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January 31, 2024 The Briefing: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Influencer Marketing – A Guide to the Latest FTC Changes

As we step into a new year, the landscape of influencer marketing is witnessing notable changes that impact both brands and talent due to recent updates to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Guide on Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Let’s delve into the key insights shared in this informative conversation.

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September 15, 2023 The Briefing Podcast: Shedding Light on Willful Blindness in the Online Marketplace

In a recent legal development that has captured the attention of the intellectual property world, a three-judge appellate panel has explored the intricacies of the willful blindness doctrine within the context of contributory trademark infringement. This thought-provoking case involves the legal dispute between online marketplace giant Redbubble and YYGM, trading as Brandy Melville. The legal discussion at hand offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of online trademark infringement liability.

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July 8, 2023 The Briefing Podcast: The Protectability of Short Phrases

“Show me the money.” “Who you gonna call?” “Go Ahead. Make my day.” While catchphrases like these often hold immense value and creators of these phrases may seek to prevent others from using them under any circumstances, the protectability of short phrases is not always straightforward.

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May 26, 2023 The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Las Vegas Raiders Sued by Law Firm for Trademark Infringement Claim Threat

The Dimopoulos Law Firm, a personal injury firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has filed a lawsuit against the NFL alleging that the league threatened to sue the firm for trademark infringement. The dispute arose after the firm hired three professional athletes, including Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, to appear in an advertisement that used the firm’s black and silver color scheme. According to the law firm, the advertisement did not feature any logos or trademarks of the NFL, the Raiders, or any other sports teams. Despite this, the NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter to Dimopoulos accusing the firm of unauthorized use of the Raiders’ marks.

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May 2, 2023 The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Woodward Asks Court to Dump Trump’s Complaint

Journalist Bob Woodward interviewed President Trump on numerous occasions during his 2019 and 2020 presidency. Trump granted consent to be recorded for Woodward’s upcoming book. Woodward later released segments of these recordings, along with one recording made with Trump during his presidential campaign in 2016, as part of an audiobook, The Trump Tapes. Trump claims that Woodward did not have his permission to release these audiotapes as a separate audiobook and sued Woodard and his publisher for, among other claims, copyright infringement.

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April 5, 2023 The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Getty Images Sues Stability AI for Copyright Infringement in Stable Diffusion Training

On the latest episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the lawsuit filed earlier this year by global visual content creator Getty Images against startup technology company Stability AI for allegedly scraping over 12 million photographs from Getty’s portfolio without consent or compensation. Getty Images claims that Stability AI copied its photographs and associated text and metadata to train its Stable Diffusion model, which uses AI to generate computer-synthesized images in response to text prompts.

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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog and The IP Law Blog are publications of Weintraub Tobin. The Briefing by the IP Law Blog provides insight in connection with copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, false advertising, licensing, promotions, and sweepstakes. The series’ objective is to serve as a forum to discuss IP strategies that provide protection to a business’s or person’s intangible assets. The videos and podcasts are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Video versions of The Briefing can be found on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube Page.

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