Posts tagged with "trademark"

  1. CybersquattingTrademarks

    Oklahoma federal court keeps Paycom trademark, cybersquatting suit

    March 26, 2026 - The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma refused to dismiss Paycom trademark and cybersquatting suit against Pay.com entities, finding that the . . .

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  2. Artificial IntelligenceTrademarks

    Court limits use of trademark for forthcoming AI-powered agentic browser

    June 30, 2025 - A technology company sued artificial intelligence company Perplexity for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiff claimed exclusive rights to the mark COMET, which it used . . .

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  3. TrademarksUnfair Competition

    When does a neighborhood name become a trademark?

    December 18, 2024 - Stephanie Reveron sued multiple companies, including Zumiez, New Balance, Amazon, Etsy, Zazzle, and Redbubble, for trademark infringement. Plaintiff claimed that her trademarks, such as LES . . .

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  4. ContractsCybersquatting

    Counterfeit lubricant case gets preliminary injunction based on defendant’s slick conduct

    September 29, 2024 - A German-based lubricant manufacturer sued a U.S.-based distributor, alleging that the distributor produced and sold counterfeit versions of its products with branding that closely resembled . . .

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  5. CybersquattingTrademarks

    Redirecting URL was unlawful but did not cause damages

    April 2, 2024 - In the months leading up to the FDA shutting down plaintiff's business, one of the co-owners of the business left and set up a competing . . .

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  6. CybersquattingLitigation

    Can the owner of a company be personally liable for what the company does?

    April 1, 2024 - One of the major benefits of forming a corporation or limited liability company is the shield from personal liability the business entity provides to its . . .

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  7. Trademarks

    Peloton did not infringe trademark rights of fitness app maker

    February 20, 2024 - Plaintiff used the mark BIKE+ in connection with a fitness tracking app and obtained a federal registration for the mark. It sued defendant Peloton for . . .

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  8. CopyrightDMCA

    cPanel gets injunction to shut down sophisticated counterfeiting enterprise

    January 4, 2024 - The purveyor of cPanel - the well-known hosting automation software - has successfully obtained an injunction against an overseas enterprise accused of engaging in an . . .

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  9. CopyrightTrademarks

    Online platforms will have to answer for sales of alleged counterfeit products

    December 28, 2023 -   A federal court in New York has denied the motion to dismiss filed by Chinese online platforms Alibaba and AliExpress in a lawsuit brought . . .

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  10. Trademarks

    Does tagging the wrong account in an Instagram post show actual confusion in trademark litigation?

    December 20, 2022 - In a recent trademark infringement case, the court considered whether Instagram users tagging photos of one product with the account of another company's product was . . .

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