E’s (c) and TM claims survive against former producer’s new version of cop show

Posted on June 26, 2023 by rtushnet

A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Big Fish Entertainment, LLC, 2023 WL 4053871, No. 22 Civ. 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the … Continue reading →

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