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The impact of Geographical Identification tags on Indian local markets and economies

IP and Legal Filings

Geographical indications bring a sense of security that protects unique property that belongs to a particular geographical location, increasing its value in the market. By throwing more light on the market economy and local market, it can be noted that G.I. tags have a significant impact.

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Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Housing Ads–Vargas v. Facebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

“plaintiffs do not attempt to allege that housing was generally available in their desired markets – much less that housing Ads satisfying those criteria were being placed in Facebook – under the criteria that any of the plaintiffs were using during the times they were using Facebook to search for housing. .”

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

These two largest services merged their platforms a couple of years ago, which influenced the taxi market in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and several other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. These mobile services have significantly expanded the market, transferring most of Kazakhstanis from public transport to taxis.

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Publicity Rights Concerning Sports Athletes

IP and Legal Filings

i] In principle, the Delhi High Court has recognized publicity rights in the case of ICC Development (International) Ltd v Arvee Enterprises (2003). [ii] ii] 2003 VIIAD Delhi 405, 2003 (26) PTC 245 Del, 2004 (1) RAJ 10 [iii] The Trademarks Act, 1999. [iv] ii] It was the first given judgment dealing with publicity rights.

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Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

SpicyIP

271751, titled “Preparation of AZOXYSTROBIN” The plaintiffs manufacture and market Azoxystrobin under the brand name AMISTAR. Background of the Case In this case, the plaintiffs, Syngenta Limited and Anr., Interim Injunction and Scientific Advisor Appointment An interim injunction application (I.A.

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Finding the Real “Burger King”: Identical Marks & Prior Use in the Pune Eatery Case

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The eatery owners argued that they had been using the name Burger King since 1992, which was over two decades before Burger King US entered the Indian market in 2014. It becomes critical to ask whether prior use in the worldwide market suffices in such cases.

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Cambodia and its RCEP Accession

IP and Legal Filings

By integrating 16 nations’ markets, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aspires to make it simpler for each nation’s goods and services to be available throughout the region. By 2050, the predicted $0.5 The RCEP offers a chance to expand agricultural exports in terms of production, processing, and exports.