Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The proposed amendment is an attempt at expediting the process of patent applications and regulation of the same, which are currently governed by two-decade-old Patents Rules of 2003. This set of amendments if accepted has the potential of altering the entire patent ecosystem of the nation.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Designs: Any configuration, composition of lines or any special appearance used on a product Petty Patent: An invention that is new and capable of industrial application, as per Thai Patent law. 2546 2003, where the registration of the GI is a requirement. The Patent needs to be renewed after its renewal due date.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 5, 2022

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Anna Maria Stein (Eversheds Sutherland), who comments on two recent decisions of the Italian Supreme Court concerning use of the designation 'Made in Italy'. The relevant rules are those set forth in Article 4, paragraphs 49 and 49 bis of Law No.

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SpicyIP

JULY 4, 2024

Image by storyset on Freepik The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) on July 2, has notified the 2025 Patent and Trademarks Agent Exams. The Trademark Agent Exam is likely to be held on January 04, 2025 and the Patent Agent Exam is likely to be held on January 5, 2025.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As our readers know, The IPKat was co-founded by Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Fhima back in June 2003, and was originally meant as a study aid for the University of London IP students. A neighbour of Jeremy’s designed the original IPKat logo and … the rest is history!

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs- A Reasoned Judgement or Inherently Contradictory? Bharathwaj is a student at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur and loves reading books and IP law. Image from here Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC V. The claims in the complete specifications (Application No.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. 23 (2003), false claims about the inventorship or authorship of a product are not actionable under the Lanham Act. Dawgs’ (“Dawgs”) counterclaim for false advertising under the Lanham Act.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

AOL from 2003, a case I still include in my Internet Law casebook. It’s not hard to imagine how a negligent design claim could have been structured here. First, the plaintiff could have argued that YouTube’s design encourages the production and viewing of illegal animal abuse videos. Case citation : Freethinker v.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

The Internet is rife with examples of top designers who started with a piece of pirated software, mastered their skills, and went on to become a professional. The researchers examine the effect of software piracy on poverty in developing and Latin American economies between 2003 and 2017.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Under Section 297A(a) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, both men admitted “Selling, Distributing Or Letting For Hire Or Exposing For Sale Or Hire An Unauthorized Decoder.” Gary Doherty’s offenses contrary to Section 297A(a) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act earned him 175 hours of community service.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

22] However, to remedy this caveat, the court propounded that designating a colour using an internationally recognised identification code (such as Pantone) will constitute a graphical representation, being precise and stable. [23] 2003) 27 PTC 478 at para 63. See also: Libertel Group BV and Benelux-Merkenbureau [2003] E.T.M.R.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

5,110,046 (’046 Patent), relates to preventing abrasion on tie rail seats by using a plate designed to absorb abrasion between the rail pad and rail tie. [7] 99-0182-CV-W-SOW, 2003 WL 24272366, at *4 (W.D. 15, 2003), aff’d 424 F.3d 15] Pandrol USA, LP, 2003 WL 24272366, at *4. [16] The patent at issue, U.S. at col 2 l.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

However, it is also important to assess the position of copyright protection offered to fashion designers specifically and the scope of the same. However, in 2003, with the case of Eastern Book Company v. Copyright Act or Design Act? What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

.” The court distinguishes Roommates.com : “Unlike in Roommates where use of the discriminatory criteria was mandated, here use of the tools was neither mandated nor inherently discriminatory given the design of the tools for use by a wide variety of advertisers.” That’s not a new principle–I teach the Noah v.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Additionally, it requires Cambodia to maintain online databases with data on applications and registrations for patents, industrial designs, and trademarks. A GI is a label placed on goods with a geographic origin and a quality, reputation, or other attribute associated with that location. Conclusion.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In 2015, the Cancellation Applicant filed a request for revocation of Ferrari’s International trade mark ‘Testarossa’, designating (amongst others) the European Union, initially registered by Ferrari in connection with the premier of its sports car series from the 80’s and 90’s.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Design Patent No. D450,839 looks like a set of clown feet (image below), but, in actuality it covers “the ornamental design for a handle for introducer sheath” and is used as part of a medical catheter kit. Junker designed the handle with “large, rounded Mickey-Mouse-shaped ears” to make it easier to handle.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

149, 159 (2003), the exceptions in 35 U.S.C. § Regarding legislative history, the Federal Circuit noted that the AIA provided for PGRs “designed to allow parties to challenge a granted patent through a[n] expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation.” Peabody Coal Co. , Introduction of Patent Reform Act, 153 Cong.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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IIPRD

APRIL 3, 2024

1] The fashion industry in India is extremely diverse in the type of fabric, labour, design, way of draping, and handwork that is used. Protection of Fashion: IPR Indian fashion houses have begun to toe the line of Western fashion houses by registering their designs and fashion works as IPR. [4] Tahiliani Design Pvt.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

Because several of the getGo® Marks have been in use continuously since at least 2003, and Plaintiffs apparently complied with all further requirements, they are incontestable under 15 U.S.C. Plaintiffs are further claiming Defendants’ actions constitute unfair competition and false designation of origin in violation of 15 U.S.C.

