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/ 10.15.2020 Brand Enforcement
Amazon Found Not Liable for Personal Injury by Ohio Supreme Court

By David Posteraro & Kyle Stroup In an…

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/ 10.14.2020 Brand Enforcement
Consumer Report Alleges Amazon Marketplace Price Gouging

By Jon Groza & Kyle Stroup As the…

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/ 08.20.2020 Brand Enforcement
Amazon’s Shield From Personal Injury Claims is Losing Battery Life

By David Posteraro Sellers on Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) have been…

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/ 07.30.2020 Brand Enforcement
Combating Rogue Sellers: Amazon to Provide Seller’s Identifying Information

By Jon W. Groza & Kyle D. Stroup…

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/ 04.30.2020 Brand Enforcement
Amazon’s Pricing Policy Is Suppressing the Buy Box

By Jon Groza & Kyle Stroup Earlier this…

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/ 03.12.2020 Brand Enforcement
Shop Safe Act Would Impose Liability on E-commerce Marketplaces for Sale of Counterfeit Goods

By Alex Jones Four House members recently co-sponsored…

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/ 03.03.2020 Brand Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security and White House Take Aim at Online Sales of Counterfeits

By David Posteraro “. . . e-commerce platforms,…

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/ 02.07.2020
Time to Update That Privacy Policy: Complying With the CCPA

By Alex Jones On January 1, 2020, the…

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/ 01.31.2020 Brand Enforcement
Are You Allowed to Say “Super Bowl?”

The NFL’s Aggressive Brand Enforcement Game Plan By…

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/ 01.25.2020 Brand Enforcement
E-Commerce Manipulation: The Fake Review Problem

An Overview of How Fake Reviews Are Deceiving…

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Intellectual Property / 01.22.2020
“Baby Yoda” as an Intellectual Property Case Study

By Alex Welsh By now, you’ve probably heard…

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/ 12.06.2019 Brand Enforcement
Landlord Liability for Tenant Counterfeiting

By: Kyle Hutnick With the holidays upon us,…

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/ 12.03.2019 Brand Enforcement
All Eyes on Booking.com: Supreme Court Case Could Re-Write Trademark Law

By David Posteraro Trademark registration serves several functions.…

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/ 11.18.2019 Brand Enforcement
One Shot: Claim Preclusion in Brand Enforcement Litigation

By David Posteraro This is a case where…

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/ 11.07.2019 Brand Enforcement
Three Things to Consider When Implementing a MAP Policy

By Alex Jones Increasingly, manufacturers and brands are…

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Intellectual Property / 10.04.2019
Ars Ex Machina: Copyrights and Artificial Intelligence

By David Posteraro and Alex Welsh We are at…

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/ 09.12.2019 Brand Enforcement
As Deadly and Blacklisted Products Plague Amazon, Congress Demands Answers

By Kyle Hutnick A recent Wall Street Journal…

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/ 09.06.2019 Brand Enforcement
Ariana Grande Sues Forever 21 Over “Look-Alike” Ad Campaign: Update to Celebrity Endorsements and the Right of Publicity

By David Posteraro  Look at my neck, look…

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/ 08.28.2019 Brand Enforcement
You’re as Safe as Your (Trade) Secrets

By Alexis Preskar Trade secrets may seem like…

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/ 08.26.2019 Brand Enforcement
Celebrity Endorsements and the Right of Publicity: Brand Risks of Endorsements

By David Posteraro "In the past if someone…

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/ 08.07.2019 Brand Enforcement
Register Your ©opyrights!

By David Posteraro and Alex Welsh You already know…

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/ 07.29.2019 Brand Enforcement
Changes for Amazon Sellers: One Investigation Into Its Business Practices Concludes; Another Begins

By David Posteraro Changes are coming for Amazon…

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/ 07.26.2019 Brand Enforcement
Amazon May Soon Be Cracking Down on Unauthorized Resellers

By Alex Jones The Third Circuit recently ruled…

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/ 07.03.2019 Brand Enforcement
As Crowds Gather for the 2019 All-Star Game, Will “The Chief” Make an Appearance?

