Not Baidu enough
Originally posted 2010-08-15 13:47:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBaidu is another case in which the court declined to extend anything like a strict-liability standard for […]
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Secondary trademark liability: Third party counterfeiting as proof of knowledge?
QUERY: Are sales of counterfeit products other than those of the plaintiff valid proof of a defendant’s “knowledge” in a contributory trademark infringement case? That […]
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Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due
Originally posted 2010-07-12 08:05:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci […]
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Secondary trademark liability and false advertising
This year’s supplement features the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Duty Free Americas, Inc. v. Estee Lauder Cos. (DFA)[1], another in a growing body of cases […]
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Locution, Locution, Locution: IP Licensors – Service Suppliers or Product Providers?
Consider the following scenario: Company A is a well-known film producer that licenses its intellectual property rights in famous cartoon characters to Company B, a […]
Continue reading »Best of 2010: Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due
First posted July 12, 2010. The essential role played by credit card companies in online trademark infringement was recognized in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline […]
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Secondary Trademark Infringement treatise updated for 2010-11
From the Overview to the update of Secondary Trademark Infringement by Jane Coleman, which is now complete: Of all the contexts in which secondary liability has […]
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Rosetta Stone v. Google: Lost in translation
When courts consider search engine company liability for trademark infringement, whether direct or indirect, they typically focus on the sale of “trademarked” keywords, or search […]
Continue reading »Transamerica v. Moniker Online: When domain registrars go bad
Domain name registrars have not typically been held contributorily liable for trademark infringement committed by their registrants. See Lockheed Martin; Size, Inc.; Academy of Motion […]
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