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Zara vs. Boungiorno and the possibility (or not) of using third-party trademarks

Garrigues Blog

regarding the use of the ZARA trademark. We will examine the impact of the ruling in cases involving the use of third-party trademarks. They claimed the lawfulness of such use under the limitations specified in Article 37 of the Trademark Law, both in its original version and as modified by Directive 2015/2436.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Initially, neither the 1992 Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Designations of Origin , nor the 1992 Patent Law , had provided that putting patented or trademarked goods onto the market within Russia exhausted IP rights. For this reason, the Peppa Pig decision cannot serve as a judicial precedent.

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IP Management in Food Industries

IP and Legal Filings

The trademark of Coca-Cola is its most valuable asset. The value of the Coca- Cola trademark has increased from USD 68.9 billion in 2001 to USD 120 billion now. [Image Sources : Shutterstock] The Coca-Cola firm is the best illustration of how much intellectual property rights (IPRs) might be worth.

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Cut! There’s a trademark there

Garrigues Blog

Trademarks displayed in audiovisual works can be a real headache if the associated legal aspects fail to be taken into account. Both Spanish and European trademark laws and case law have shed some light in this regard. However, there are still some grey areas clouding this issue.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

1) He made this request on grounds including trademark law and unfair competition law. The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold.

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Protection of Domain Name In the Indian Context

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Despite no separate law on the protection of domain name, Indian courts have, over the years, given protection under the trademark law. The Respondent had registered their own domain name as www.siffynet.com and www.siffynet.net in 2001 and was providing a similar service. Hence, it gave the injunction. Descriptive Names.

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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

43(B)log

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. The 2001 Documentary “sold 50,000 copies in two weeks and revolutionized the Baltimore dirt-bike culture,” inspiring a sequel and plans to make a third film.