By Kyle Hutnick In January, 2019, the Cleveland…

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/ 07.03.2019 Brand Enforcement
Brand Developments to Look for in 2020

By David Posteraro The Supreme Court this past…

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/ 06.28.2019 Brand Enforcement
Federal Trademark Law Is About to Get F-U-C-T

By: Kyle Hutnick and David Posteraro The US…

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/ 06.25.2019 Brand Enforcement
The Lights Are on but Nobody’s Home: Fake Listings on Google Maps and Google Business Listings Can Bring Your Brand Down

By David Posteraro “Nothing succeeds like address.” -…

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/ 06.20.2019 Brand Enforcement
How One Manufacturer Thought Outside the Box to Stop Unauthorized Resellers

By Alex Jones A recent federal court decision…

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/ 06.14.2019 Brand Enforcement
Even When You Use It, You Can Lose It: The Case of the Carpet

By David Posteraro "Camp is a vision of…

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/ 06.06.2019 Brand Enforcement
Is Your House in Order? Building the Foundation for Actionable Brand Enforcement

By Jon Groza You’ve spent years perfecting your…

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/ 05.23.2019 Brand Enforcement
Fake Reviews: What Can You Do and How Can We Help?

By David Posteraro In 1961, worried that critics…

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/ 05.03.2019 Brand Enforcement
Ohio Trademark Owners Seeking to Enforce Rights Must Prove State Connection for Personal Jurisdiction

By David Posteraro Ohio-based International Watchman, Inc. sued Watching…

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/ 05.02.2019 Brand Enforcement
Gray Market Goods: The Dirty Secret That Could Be Cutting Into Your Profits

By Alex Jones We live in a global…

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/ 04.26.2019 Brand Enforcement
The Secret Value of a Trade Secret Audit

By David Posteraro Our earlier post, “Trade Secrets…

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/ 04.15.2019 Brand Enforcement
Trade Secrets in Business Transactions – Screaming for Attention

By David Posteraro The value of industrial property…

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/ 04.12.2019 Brand Enforcement
Insights from High Point: More Sophisticated Brand and Design Protection Strategies

By David Posteraro Welcome to Market! Talking with…

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/ 04.11.2019 Brand Enforcement
Insights from High Point: Using MAP Policies to Expand and Increase Sales

By David Posteraro Welcome to Market! Twice each…

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/ 04.03.2019 Brand Enforcement
Jaguar Wins Big in Chinese Court Trade Dress Case: Rover Takes the Wind out of Jiangling Landwind X7

By David Posteraro In 2017, China’s People’s Congress…

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/ 03.26.2019 Brand Enforcement
European Parliament Adopts Sweeping, Controversial Online Copyright Rules

By David Posteraro If you have ever attempted…

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/ 03.22.2019 Brand Enforcement
District Court Deals Blow to Unauthorized Resellers, Confirming First Sale Doctrine Not Absolute

By Alex Jones In ADG Concerns, Inc. v.…

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/ 02.11.2019
Is Your Business Prepared for Tax Season Cyber Attacks?

By Kyle Hutnick Every year around this time,…

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/ 01.14.2019 Brand Enforcement
Brand Cohesion: Missteps and Steps to Cohesive Branding

By David Posteraro Brands, like celebrities, may be…

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/ 11.21.2018 Brand Enforcement
Brand Commitment “The Third C”

By David Posteraro Brand Commitment. Brands, like celebrities,…

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/ 11.19.2018 Brand Enforcement
Protect Your Brand by Protecting Your Domain

By Alex Jones Have you ever typed a…

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/ 11.12.2018 Brand Enforcement
Brand Consistency “The Second C”

By David Posteraro Brand Consistency. Brands, like celebrities,…

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Blog, News / 11.09.2018
Brand Clarity “The First C”

By David Posteraro Brand Clarity. Brands, like celebrities,…

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/ 11.08.2018 Brand Enforcement
Creating Legal and Enforceable MAP Policies

By: Alex Jones As Amazon, eBay and other…

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/ 11.02.2018 Brand Enforcement
May a Licensee Keep Using a Trademark After a Bankruptcy Rejection?

By David Posteraro Summary. Addressing a vexing problem…

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/ 11.02.2018 Brand Enforcement
Brand Alignment: The Four “C’s” of Authentic Brand

By David Posteraro Why are some brands more successful…

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News / 10.26.2018 Announcements
KJK Announces New Brand Protection Practice Led by Partner David Posteraro and Associate Alex Jones

KJK is pleased to announce the launch of our Brand…

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/ 08.22.2018 Brand Enforcement
Protecting Your Brand From Unauthorized Resellers, Part 3: Identifying Resellers

by Alex Jones Unauthorized online resellers are a…

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Client Alerts / 09.28.2017
Protecting Your Brand From Unauthorized Resellers Online, Part 2

By: Alex Jones In Part 1 of this…

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Client Alerts / 08.22.2017
Protecting Your Brand From Unauthorized Resellers Online, Part 1

By: Alex E. Jones The scenario is a familiar…

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