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He was unmistakably aware of the nuances regarding colours in trademarklaw. Broadly speaking, trademarks are of two types: traditional and non-traditional. [1] Notwithstanding the essence of this finding, this is too narrow an interpretation of the true spirit of trademarklaw. 2003) 27 PTC 478 at para 63.
The application seeking the interim relief was filed by UTIITSL who has been an authorized service provider since 2003 for processing PAN and related services like issuance of documents such as Aadhar Card, Voter ID, driving license, etc.
As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003. Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademarklaw.
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Today, several generic terms that we use, such as ‘escalator,’ ‘xerox,’ ‘cellophane,’ sound common but were once protected as trademarks. ” For combating trademark genericide, conventional trademark enforcement measures have to be coupled with unconventional methods.
Leo Burnett (India) Private Limited (2003), which established an implied recognition of such a protection, and further expressly extended it to characters in comic books, such as “Nagraj,” and TV serials, against commercial misuse. The courts laid the early groundwork for the concept through decisions in V.T. Arvee Enterprises and Ors.
Although Kobe started his career with Adidas, he changed to Nike in 2003, and he stayed there for the rest of his life. If you pay much attention to sneakers, you might know that the agreement between Nike and the Bryant Estate for Nike’s line of Kobe sneakers recently expired.
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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.
This post discusses the case and argues that there already exists a mechanism under the Patent and trademarklaws that govern and supervise such agents. Plus, I argue that the liability of such an agent should be analogized with legal practitioners for which we already have sound jurisprudence and laws regarding professional conduct.
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However, the extent of protection and applicable principles of trademarklaw that surround the numeral trademark takes center stage in the discussion. Names like 7-eleven, 5 Star, 7Up, and 99acres resonate with consumers, widely reflecting the innovative use of number as brand identities.
Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademarklaw. So too with plaintiffs’ 2003 Documentary. The court, in a careful opinion, rejected all the claims. This gave them a different “total concept and feel.”
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Verma, another Indian professor from DU who was also the president of ATRIP (2001-2003), mentions this as starting in 1968 (as opposed to 1967) in a separate report on IP teaching in India. Moreover, as the 1987 report notes, IP litigation was very limited at that time, except for trademarklaw.
Ltd , 2003(27)PTC478(DEL), Colgate’s assertion that the color red constituted a component of their brand’s trade dress was refuted by Anchor in the dispute over the use of the color red on toothpaste packaging. The use of color as a distinguishing element under trademarklaw is subject to a number of requirements.
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The report notes on page 11 that “In 2003, research estimates put the [U.S.] Second , it has been argued that the court merely espoused the settled principles of trademarklaw that ‘common’ names and phrases cannot be monopolized. ” Ginsburg (2003) at 1086-87. ’”(emphasis added).
19] Being able to distinguish one’s trademark falls at the centre of the trademarklaw, as otherwise, it is liable to be rejected under Section 9(1) of the Act. As cited in Intellectual Property Law, Bently, Sherman, Gangjee, & Johnson at page 957. [11] Joot Kist, Case C-283/01, [2003] ECR-I-14313. [12]
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Joost Kist Memex (2003) , par. Though there are only 333 EU registered sound marks, according to EUIPO January 1996 to July 2022 statistics (section 5.2 at page 36 of 53), sixty-four of them have registered in the last three years, thus roughly 20+ per year (That compares to about 11.6 per year from 1996 to 2019).
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Arvee Enterprises in 2003. Jaitley’s right and pronounced that any person may be restrained from using the names of popular or well-known celebrities, when the particular name is a well-known trademark as envisaged under the basic principles of trademarklaw and thatcelebrity is entitled to use his name for commercial purposes.
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2003) (quoting Mark S. 471, 500 (2003)). [16] Lemley, What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from TrademarkLaw , 58 Stan. 903, 930 (2003) (“[T]here is good reason to think… that the right of publicity is unconstitutional as to all noncommercial speech, and perhaps even as to commercial advertising as well.”). [24]
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