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The Lanham Act's fair-use exception is an affirmative defense requiring the defendant to prove that the term was used in good faith and in a descriptive manner for a purpose other than as a mark. The Lanham Act includes a fair-use exception, under § 1115(b)(4), for trademarks that consist of descriptive words, to prevent trademark monopolies ...
False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services. [3]
A trademark is a word, phrase, or logo that identifies the source of goods or services. [1] Trademark law protects a business' commercial identity or brand by discouraging other businesses from adopting a name or logo that is "confusingly similar" to an existing trademark. The goal is to allow consumers to easily identify the producers of goods ...
Identity fraud is the use by one person of another person's personal information, without authorization, to commit a crime or to deceive or defraud that other person or a third person. Most identity fraud is committed in the context of financial advantages, such as accessing a victim's credit card, bank accounts, or loan accounts.
Surrogate advertising is a form of advertising which is used to promote products which are banned or limited from advertising under government regulations, such as cigarettes and alcohol via advertising another product produced by the same company in order to raise brand awareness.
A counterfeit consumer good is a product, often of lower quality, that is manufactured or sold without the authorization of the brand owner, using the brand's name, logo, or trademark. These products closely resemble the authentic products, misleading consumers into thinking they are genuine.
Counterfeit LG brand and products, such as televisions, monitors, air conditioners, etc. China (including Hong Kong) is a major source of counterfeit goods, responsible for an estimated 80% of the world’s counterfeits, [ 27 ] contributing over 1.5% to its GDP, [ 28 ] [ 29 ] and accounting for 84% of all counterfeit items seized by U.S ...