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A Very Demure, Very Mindful Trademark Problem: Prior-Filed Applications For Your Trademark

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TikTok user Jools LeBron (@joolieannie) took the internet by storm when she posted a video encouraging people to be very demure and very mindful in applying their makeup. The post went viral and Jools’ following skyrocketed...more

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Energy & Sustainability IP Updates — November 2023

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It is hard to go more than one or two days without reading a headline in the news or on social media about Elon Musk’s Tesla. Perhaps as a sign of what is to come as the push to carbon-free vehicles continues, the EV...more

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The Move to the Metaverse and Beyond Series: Basic Trademark and Branding Considerations

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Is it here? Not yet. But virtual performances featuring such stars as Travis Scott and Ariana Grande and attracting over 27 million unique players and 78 million viewers, respectively, suggest that it might be coming sooner...more

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Tips for Companies Saying Goodbye to Racial Stereotypes in Branding

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The last year has seen urgent discussions concerning racism, discrimination, police violence, inequality, and social justice come to the forefront of life in the United States. Corporate America – and its brands – responded...more

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False Advertising, Trademark Infringement and TOS: Three Common Hashtagging Mistakes for Companies to Avoid

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When the first social media hashtag was used in 2007, users had no idea how ubiquitous hashtags would become. Today, hashtags are an essential part of our lives (and a subject we’ve been writing about for years). From...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Winter 2021

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Written Description of Therapeutic Efficacy - In two 2019 rulings, the Federal Circuit invoked the “written description requirement” of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to require evidentiary support for therapeutic efficacy. Now that the...more

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Social Media Marketing – How to Protect the IP Rights of your Company’s Greatest Asset

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Social media has dramatically changed the way companies brand and market themselves to the public. Companies of all sizes use social media as the primary line of communication to their customers and the general public....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Pixel Perfect: The Legal Implications of Virtual Influencers and Supermodels

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Is traditional advertising dying in the Digital Era? Not only is offline marketing facing a slow death (goodbye, classifieds!), but companies are realizing that traditional online advertising may be losing its power....more

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#Trademarks?: Hashtags as Trademarks Revisited

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Since our previous article on the emerging issue of trademark rights in hashtags, the use of hashtags in social media marketing has continued to grow. Described as the “ignition keys to a social media keyword search,”...more

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#Trademarks?: Hashtags as Trademarks

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Hashtags have become ubiquitous in social media, but their status as intellectual property—particularly as trademarks—is still developing. First adopted by Twitter users to link user posts, hashtags are character strings...more

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Around the Virtual World - January 21, 2013

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A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - USPTO Dives Into Software Patent Debate With New Group - The Hidden Risks Behind Facebook's...more

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