The TTABlog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The NAKED condom case returned to the TTAB after a CAFC reversal [ TTABlogged here ] and the Supreme Court's denial of the registrant's petition for writ of certiorari (September 2021). Respondent's evidence and testimony showed that its principal had worked in the birth control industry since 1989, designing a "relaxed-fit" condom.

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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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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. Cambodia reaffirms its dedication to upholding the necessary regulations that mandate that its central government utilise only non-infringing software. Conclusion.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Nidhi Raman, the learned Central Government Standing Counsel, to seek guidance from the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks ( CGPDTM ) regarding the apposite manner of regulating such agents and submit them in the next hearing. Though his registration was later restored.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 8, 2023

” The Appellant learned that the Respondents were operating two hotels in Bangalore and Puttaparthi, noting that they had imitated their design, signage, and use of the phrase “RENAISSANCE.” Since roughly 1981, according to the plaintiff, the trade mark has been used internationally.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Goods or items produced outside Bangladesh involving infringement of the Copyright Act, 2000 or infringement of layout design of integrated circuits that are intended for sale or use for commercial purposes within the territory of Bangladesh. A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2022

The Respondent secured federal trademark registration for “Get Lucky” in 1986, and the Petitioner commenced offering garments employing the registered trademark “Lucky Brand” and term “Lucky” a few years later, in 1990.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 14, 2023

In an incisive post, Mathews argues that the DHC’s ruling is too broad and ignores the cutoff date (in 2003 – 13 years prior to the amendment of the Rules) for placing the reservation within the country’s Patent Rules. The defendant had filed another application seeking deletion of plaintiff no. Case: Paul Components Pvt.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

Per the Complaint, Plaintiffs have used the getGo® trademark since at least March 2013 and have sought and secured federal trademark registrations for various getGo® trademarks and logos as set forth below (the “getGo® Marks”). Registration No. Service Mark Registrations, Nos. Get To Know GetGo.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

iii] [Image Sources : Shutterstock] As a result, a corporation is globally recognized when it has met the registration criteria in its State of incorporation. Wymeersch (2003) CMLR op.cit., i] Dan Prentice, ‘The Incorporation Theory – The United Kingdom, [2003] 14 European Business Law Review 631. [ii] x] Roth (2003) op.cit.,

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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 mode of application for the exams is online and the registration will be open from July 08 (12 noon) to August 08 (05.30

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 8, 2024

IMPROTANCE OF PATENT REGISTRSTION The registration of the Patent is essential for the inventors and businesses alike, providing a multifaceted protection for an invention. The registration unlatches the possibility to monetize the invention. Moreover, a patent registration makes the competitive advantage stronger.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They are designed to reward goodwill and reputation created or built up by a producer or a group of producers over many years or even centuries. Under the current legal status of Sri Lanka, the Intellectual Property Act No 36 of 2003 (IP Act) provides varieties of protection for GIs. 38 of 2003. Section 142 (5)). Conclusion.

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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

.” The urge for the protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions (‘TCEs’) has become stronger in the wake of incidents such as swimsuits featuring Goddess Lakshmi, Louis Vuitton making Basotho design blankets among others. Disney filed a trademark application for this term in 1994, and it was registered in 2003.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 12, 2024

It means the products created by the use of the human mind as well as some resultant inventions, literary works, original designs, and the identities of various trademarks or logos that serve as brands in the market. Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999 of India under Section 2(e) describes GI tags.

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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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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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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. There are no precedents through which trademark issues could be discussed, but an online platform named Second life appeared in 2003 was a pioneer of metaverse technology and its fast development brought numerous intellectual property issues.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Standard debate assumes semi omniscience of designer neutrally concerned with social welfare. Bespoke systems are often underutilized by their own designers and outmoded. Examples: Vessel Hull Design Protection Act. Was more heavily used 1999-2003. What if rules are largely written by the regulated parties?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Citing a 2003 Ninth Circuit case, Kremen v. Thus, other cases have applied conversion law to alleged theft of domain name registrations (e.g., So when this court says “Plaintiffs have property rights to their websites for the same reasons a registrant has property rights to a domain name,” I have no idea what it means.

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Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

Ashcroft (2003) highlighted the two dimensions of patent law which are enshrined within the constitutional principle. The Supreme Court in Eldred v. One pertains to granting exclusive rights to “authors and inventors” to encourage creativity.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant’s mark “Casinos Pride”, the label, the design of the bottle in which the Defendant sold its product and the package in which the bottle was packed, all infringed the Plaintiff‘s registered trademarks “Blender’s Pride” and “Imperial Blue”. Dwd Pharmaceuticals Ltd., (22 22 nd November 2022).

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IIPRD

JANUARY 21, 2022

For the purposes of qualifying under the common law of passing off, the packaging and the design of the product should have some kind of inherent distinctiveness or the product could also have acquired a distinctive character from its presence in the market over a considerable amount of time. References: [1] 2003 (27) PTC 478 Del. [2]

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Intepat

JUNE 18, 2024

A patent application is usually published after 18 months from the earliest priority date (Section 11A(1) of Indian Patents Act, 1970 r/w Rule 24 of Patents Rules, 2003). But the catch is here. If a request for early publication is filed under Rule 24A through Form 9 then the application is published within one month of making such request.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Trade secrets uphold the secrecy of integral information of an enterprise relating to its strategies, programs, designs, patterns, or more. Vs timepiece Communication Pvt Ltd on 27 March 2003. They give a competitive edge to the brand and are not subject to public knowledge. Govindan vs E.M. Gopalakrishna Kone And Anr.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Pursuant to Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 (EUTMR), a trade mark which has not been put to genuine use by its holder within five years after its registration may be liable to revocation unless there are valid reasons for its non-use.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

2] This new set of marks is often referred to as non-traditional trademarks , and the qualification for their registration, as opposed to a traditional mark, is substantially higher. [3] I do this by demonstrating the statutory criteria for trademark registration and then applying the set criteria to check the registrability of braille.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. The report notes on page 11 that “In 2003, research estimates put the [U.S.] But that “provision only restricts registration of the mark.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. The policy based considerations include the internal policies of e-commerce sites as well as registrations of companies for their IP. [6] Kirsty Phillips et al.,

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

for women: a swimsuit with decorations attached; can get more elaborate with feathers and design elements. © attaches without registration and endures for much longer than design rights. Tyler Ochoa: Thinks that these were probably easily registrable even pre- Star Athletica because of nonfunctionality. More typical, esp.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In the 1990s, an association of morbier producers applied for registration of PDO “Morbier”. After approving the registration in 2000, French authorities transferred the file to the European Commission for an EU-wide registration. In 2003, the French Supreme Administrative Court declined the appeal.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

However, Sections 280 [8] and 284 [9] of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 compare agents to solicitors and grant them an equal privilege in terms of documentation, communication and information. India sheds concerns on issues of non-disclosure leading to false registration. Law Commission of India, Report No.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2023

notice, registration, and renewal) formerly imposed under U.S. copyright actually did expire in 1987, but one year later, the British Parliament introduced a unique exception to the Copyright Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in favor of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. Well, the U.K.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The now said was made abundantly clear in an interesting judgment (Case T-486/20) from October this year in which the General Court considered that the Cancellation Division and the EUIPO Fifth Board of Appeal had exceeded their competence by declaring the contested mark invalid on the basis of its alleged lack of distinctive character.

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