Overview: When designing and manufacturing Halloween costumes, are some brands dressing up trademarks to the point of infringement? The Big Business of Dressing Up Spirit Halloween, the largest Halloween-only store in the world, makes over...
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DraftKings and MLB: Will Publicity Rights Reign Supreme?
Overview: The Major League Baseball Players Association files a right of publicity suit alleging that the DraftKings online gambling platform is unjustly profiting from players’ images. DraftKings vs Sports Legends DraftKings and bet365 are online...
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Scent of Trademark Infringement: Abercrombie Counterfeit Claims
Overview: Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co alleges that a network of parties counterfeited, sold, and profited from fragrances bearing the Abercrombie & Fitch trademarks. This smells like a case for consumer survey use. Abercrombie’s Ascent...
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Good Pop, Bad Pop: 100% Real Fruit Claims
Overview: Good Pops sued Jonny Pops, alleging that it falsely and deceptively advertised its popsicles in a way that implied the popsicles have much less sugar and much more fruit than they actually have. How...
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Clase Azul Tequila and Casa Azul: The Importance of Choosing the Right Consumer Survey Format
Overview: How did likelihood of confusion survey methodology factor into the Clase Azul and Casa Azul trademark decision? Learn the importance of the two major likelihood of consumer confusion survey formats, Squirt and Eveready, to...
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