IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003. These intersections between trademark and copyright law may stop Mickey from strolling into public use for the coming years. Starting in 1990, Disney pushed hard for an extension of copyright protections.

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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. These intersections between trademark and copyright law may stop Mickey from strolling into public use for the coming years. The post Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024 appeared first on IPOsgoode.

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Intepat

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Patent Rules, 2003 ( the Rules ) also particularly deal with the specification of an invention. No exclusivity can be claimed over anything which is not disclosed in the complete specification and would subsequently become open to public use. Provisional Specification.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 31, 2025

2003-2023: image only, 200K office actions, image+text, 500K office actions. Could companies actually retain rights to marks they havent been using in years based on consumers continuing use of these names? Public use doctrine for nicknames like Coke might help them, as in Coca-Cola v. Applicant behavior?

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