Nike vs. Under Armour Trademark Dispute

Last February, Under Armour Inc. sued Nike Inc. for trademark infringement of ‘I will’ phrase. Nike Inc., countersued back to deny the allegation of infringing it ‘I Will’ slogan.

Under Armour launched its “I Will” campaign in February. The campaign received more than 1.5 million impressions on YouTube. Under Armour has requested a permanent injunction using "I will" phrase. It also requested destruction of all products with the phrase and damages from the use of the phrase.

After Under Armour's claim, Nike countersued back. According to Business Journal, “The ‘I Will’ mark ‘is not famous’ and ‘has not acquired distinctiveness or secondary meaning associated with Under Armour,’ “ in Nike’s filing.

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PSY pays copyright royalty for ‘Gentleman’ choreography

PSY 'gentleman' MV(left) / Brown eyed girls 'abracadabra' MV(right)

PSY has released a new song ‘gentleman’. Like ‘Gangnam style’, he showed off a new dance move called ‘arrogant dance’ for his new song and he paid for it to the choreographer who made the move first. The choreography was originally for a song ‘abracadabra’ by ‘Brown eyed girls’ in 2009. It is very unusual for the industry.

For the choreography, people don’t have to pay for the moves if they mix the moves or change some parts. Park geun-hye, the president of Republic of Korea, mentioned about this case and emphasized the importance of protection of the contents industry.

PSY concert in 2013 Seoul

Some people think that claiming copyright too much would make damages for advertising and profits. But Intellectual property right protection should be secured for all the creators first.

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Weekly Korean IP Headlines 05.02. 2013

Korean Money Today reported on 24th, Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence (KIRO) singed MOU with Korea Institute of Patent Information (KIPI) to secure national robot industry competitiveness through sharing robot and convergence patent information and securing patent right. Click here for the detailed information.



© KIRO | KIRO MOU with KIPI

Seoul News Paper reported on 25th, KIPO is trying to strengthen direct communication with public.  On 24th, KIPO hosted internet talk show, ‘Hang-Show (Hangout Show),’ through Google plus.  The show was broadcasted live through the Youtube with the theme, ‘The Core of Creative Economy is Intellectual Property’ and lasted 30 minutes.  KIPO is planning to host more various live shows and programs through pod-cast and Youtube coming next month. Here is original report from Seoul News Paper.
     


© KIPO | Google Plus Video Talk Show

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