Sentences with phrase «against using the trademark»

This limitation is designed to protect against using the trademark system to limit competition by registering functional elements and then pursuing trademark rights against a competitor.

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Having trademark rights allows you to protect your domain name against others who might allege that it infringes on their trademark and try to have it legally taken from you, and also allows you to enforce your trademark rights against others who use domain names similar to yours to try to divert your customers.

«Since protecting users is a top priority for Google, we have detailed policies against deceptive or misleading use of trademarks in ad text and take swift action when we see this type of abuse on our platform,» the representative said.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

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You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless RMG, its parents and affiliates together with their respective employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders, from and against all the liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs) arising out of your use of this Site; your failure to use the Site; your breach or alleged breach of this Agreement or your breach or alleged breach of the copyright, trademark, proprietary or other rights of third parties.

Popular sports journalists like Peter King and Christine Brennan stopped using the name in print and former players, NFL referees and even President Obama spoke out against the name while Native American activist Suzan Harjo led a case that resulted in the U.S. Patent Office removing the trademark from the name, deeming it disparaging.

Cadbury has won a partial victory against Nestlé in their long - running legal dispute of the use of purple branding as the UK Intellectual Property Office denied Nestlé's bid to have Cadbury's trademark of the colour revoked.

Treasury Wine has launched legal action against Rush Rich for trade mark infringements exploiting the company's Penfolds brand, including the unauthorised use of Treasury's BEN FU trademark, which is the lettering and characters used in China for Penfolds.

While Apple Inc in May lost a battle for the use of the «iPhone» trademark on leather goods, Facebook won a dispute against a local beverage manufacturer that had filed in 2011 to label certain foods and beverages «face book».

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A Canadian software company has filed a federal lawsuit against Nassau County, arguing that it holds the trademark for the name of the online system the county uses to manage the time records of its employees.

What would be interesting about filing a copyright infringement against Shire City would be that every argument they used to defend their use would be an argument against their own claim to trademark validity.

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Mr. Clooney not only looks like Clark Gable, with his hair slicked against his scalp and his carefully etched Art Deco mustache, but he also gives the kind of detached, matinee - idol performance that used to be Gable's trademark.

By posting or uploading any Content on the Website: (i) you understand that if your Work is in aliterary categoryincluded on the Book Country Website, and complies with these General Terms of Use, your Work may be made accessible to users of the Website and members will be able to review, comment on it and rate it; (ii) you represent and warrant that (A) the Content does not contain any libelous matter or matter otherwise contrary to law or violate any rights of privacy or other personal or property right whatsoever and (B) you own or control all rights in your Content, that such Content is original and does not, and will not, infringe the copyright, trademark or any other right of any person or entity, and that any «moral rights» in the Content have been waived; and (iii) you grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty - free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable right and license (A) to display the Content on the Website, and (B) with respect to Content other than your Work, to use, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, perform, make, sell and export such Content, in whole and in part, on the Website or in any formats and through any media, as we see fit, and you shall have no claims against Book Country for such use or non-uUse, your Work may be made accessible to users of the Website and members will be able to review, comment on it and rate it; (ii) you represent and warrant that (A) the Content does not contain any libelous matter or matter otherwise contrary to law or violate any rights of privacy or other personal or property right whatsoever and (B) you own or control all rights in your Content, that such Content is original and does not, and will not, infringe the copyright, trademark or any other right of any person or entity, and that any «moral rights» in the Content have been waived; and (iii) you grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty - free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable right and license (A) to display the Content on the Website, and (B) with respect to Content other than your Work, to use, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, perform, make, sell and export such Content, in whole and in part, on the Website or in any formats and through any media, as we see fit, and you shall have no claims against Book Country for such use or non-uuse, display, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, perform, make, sell and export such Content, in whole and in part, on the Website or in any formats and through any media, as we see fit, and you shall have no claims against Book Country for such use or non-uuse or non-useuse.

They have filed a case against Apple for using their trademark on its products as well as against the retailers who are selling Apple iPads.

Using her trademark Hair - Whip Attack and special ability to transform herself into various kinds of creatures by way of magical belly - dancing, she must fight her way through steamy jungles, ancient ruins, and stormy deserts to topple the villainous Barons behind each criminal caper, preparing for the ultimate showdown against her arch-nemesis: the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots!

Later in the game Riddick receives his trademark eyeshine ability, which allows you to see in the darkness without the need of an often giveaway torchlight, it's a great ability to use in the gloom against oblivious enemies but the downside is that any contact with light is completely blinding.

Photographer hereby releases, indemnifies, and agrees to hold harmless the Museum, its trustees, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability, claims, suits, actions, damages, settlements and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of injuries to persons, damages to property, claims based on alleged defamation or infringement of rights to copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER.

According to Trademark Engine's sanctions motion, the job candidate, Jordan Franklin, turned down a job offer with LegalForce after she learned the law firm had used some of her statements to bolster its complaint against Trademark Engine.

To protect from trademark counterfeiting, the necessary actions need to be taken against third parties using a trademark without permission.

Represented leading coffee company and retailer in lawsuit alleging trademark infringement and dilution against competitor for using a trademark that was confusingly similar to client's famous trademark for blended beverages.

