IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 9, 2022

There exist several IPRs and it is important to be aware of which one is suitable for your brand/ business. The Designs Act established in 2000, is the act that governs the rights of a registered design proprietor and remedies available in case of infringement of such violation.

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IIPRD

JUNE 8, 2024

Fundamentals concerning this trend’s effects on consumer perceptions, intellectual property rights, and brand integrity are brought up. Although they provide more affordable options, knockoffs and counterfeiting present a problem for luxury brands and designers who want to safeguard their creative investments.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are few e-commerce companies which explicitly make copies of brands such as Firstcopyclub, ShoesKartel etc. Challenges in IPR Regulation in e-commerce As per a survey, around 38% online buyers experienced counterfeit products and 1/3 rd people have gotten copied products. 21, Acts of Parliament, 2000 (India).

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Goods or items produced outside Bangladesh involving infringement of the Copyright Act, 2000 or infringement of layout design of integrated circuits that are intended for sale or use for commercial purposes within the territory of Bangladesh. 2000 in favor of the Commissioner of Customs of the opted location. Demand draft of Rs.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When a design is registered, it gives the owner exclusive rights against any unauthorized copying or imitation. It can also help make the product more saleable, helping consumers identify the product with the brand. Representation of the design: If the design is two-dimensional, two copies of the design must be presented.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 25, 2024

Pidilite claimed that Astral’s SOLVOBOND containers copied their unique design, including shape, configuration, and specific cap features. In another Delhi High Court decision, Diago Brands Vs Great Galleon Ventures Limited, it was determined that mosaicing is prohibited for designs to be replicated under Section 4(c) of the Design Act.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

When a design is registered, it gives the owner exclusive rights against any unauthorized copying or imitation. It can also help make the product more saleable, helping consumers identify the product with the brand. Representation of the design: If the design is two-dimensional, two copies of the design must be presented.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

When a design is registered, it gives the owner exclusive rights against any unauthorized copying or imitation. It can also help make the product more saleable, helping consumers identify the product with the brand. Representation of the design: If the design is two-dimensional, two copies of the design must be presented.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Moray was asking for a 30k investment for 20% of her brand-new handbag business, which were made from fish skin. However, you can prove your design protection by  registering your designs  or  you can ask a solicitor to keep certified copies of your unregistered design as a record. So just how important is branding to your customer?

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Furthermore, the Information Technology Act of 2000 makes it a crime to copy or transfer data from another person’s device without their permission. This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 24, 2023

In its recent Volva Penta decision, the Federal Circuit found that the PTAB had (1) created too high of a burden to prove nexus and (2) been unduly dismissive of the patentee’s evidence of commercial success and copying. The case also serves as a reminder that product copying still caries significant weight in the obviousness analysis.

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IIPRD

JUNE 14, 2021

Right from the lanes of Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar, to the high-end fashion brands like Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi, the people of the country have dynamic tastes and never-ending interests! Protection under the Designs Act, 2000. In another case, that is Castrol India Limited &Ors. Iqbal Singh Chawla&Ors. ,

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For the benefit of readers, I am copy-pasting the relevant parts of the judgment: “9. states that “The brand names serve as information ‘chunks’. Given, only a familiar brand name, a host of relevant and important information can be efficiently called into consciousness.” 5 September-October, 2000].”

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Various jewelry designers have obtained IP protection for their jewelry pieces that range from trademark protection of the brand value to protection of the design itself either through copyright and/ or patents. The effect of all this is that such jewelry is more valuable and desirable for consumers.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Most importantly, it helps a business establish itself as a brand. This unauthorized use is generally executed to make economic gains using the brand or business of another through the trademark which is imitated in such a manner that it holds the potential to deceive people about its authenticity.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

In the aforementioned case, it was SCC, the Supreme Court Case reporter who alleged infringement of copyright by other websites who copied and took their painstakingly set-up content, for instance, headnotes, summaries and case references. Copyright Act or Design Act?

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fashion designers can safeguard their designs for up to 15 years by taking the Copyright law into account under the Designs Act of 2000. With the introduction of the Designs Act in the year 2000, the Government of India included the advanced provision of safeguarding works with non-functional features in the domain of creative work.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Fashion designers can safeguard their designs for up to 15 years by taking the Copyright law into account under the Designs Act of 2000. With the introduction of the Designs Act in the year 2000, the Government of India included the advanced provision of safeguarding works with non-functional features in the domain of creative work.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

Collected 330 cases 2000-2019. Fromer: the paper goes into this; there are strands of this throughout © but tech makes copying that much easier and the rise of the visual also has had a real impact. Social movements brought down brands that TM law couldn’t. Repatriation of any copies for violation.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

2000 SCC 66 at para. While filing trademarks is important for brand protection, the examination stage can take upwards of two years to complete. Users can choose whether to accept licences or pursue alternative methods to lawfully copy works. Western Oilfield Equipment Rentals Ltd. v M-I LLC ; and Bauer Hockey Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Brown Engstrand is a start-up rival law firm (operating under the brand “Accident Law Group”). The rival bought competitive keyword ads (the court uses the term “conquesting,” which I objected to here ) but didn’t include the third-party trademark in the ad copy. Ad Labeling. ” Huh? Mark Similarity.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A brand’s name, particularly when it takes the shape of a trademark, can define its identity, reputation, and value, making it an asset that is valuable to safeguard. Trademarks are unique “marks”, names, symbols, signs, words or phrases that define a brand or company’s products or services.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 11, 2024

23-2000 (1 st Cir. This basic principle tracks a core purpose of trademark law: to prevent a copycat from appropriating the goodwill of a brand by wrongly copying the brands mark. US Ghost Adventures, LLC v. Miss Lizzies Coffee LLC, No.

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Intepat

APRIL 11, 2025

Trademarked logos and brand names are often misused on counterfeit goods sold via unauthorized e-commerce sites and social media channels, deceiving consumers and harming brand reputation. The online dissemination of design specifications and the offering for sale of products infringing patents also pose considerable threats.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Court noted that the defendant has copied the plaintiffs registered and well-known trademark. The application by the plaintiff prayed restraining the defendant from interfering with the use of the brand/trademarks owned by the defendant. Since the defendant did not file a written submission, the Court proceeded ex-parte.

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