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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

IP and Legal Filings

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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Professor Sues Cheating Student for Copyright Infringement

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In addition to the court costs and legal fees, Berkovitz says that he received an expedited registration from the U.S. Such a registration costs $800 on top of the normal registration fees. In that regard, this type of litigation is more akin to the RIAA file sharer lawsuits that began in 2003. Copyright Office.

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

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However, the visual similarity was only a supplementary point in the Courts finding of infringement which was primarily based on the identicality of the business names, and their registration under the same classes. Sulochana Bai (2016) on priority in adoption superseding subsequent registration w.r.t. Additionally, in Pratibha M.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN THAILAND

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

2534, governs the trademark procedure, even though Trademark registration is not mandatory in Thailand. A patent registration is not mandatory in Thailand, but to have an exclusive right over the invented good or process, it is necessary to file an application for patent and to be granted with a patent. The Trademark Act B.E

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SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Notifies Patent and Trademark Agent Exams 2024

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The accompanying guidelines to the notice give other relevant information about the registration process, issuance of admit cards, nature of the written examinations, and importantly the syllabus for the exam. For the Patent Agent Exam, it’s the Patent Act, 1970, Patent Rules 2003 (as amended) & IP Administration.

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The Pirate Bay Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

TorrentFreak

During the summer of 2003, Swedish pro-culture organization Piratbyrån was making a name for itself; sharing news and educating people on how they could share media online. The ability to comment was also sacrificed at some point, and user registrations were closed for years, although there’s some progress on that front now.

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Can Tactile Marks Be Effectively Protected Under Trademark Law?

IP and Legal Filings

In 2003, the firm’s trademark in Germany was protected due to its distinctive design. 1] In 2006, the International Trademark Association, INTA, officially recognized the importance of tactile marks by adopting a resolution in support of the recognition and registration of these marks. are two examples.