While the extent of protection is typically limited to the region where the trademark is used, an unregistered trademark (communicated by the symbol TM in superscript, though this is not required) is still protected against infringement and dilution under common law.

In the lawsuit against Zola, filed Aug. 21 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, EDS alleges that it began using the all - in - one trademark in 2000 in connection with its law office management software and services and that it registered the trademark in 2012.

Its counterclaim against EDS asserts that it is the «victim of trademark bullying» and that «EDS is wielding its purported trademark registration in an effort to stifle a small competitor from using generic verbiage in connection with the promotion of its goods and services.»

Simply using a trademark - selling your product or service with the mark displayed on it - is enough to gain protection against others» use of the same word (s) or symbol (s), but the protection is limited.

Note that a trademark associating John Smith with the sale of blueberries won't protect you against someone using JohnSmith.com to sell spark plugs.

Executive director of a group called InventorEd.org, Riley used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain all unpublished complaints against invention promoters filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and he has now published them on the Web.

Executive director of a group called InventorEd.org, Riley used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain all unpublished complaints against invention promoters filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and he has now -LSB-...]

Represented US clothing retailer against claims of trademark and trade dress infringement involving logo used on apparel.

Mr. Whitney's representative work includes a series of successful outcomes pursuing false advertising claims against product review websites, a landmark victory clarifying copyright fair use and parody on behalf of several well - known musicians; a defense win dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by a putative class of attorneys against the leading legal research websites; a favorable outcome for a high - end beauty products company in a trademark and trade dress action against a manufacturer of knock - off products; a district and appellate court decision dismissing all claims by a proposed class against an international bank for alleged violations of, among other things, the Federal False Marking Act, RICO and the CAN - SPAM Act; and counseling prominent art museums and galleries on domestic and international copyright issues.

This week she gained a permanent injunction against the use of Hendrix trademarks for the vodka.

The plaintiff, a trucking company, brought a trademark infringement suit against the defendant, a truck driver job posting website, alleging unauthorized use of the plaintiff's trademark on the defendant's website.

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Apple, for its part, is alleging copyright, trademark and other claims against Psystar in relation to Psystar's use of Apple's operating system.

iTrump, an app developer, appears to have prevailed in a long - running trademark war against the US president's business operation, without the use of a lawyer.

DWW also provides a full - range of legal services to enforce trademarks rights against infringing use.

We have defended our clients against alleged liability resulting from unlawful patent prosecution and the tying of IP assets; price maintenance and resale distribution problems; antitrust claims associated with the inappropriate use of copyrights, patents and trademarks; and the failure to meet the requirements of licensing agreements.

A key principle of trademark law is that a business must actually «use» its trademark to keep its trademark registration alive, or to enforce its trademark rights against others.

In 5th position is Google's trademark case against an individual named Chris Gillespie, who has for years been trying to challenge the internet giant's trademark to the word «google» on the grounds of it now being a common term used by all.

By submitting an entry, you: (a) irrevocably grant the Sponsor, its agents, licensees, and assigns the unconditional and perpetual (non-exclusive) right and permission to copyright, reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, modify, create derivative works of, exhibit, and otherwise use your entry as - is or as - edited (with or without using your name) in any media throughout the world for any purpose, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party; (b) forever waive any rights of copyrights, trademark rights, privacy rights, and any other legal or moral rights that may preclude the Sponsor's use of your entry, or require any further permission for the Sponsor to use the entry; and (c) agree not to instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action, claim, or lawsuit against the Sponsor on the grounds that any use of the entry, or any derivative works, infringes any of your rights as creator of the entry, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademark rights, and moral rights.

As a U.S. trademark owner, the Foundation may enforce its rights under a statute known as the Lanham Act, or common law, to protect against the use of similar marks.

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against a firm based in Dubai accusing it of causing confusion by making use of its trademarked name and brand to raise over $ 3.5 million in an Initial Coin Offering of a digital currency called Alibabacoin (ABBC).

Like many other companies, Alibaba uses litigation methods to protect its trademark against improper efforts to trade off its reputation.

A Minnesota federal court has considered whether a large brokerage firm could bring a trademark infringement action against another brokerage firm who used the large brokerage firm's name as an Internet search term to drive traffic to its website.

A Wisconsin federal court has considered whether a real estate developer could bring a lawsuit against an apartment building owner for trademark misuse when apartment building owner used a similar geographic name to describe his building.

An Ohio federal court determines that large brokerage is likely to succeed in its cybersquatting lawsuit against a competitor who had registered domain names which bore a strong resemblance to the brokerage's registered trademarks and owner's names, and so the court entered an injunction prohibiting the competitor from using these domain names.

Immediate Businesss Action Needed for these Agents: - remember over 3.5 Million is at stake here folks - trademark violations if you do or do not transfer to a new RE / MAX office - Small Claims court broker of record challenges against you - Small Claims court agent challenges against brokerage - Google SEO on your name and business - Your urls and email addresses - Termination cost or refunds from former brokerage - fraud if brokerage failed to forward your Remax ad or regional fees to head office - breach of independent contractor agreement over your rights to use the remax brand over the full term of your independent agreement - etc etc