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Can Braille Be Registered As a Trademark?

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Trademarks are no longer confined to words, numbers, or devices. This is primarily because of the clash between the traditional concept of trademarks and the ever-growing need to find newer ways to differentiate one’s product and services from competitors. [1] 7] Is Braille a ‘Mark’ ?

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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

IP and Legal Filings

He was unmistakably aware of the nuances regarding colours in trademark law. Broadly speaking, trademarks are of two types: traditional and non-traditional. [1] Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3]

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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

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ii] American media personality Paris Hilton used her now trademarked catchphrase “That’s Hot” in reality TV show The Simple Life routinely. She trademarked the term in February 2007, and since then, it has become her “signature catchphrase.” for using her trademarked phrase in their cards, thereby infringing on her rights.

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Protection of Color Trademarks under the Indian Trademark Law

Kashishipr

A trademark refers to a recognizable expression, design, or sign uniquely identifying the products or services of a specific source and differentiating them from those of others. A trademark may be located on the packaging, voucher, label, or the product itself. Law on Color Trademarks in India.

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IP Scholarship, Citations, and Knowledge Governance: Some Insights from the History of IP Teaching in India

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The status of IP teaching and research was dire in many countries in the 1980s, suggested the participants in the ATRIP’s Regional Symposium on Intellectual Property Law Teaching and Research in Asia and the Pacific , held at Peking University, Beijing, in November 1987. Please let us know if any reader is aware of the same).

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Saving your Mark from Trademark Genericide

Kashishipr

Today, several generic terms that we use, such as ‘escalator,’ ‘xerox,’ ‘cellophane,’ sound common but were once protected as trademarks. What is Genericide of a Trademark? Genericide of a trademark occurs when it is reduced to a common term identifying a category of products.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” The report notes on page 11 that “In 2003, research estimates put the [U.S.] This blog piece looks beyond the U.S.