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SpicyIP Tidbit: MP High Court Sets Aside Excise Commissioner’s Order for Not Considering Similarities Between Competing Beer Labels 

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This decision thus raises questions about the scope of powers granted under the state’s excise laws and their intersection with trademark law. This unclear delineation of responsibility for determining similarity raises important questions about the consistency of such assessments under both excise and trademark laws.

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

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2d 410, 414-415 (SDNY 2002)) that the Supreme Court expressly used to “offer as one last example” of “a case with a striking resemblance” in which the Rogers test was cabined. Going forward, my advice to parodists who don’t want to be found to infringe trademarks: make sure your parody slaps everyone right in the face.

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Trademarks vs. Generic Terms: Can Generic Terms be Trademarked?

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Can their names be officially protected under trademark laws?At At first, it might seem a little confusing as Trademarks are like- ‘special signs’ that help us know where products or services come from. showed that the term had acquired distinctiveness through its consistent use in the market for shaving products.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

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In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. 893 of 2002 (Del) (India). [2] In Amitabh Bhachchan v.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

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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. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006.

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Who’s Laughing Now? EUIPO Board of Appeal Rules that Banksy Can Keep his Trademark and Anonymity Too

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Background Banksy’s graffiti artwork Laugh Now first appeared in Brighton, England, in 2002. On November 7, 2018, Pest Control, Banksy’s authentication body, filed an EU trademark claim on behalf of the artist for Laugh Now. Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. street artist Banksy.

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The Culmination of a Saga: How the Delhi HC Resolved the Two-Decade Long ‘Lacoste v. Crocodile International’ Impasse

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The detailed verdict, heavily punctuated with takeaways for IP observers and fashion enthusiasts alike, is one of the very few final judgements on trademark law passed this year. For global brands like Lacoste, the wait might be bearable given their strong financial backing and established market presence.