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Post 1

Al Galan posted Sep 27, 2024 9:47 AMSubscribe

Hello Team.

The Lanham act states for trademark infringement to have a possibility of succeeding two things need to be proven: "Owner must prove that the defendant infringed on the plaintiff's mark by using it in an unauthorized manner and that such use is likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception of the public as the origin of the goods or services" (Cheeseman 2021 pg. 145). It is my understanding that the plaintiff believes that iPods, iPhones, and other I goods could be confused with the iHiker app, and I believe that to be false. The difference between goods and services is apparent in this case and saying that a user of an app would confuse the use it as an Apple product is preposterous. Only physical apple products carry the "I" within the trademarked name and iHiker is an application that functions as a service. I would argue that the defendant is in no way using a trademark in an unauthorized manner because of a 2 major reasons; Apple has no trademark on the "I" according to their records and the major difference between Apple products and the iHiker application.

In a previous decision by the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the TENTH CIRCUIT in 2008 it was decided that the defendant was guilty of copyright infringement because the number they were using would be confusing for the populace. Vend-Tel-Co (VTC) used the number 1-800-SKI-VAIL that would confuse consumers thinking they would be calling the Vail Ski Resort. The official decision states "In sum, the totality of the factors strongly confirms that VTC's mark is likely to cause consumer confusion. Accordingly, I would conclude the district court erred in finding that VTC's vanity number does not infringe upon the Vail Associates' trademark. Because the district court's conclusions with regard to the Trademark Cancellation and False Designation of Origin claims both depended on its finding of no likelihood of confusion, I would remand those claims for further consideration." ("Vail Associates, Et Al. V. Vend-Tel-Co. Ltd., Et Al.," 2008). In this instance we find that the appeals court reversed the decision by a lower court and the circumstances of this case were closer to being confusing than our case.

Post 2:

Zach Stanley posted Sep 25, 2024 9:16 PMSubscribe

When analyzing data, businesses often rely on various statistical techniques to gain insights. These methods go beyond summarizing data into a frequency table and provide deeper insights into the data's central tendencies, spread, and variability.

Part 1: Methods for Further Data Analysis Let's consider each of the following methods and how they could be used for further analysis of the data from a frequency table:

- Mean: The mean, or average, measures central tendency. It's calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of observations. The mean is useful when you want to know the overall average value of your data. This method is possible when your data is continuous or ordinal (with meaningful differences between data points).

Median: The median is the dataset's middle value when ordered from least to most excellent. This measure is helpful when the data is skewed or has outliers, as extreme values do not affect it. You can calculate the median for ordinal or continuous data.

- Mode: The mode is the value that appears most frequently in the dataset. It can be used for nominal, ordinal, or continuous data. The mode provides insight into your dataset's most common occurrence or category.

- Range: The range is the difference between your data's highest and lowest values. It is a primary measure of variability and gives you an idea of the spread of your data. The range is easy to calculate for continuous data.

- Variance: Variance measures how far each data point is from the mean. It provides insight into the variability of data. A higher variance indicates that the data points are spread out more. This method requires numerical (interval or ratio) data.

- Standard Deviation: Standard deviation is the square root of the variance and provides a sense of the average distance of each data point from the mean. Like variance, it's used in continuous data and helps understand the spread and variability in the data.

- Box Plot: A box plot visualizes the spread of the data using five-number summaries: the minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum. It also highlights outliers. Box plots help analyze the distribution, central tendency, and spread of continuous data.

Part 2: Choosing a Method and Interpreting the Data Method: Mean

Let's say we need more means to analyze the data.

- What the Mean Tells You About the Data: The mean provides a single number representing the central tendency of the data. It tells you the average value of the dataset, which can be helpful for business decisions, such as understanding average sales, average customer satisfaction ratings, or average time to complete a task. If the data is symmetrical and has no extreme outliers, the mean can give you a good sense of where most of your data points are concentrated.

For example, if you are analyzing customer satisfaction scores, the mean score would indicate the overall level of satisfaction across all customers. A higher mean would suggest higher satisfaction, while a lower mean would indicate the need for improvement.

However, the mean alone may not give the whole picture. To gain a deeper understanding, you may want to combine it with other measures like standard deviation (to assess variability) or create a box plot (to visualize the spread and identify outliers).

In conclusion, while the mean offers insight into the data's central tendency, additional metrics like the standard deviation or box plot are essential to fully understanding the dataset's distribution and variability.