JD Supra Law
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Since Article 8 of the Trademark Law of China (2001) stipulates that a three-dimensional sign can be filed for registration as a trademark, three-dimensional sign trademarks (also known as the “three-dimensional trademarks”) have been formally included in the scope of protection of the Trademark Law of China.
Patently-O
APRIL 1, 2022
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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Garrigues Blog
JANUARY 25, 2023
How does the registration process work? If everything is correct, the trademark is published in the Official Industrial Property Gazette (BOPI). If no oppositions are filed, the SPTO will check whether the trademark comes under any of the absolute grounds for refusal established in Trademarks Law 17/2001 (Trademarks Law).
IPilogue
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The court ultimately decided against the band because “Aboriginal rights are outside the scope of trademark law.”. Cases like this raise questions about the scope of intellectual property (IP) law in Canada. Trademark law in particular has the benefit of granting collective rights and can also provide perpetual protection.
The TTABlog
JANUARY 7, 2022
Thomas McCarthy has provided to me his comments on the CAFC's October 27, 2021 decision in the Brooklyn Brewery case, in which the appellate court largely affirmed the TTAB's denial of Plaintiff Brooklyn Brewery's petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark BROOKLYN BREW SHOP (in standard form) for beer-making kits. 2d 1778 (Fed.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 28, 2024
Many film titles or names like Dhoom (ID: 1319835), Padman (ID: 3749859), 3 Idiots (ID: 1940729), and Singham (ID: 3672533), have been registered as a service mark under class 41, of the fourth schedule of the Trademark Rule, 2001. These registrations aid in allocating precedence. The case of “ Anil Kapoor Film Co Pvt Ltd v.
Garrigues Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies the goods and services of a company, and differentiates them from those of competitors, whereas a trade name identifies a company operating in trade and serves to distinguish it from other companies carrying out identical or similar activities. In particular, article 7.1
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