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Proactive Brand Defense: Why Warren Buffett's Advice Matters More Than Ever

Warren Buffett's wisdom rings true: "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." In our current landscape of social media and viral content, a brand's reputation — its most valuable asset — can be severely damaged in mere seconds.
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Daily Business Review

Leader Entertainment Sues Florida Companies for Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition

The plaintiff, Leader Entertainment S.A., is represented by Elio F. Martinez, a shareholder at GrayRobinson, in the action against the defendants, Florida companies Crom Productions, Anclas Productions, and Claudio Berraud.
3 minute read

The Recorder

X Corp. Faces Trademark Suit From PR Agency, Ellis George Over 'X' Logo

Virginia-based Multiply trademarked its stylized X logo in 2019. It says the 2023 rebranding of Twitter to X Corp. has caused confusion that has harmed its business.
5 minute read

Law.com

Protecting Assets: Trademark Filing Practices in the Age of AI, Social Engineering and Inventive Schemes

The need for heightened awareness of solicitations and scams is such that even the USPTO has dedicated a page on its website providing information on common scams and warning signs when someone is contacted about their marks.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Circuit's 'LKQ' Decision Strikes Down Long-Standing Test for Design Patent Obviousness

"Whether the 'new' standard will prove significantly less stringent in practice is just one of many open questions," writes Greenberg Traurig's James Ryerson.
8 minute read

Law.com

Prime Hydration Accused of Infringing on Olympic Trademarks With Kevin Durant-Featured Bottle

The complaint accuses Prime of deliberately and willfully attempting profit on USOPC intellectual property through the beverage's packing, advertisement and promotions, which feature a "Prime Hydration flavor and athlete Kevin Durant: OLYMPIC, OLYMPIAN, TEAM USA, and GOING FOR GOLD."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Quizlet Faces Claims of Infringing Copyrights, Trademarks in $1M Suit Brought by Test-Prep Company

A complaint filed July 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleges that San Francisco-based Quizlet hosts copies of Barkley & Associates' study materials and distributes them without a license to users across the state, the U.S. and globally. The five-count complaint, filed by boutique intellectual property firm SoCal IP Law Group alleged trademark and copyright infringement, as well as unfair competition under the Lanham Act and unfair business practices, among other claims.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Abbott Laboratories Wins Bid to Freeze Trusts of Defendants Accused of Evading Judgment

"The danger that the Goldmans will use SGE to continue dissipating their assets and attempting to evade the Court's judgment is glaringly obvious," the judge wrote in her decision.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Elon Musk's X Must Face Trademark Infringement Suit Brought by Legal Ad Company

U.S. District Judge John Antoon II issued an order July 15, allowing three of X Social Media's claims against X Corp. to proceed. Antoon agreed with X Social Media's argument claiming its trademark for "X SOCIALMEDIA" was "incontestable" and plausibly alleged the likelihood of consumer confusion.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Tesla Sues Chinese Auto Parts Company Over 'Dangerous' Supercharger Compatibility Claims

Tesla attorneys A. Louis Dorny, Alex Hanna and Aengus Carr argued in a complaint filed Monday that JecoEV markets its "dangerous" Charging Adapter product to drivers who want to charge non-Tesla electric vehicles at Tesla's Supercharger network, which they said is the "largest and most reliable DC fast charging network for electric vehicles in North America."
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