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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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Three Point Shot - June 2024

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A Céspedes for the Rest of Us! Ex-New York Met Has Himself a Day, Winning a Critical Preliminary Injunction, as Chandler Bats Founder Finds Himself in a Pickle - The companies of ex-MLB player Yoenis Céspedes—La Potencia,...more

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A Dive Into Intellectual Property Liability for E-Commerce Platforms

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Online shopping has become increasingly popular in recent years. E-commerce sales surpassed $6.5 trillion in 2023 and are expected to total over $8.1 trillion by 2026. Convenience of product variety and online competition...more

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Breaking News - Hermès Makes History With First NFT Trademark Trial Victory

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A New York City jury just returned a verdict in favor of Hermès in a historic dispute between the luxury fashion house and digital artist Mason Rothschild over Hermès’ alleged trademark rights relating to Hermès’ famous...more

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Ho, Ho, Ho … Hold On … Did Legal Approve That?

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The holidays are upon us — and so too are holiday advertising campaigns. With an unusual holiday season last year, many retailers are gearing up for what they hope to be a robust holiday season. Even with concerns over supply...more

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Court Rules Trademark Infringement Enough to Hold Landlord Liable

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Last year, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a judgment holding that a landlord’s constructive knowledge of its tenant’s trademark infringement is enough to hold the landlord liable. Several years earlier, Arent Fox...more

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Landlord Liability for Tenant’s Counterfeit Sales

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Should landlords care what business their tenants are operating? The obvious general answer of “yes” now has a more detailed and important caveat. If your client is retailing goods, you as a landlord may be liable if those...more

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Contributory Trademark Infringement Award

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed liability under the “know or has reason to know” standard for contributory trademark infringement in Luxottica Group, S.p.A. v. Airport Mini Mall, a case...more

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Oh! Mega Liability for Landlords Under Second Circuit’s Recent Trademark Infringement Ruling in Omega SA v. 375 Canal LLC

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In March 2019, after a seven-year-long legal battle, a Manhattan jury found defendant landlord 375 Canal LLC contributorily liable for trademark counterfeiting and infringement and awarded Omega SA statutory damages of $1.1...more

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Landlords – Watch Out For Trademark-Infringing Tenants!

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Landlords whose tenants sell counterfeit goods can be liable for trademark infringement if they have knowledge of the infringing acts or are willfully blind to the infringement. In Luxottica Group v. Airport Mini Mall, LLC,...more

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Landlord Liable for Subtenants’ Trademark Infringement

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If you asked most commercial landlords what keeps them up at night, they probably wouldn’t say that they worry about their tenants committing trademark infringement.  Granted, trademark infringement is not likely to be an...more

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Landlords beware: Your trademark infringing tenant is your problem too

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If a landlord learns that trademark infringement is occurring on its premises by one of its tenants and fails to stop further violations, the landlord may be held responsible by the trademark holder for damages relating to...more

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