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Detroit sues McDonald’s franchisee for Project Green Light trademark infringement

Mayor Mike Duggan's administration is suing the owner of four McDonald's franchises in Detroit for trademark infringement for misrepresenting the fast-food restaurants as part of the city's Project Green Light real-time crime monitoring system when they are not.Detroit sued ECS…
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Should Trademark Symbols Be Used in Social Media Posts?

In this age of social media marketing, what's in a name? A client of our public relations agency recently asked our opinion on whether or not the company should use a small trademark ("™") or registered trademark ("®") notation following…
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Levi Strauss accuses YSL of trademark infringement

Clothing brand Levi Strauss has accused Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) of undertaking the “illegal activities” of trademark infringement and dilution, in a lawsuit centring on Levi Strauss’s famous ‘Tab device’ mark. The complaint, filed at the US District Court for…
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Social Media Marketing: Can you Trademark a Hashtag? – Indian CEO

A relation between Social Media and a Hashtag The word or phrase Hashtag is preceded by a hash sign (#) highly used on social media websites and applications to identify messages on a specific topic. Mainly it is used for…
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Trademark Infringement on Social Media: What to Do | AdvertiseMint

November 4, 2018 Anna Hubbel, writer at AdvertiseMint, Facebook ad agency You just got home from a long day at the office. You’ve had a very productive day working on your brand’s digital marketing strategy for multiple online platforms. You…
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Dr. Dre has lost a trademark infringement case against a gynaecologist called Dr. Drai

"Dr. Dre is not a medical doctor nor is he qualified to provide any type of medical services" - who knew? Dr. Dre has lost a trademark infringement battle with a gynaecologist who wanted to trademark his name as Dr.…
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