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SpicyIP Tidbit: Bombay High Court Issues Dynamic Injunction to Protect National Interests!  

SpicyIP

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.

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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] Notwithstanding the essence of this finding, this is too narrow an interpretation of the true spirit of trademark law. 2003) 27 PTC 478 at para 63.

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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

IPilogue

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 trademark law.

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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

IIPRD

Catchphrases in Copyright and Trademark Law Copyright law guarantees artists the protection of their creative work while allowing others to expand upon it through its legislations. vii] For instance, Cardi B was denied the trademark rights to her catchphrase “Okurrr” because it was already widely in use.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Initially, neither the 1992 Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Designations of Origin , nor the 1992 Patent Law , had provided that putting patented or trademarked goods onto the market within Russia exhausted IP rights. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006.

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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

IPilogue

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 trademark law.

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Kobe Bryant Estate Files for Numerous Trademarks Associated with Apparel and Footwear

The IP Law Blog

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.