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IIPRD

MAY 9, 2024

Overview on Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law Indian IP law is primarily designed to encourage innovation and creativity by providing inventors with exclusive rights to their creations for a specified period of time. 12, Acts of Parliament, 2003 (India) [8] Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Vs. Competition Commission of India and Ors.,

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

The share of “DTS-i Technology” had a notable surge from 2003 to 2008, suggesting that the product protected by the Applicant’s patent had gained considerable popularity in the market. The patent that was granted to the applicant specifically references the date of application, which is either July 16th, 2002 or 2003.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

Here, a 2003 article was copied and pasted from to make a script for a review of the movie 28 Days Later. The various anti-copying tools we have available were designed to solve a very specific problem that existed on the internet over 20 years ago. Bottom Line. They have proved very capable of that, but the internet has shifted.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, in the two-year period 2003-2005, respondent's principal cause 27 intent-to-use applications for various marks for condoms, despite admittedly not knowing the legal meaning of "intent to use." He conducted clinical trials in 2000 and manufacturing began in 2002-2003. See Commodore Elecs. 7 (citing S.

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Intepat

JUNE 7, 2024

Traditionally, trademarks encompassed fundamental elements such as plain words, logos, and designs, serving as unequivocal identifiers of the origin of goods and services. Color psychology plays a crucial role in product design, as specific hues can evoke distinct psychological responses and influence purchasing decisions.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 11, 2024

Under the Whistle Blower Protection Act, if an individual feels that they are facing any form of retaliation or victimization throughout the period of blowing the whistle upon organisations, the act allows for such persons to seek protection from the necessary authorities designated within the act itself.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Wymeersch (2003) CMLR op.cit., i] Dan Prentice, ‘The Incorporation Theory – The United Kingdom, [2003] 14 European Business Law Review 631. [ii] 1034-1035; Wymeersch (March 2003) op.cit., x] Roth (2003) op.cit., Mucciarelli, op.cit; Wymeersch (March 2003) op.cit. See analysis in Prentice op.cit., Rammeloo, op.cit.,12;

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2021

Here, the court found that the patent provided “no details” about specific embodiments beyond “an alphanumeric designation, SJ25C1, as the source”, and no “general characteristics that would allow” the binding portion to operate. Provisional App: 52334_60383872 ].

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Regarding the IPR matters, Cambodia has issued the following legal documents: • Law concerning Marks, Trade Name and Acts of Unfair Competition dated January 8, 2002; • Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial Designs, in force since January 2003; • Law on Copyright and Related Right, in force since March 2003.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 22, 2024

Further, on behalf of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks (CGPDTM), the lawyer argued that the case of European Union represented by the European Commission could not be used as the FER was available online and the Petitioner had an opportunity to check.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2024

Henrik Bull’s architecture design of Oslo’s National Theatre. This is because, although the UK copyright expired in 1987, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 provides a special exception for the play. . • Songs by Hank Williams. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent film, The Passion of Joan of Arc.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

My understanding is that WPL designed its software so that its software would execute the same input-procedure used on SAS and produce an equivalent output. Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law (2003). Although these are functional aspects, they also involve creative choices. Landes & Richard A. 1821 (2013).

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Nathan directed the allegedly infringing 2013 Documentary, which “tells the story of Pug, a thirteen-year-old child who wants to be a ‘12 O’Clock Boy,’ just like [he] has repeatedly watched in [the 2001 and 2003 Documentaries].” So too with plaintiffs’ 2003 Documentary. This gave them a different “total concept and feel.”

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2024

The Controller General of Patents & Designs , clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. The Controller General of Patents & Designs observed that though “ working examples are essential for demonstrating the feasibility and workability of an invention, they do not define the patent’s scope.”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In 2003, the French Supreme Administrative Court declined the appeal. According to the Administrative Court, the denomination “morbier” traditionally designated a cheese from the Jura region. Several morbier producers from outside the Jura region tried to challenge the French decision to register PDO “Morbier”.

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