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Jithendra Prasad Singh v State of Assam, 2002. Without the registration requirement, there is no need of any documentation to even claim ownership, before pointing at someone else for alleged infringement and opening them up to arrest. Here are the decisions where various High Courts have taken conflicting views: . High Court.
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The Board found that Shen knew he was not the owner of the mark, that his false statement of ownership was material to the registration, and that he intended to deceive the USPTO. The false statement of ownership was a material misrepresentation because an application filed by someone who is not the owner is void. Cancellation No.
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2002); TMEP §§ 904.07(b) Trademark practitioners should anticipate IP issues involving NFTs to involve ownership, transfer, and assignments. licensed trademark attorney is not necessary for U.S. . §§ 1051 – 1052 , 1127 ; see Herbko Int’l, Inc. Kappa Books, Inc. , 3d 1156, 1162-63 (Fed.
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