Competition among European confectioners is the focus of the 1964 Roald Dahl book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and its two movie adaptations. The plot is built around the reclusive Willy Wonka, who planted golden...
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Vape Company’s Apportionment Argument Goes Up in Smoke
Summary: Vape Company’s Apportionment Argument Goes Up in Smoke A court in the Central District of California recently issued a decision that likelihood of confusion is not an appropriate measure for determining apportionment in a...
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Likelihood of Confusion Survey Starring Snoop Dogg, Dunkin, and Beyond Meat
Dunkin’ Donuts and Beyond Meat are being sued for trademark infringement over their slogan for their plant-based breakfast sandwich. “Great Taste, Plant-Based” is a catchy slogan, and rapper Snoop Dogg delivered the phrase at issue...
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Fashion, Finance, and the First Amendment: Trademark Infringement in the Metaverse
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are a little like digital trading cards. Purchasers get exclusive rights to a digital file, backed by the same blockchain technology that underlies digital currencies like Bitcoin. They can be recreated,...
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Survey of Recent Origins Food Fight
Olé Mexican Foods founder Veronica Moreno has produced “Authentic Mexican Tortillas since 1988” in Georgia. The packaging of the tortillas uses a Mexican flag and touts authentic Mexican ingredients, and the package says that the...
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