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Date: August 18, 2021

Does the sign “eat clan people (食族人)” carry an association with cannibalism and thus produce an adverse effect?

🔸 On 29 November 2017, an individual name Seng Lei (“the Applicant”) filed a trademark (TM No. 27792495) with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) in Class 30 for various food products using the Chinese characters 食(eat)族(clan)人(people). The application

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Hershey Co. v. Tincture Belle LLC and TinctureBelle Marijuanka LLC

🔸 In one of the strangest trademark lawsuits, Hershey Co., a chocolate giant sued a Colorado marijuana edible company for making four pot-infused candies that closely resemble its iconic products. Hershey Co. had alleged that TinctureBelle’s Ganja Jay, Hasheath, Hashees and Dabby Patty mimic

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Adidas America, Inc et al v. Payless Shoesource, Inc

🔸 In 2008, Adidas won a 305 million USD copyright lawsuit against Shoesource for infringing its three-stripe logo. Adidas had argued that the lower-cost athletic shoes sold by Shoesource which bears two or four vertical stripes are a form of trademark dilution and could tarnish its brand by association

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