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Applicant’s Lack of Transparency Clouds TM Registration

Patently-O

No trademark by which the goods of the applicant may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused registration on the principal register on account of its nature unless it … (e) Consists of a mark which (1) when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them.

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incontestable LIZZIE BORDEN registration + actual confusion insufficient to overcome weight of history, 1st Circuit rules

43(B)log

23-2000 (1 st Cir. Ghost Adventures owns incontestable trademark registrations for both the name Lizzie Borden for hotel and restaurant services and for a realistic hatchet logo displaying a notched blade (a reference to the implement that allegedly killed Bordens parents). US Ghost Adventures, LLC v.

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Understanding the Relevance of IPR in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

More specifically, in India, the design act, 2000 protects designs that feature shapes, patterns, ornaments, or compositions of lines or colors applied to any article in two or three-dimensional forms. With the introduction of technologies such as 3D printing or laser printing, patent laws have entered the fashion industry.

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Trademarks And the Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

Importance of Registration of Trademarks in the Metaverse Businesses may now reach a larger audience, increase their digital footprint, and increase profits by utilising the Metaverse. By deterring rip offs, trademarks safeguard a company’s identity and the repute of its brand(s), especially in the Metaverse.

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Personality Rights – Is it enough to protect us from AI?

Selvam & Selvam Blog

In the author’s personal opinion, Trademark law when implemented and enforced effectively can play a crucial role in the protection of personality rights of celebrities and to target the prevention of deepfakes and unauthorized use of an individual’s identity or likeness by third parties.

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Conquering Likelihood of Confusion in Pharmaceutical Trademarks

Corsearch

Name saturation is an existential challenge for every industry that harnesses trademark law to protect its brand. A study published in 2018 found that overall incidents of drug name confusion of all types had decreased when comparing two periods, 2000-2004 and 2012-2016 1.

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Legislative Oversight? Addressing the High Court Jurisdiction Vacuum Post-IPAB vis-a-vis Cancellation Petitions under the Trademark Act

SpicyIP

Rather, after analysing the legislative intent of the TRA, conflicting High Court judgements on the said issue and the earlier position of trademark law in India, the Court referred the matter to a larger bench for reconsideration. Stay of proceedings where the validity of registration of the trade mark is questioned Absent in the Act.

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