IIPRD

OCTOBER 28, 2023

However, outside the realm of brand marketing, when celebrities make use of a phrase, to the point of it becoming associated to them, it becomes a catchphrase of their own. Positionin India Indian judicial position regarding copyright and trademark of celebrity catchphrases is not clear. For instance, in the U.S.A.,

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2023

Introduction Brand owners and traders have long embraced numeral creativity to captivate consumers. Names like 7-eleven, 5 Star, 7Up, and 99acres resonate with consumers, widely reflecting the innovative use of number as brand identities.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Further, it was alleged that they were diluting and tarnishing the brand by publishing AI-generated deepfake content using the said characters image and appearance across online platforms, including pornographic websites, which, the plaintiff argued, was detrimental to the overall reputation and goodwill amassed by the show over the years.

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Intepat

JUNE 7, 2024

INTRODUCTION The historical narrative of color as a trademark unfolds as a captivating voyage intertwined with the evolution of branding methodologies and legal frameworks. The significance of trademarking colors lies in their profound impact on consumer perception and brand identity. In Colgate Palmolive Company And Anr.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 21, 2022

This distinct packaging assists the consumers in associating a product with a particular brand which helps in developing the goodwill and reputation of the brand. Also, the scope of trade dress protection is comparatively a lot broader than the protection offered by the trademark law. Anchor Health &Beauty Care Pvt.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Federal Circuit’s pair of decisions provide guidance on how logos factor into the design patent infringement inquiry, and begin to tease-out differences in policy concerns underlying design patent law versus trademark law. For trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, likelihood of consumer confusion is a key requirement.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003. Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademark law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It’s not possible to “trespass” an intangible asset; any legal protection for the asset comes from contract law (but the plaintiffs gave a license) or IP law, such as copyright law, which the plaintiffs aren’t invoking. Citing a 2003 Ninth Circuit case, Kremen v. It didn’t.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

No wonder I’m getting flashbacks to 2003. As I explained in my discussion of the Rick Astley lawsuit , right of publicity and trademark law provided viable claims to Bette Midler and Tom Waits when imitations of their voices were used in advertising. Soundalikes: No Actual Sounds, No Actual Infringement?

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 14, 2023

There have been several instances wherein the Courts have granted protection and recognized marks as Well-Known Trademarks. One such instance was the recent case involving the renowned Basmati Rice Brand ‘DAAWAT’. It is the case of the Plaintiff that it is one of the 50 most renowned brands among Food Companies in North India.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Joost Kist Memex (2003) , par. But, as Nick March has said , there is no turning back as “the power of sound to build emotional connections between consumers to brands has become evident. The equity of an instantly recognisable – ideally catchy – sound that creates subconscious connections with a brand is immense.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

2003) (quoting Mark S. 471, 500 (2003)). [16] Lemley, What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law , 58 Stan. 903, 930 (2003) (“[T]here is good reason to think… that the right of publicity is unconstitutional as to all noncommercial speech, and perhaps even as to commercial advertising as well.”). [24]

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