The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In its request to the CJEU, the referring Bulgarian court had asked whether Bulgarian criminal penalties for trade mark infringement comply with Directive 2004/48/EC and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Charter). The relevant issues may be summarised as follows: 1) The referring court considered Art.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 22, 2024

2004), and the question of whether “only a Gibson guitar can make a Gibson-looking […] The post Best of 2009: “While my guitar gently weeps” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis was first posted on March 31, 2009. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 70 UPSQ2d 1911 (M.D.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

iThenticate, the service most frequently used by journals, just launched in 2004. Second, there needs to be an effort to determine how the plagiarism slipped through in the first place. It could be as simple as the timing. Crossref, which helps journals check work against other journals, would not begin until 2008.

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Patently-O

MARCH 8, 2022

The surcharge slowly rose up to $18 per extra claim by 2004. I posit that the rapid decline in jumbo patents after 1995 was a direct result of the substantial rise in fee-surcharges December 2004. In 1982, the USPTO began charging a surcharge for patent applications that included >3 independent claims and >20 total claims.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 1, 2024

The file was originally uploaded on March 25, 2004, and several people continue to share it today. On March 31, 2004, someone uploaded a pirated copy of the documentary “ Revolution OS ” to the site which is alive and kicking today.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2023

2023, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004… The 90% figure didn’t suddenly appear in 2016 either. Back in 2004, the Motion Picture Association’s Regional Director, Dara MacGreevy, reportedly said that 90% of online films come from camcorder copies. That press release didn’t mention a source either.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This combination, as we discussed in this retrospective, has been around since at least 2004 , spearheaded by the then-popular Article Bot software. This is often paired with article scraping to try and make the content appear original, even if it is less readable.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 24, 2025

Plaintiffs allege that Intershez, formed in 1996 and with a distribution agreement with Shezan International, registered Shezan Services’ trademarks without permission in 2004. The p laintiffs argue that after Intershez was dissolved in 2008, it falsely claimed ownership of the trademarks and used them to record with U.S.

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The IPKat

JULY 28, 2022

A useful timeline of events was provided by Darren Meale in his guestpost concerning last year’s Court of Appeal decision: July 2017: High Court refuses a pre-trial reference to the CJEU as premature [2017] EWHC 1769 (see Retromark Volume II ) February 2018: High Court’s 358 paragraph judgment finding infringement subject to referral questions [2018] (..)

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2021

In 2004, Nate Hendley and James Lorimer & Company Ltd, the defendants, released The Black Donnellys: The Outrageous Tale of Canada’s Deadliest Feud. Nevertheless, the crucial point of Winkler is not the fact (pun not intended) that the books were fiction, but that Kelly classified his books as works of historical nonfiction.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 4, 2021

These agreements were slated for renewal in 2004, during which Access Copyright sought to restructure the royalty system to reflect the quantity and extent of photocopies made in schools. The landmark 2004 SCC case, CCH Canadian Ltd. Four different categories of usage arose from an assessment of school photocopying habits.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

This also applies to the iconic sitcom “Friends,” which originally appeared on NBC between 1994 and 2004. Availability is not only important for new releases though as iconic movies and TV shows always stay in high demand. That is, as long as they still have access.

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Olartemoure Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

15, 2004 Where’s the pizza team? This heart-shaped pepperoni slice was patented in 2004 so that all people that want, could grab a pizza and a cold beer and have a nice quiet evening at home with your sweetheart. Arbaugh Assignee: Individual Date of Patent: Jun.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 25, 2021

NDP MP Charlie Angus has been a consistent – and persistent – voice on digital policies since his election to the House of Commons in 2004.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

107-108 of the Legislative Decree 42/2004 , Cultural Heritage Code “Codice dei Beni Culturali” (the public law on the regulation of cultural heritage) and, by analogy, art. They merge and overlap pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests, such as public law (Legislative Decree 42/2004) and private law (Civil Code).

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The TTABlog

MARCH 25, 2025

As of 2019, the PANERA mark had been in use for 22 years, but that compared "unfavorably" to two famous competitors: McDonalds (60 years as of 2014) and STARBUCKS (35 years as of 2004), as did their respective geographic footprints. Pumernickel's sales figures lacked industry context.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

2004/0033280 (“Whittle”), into the specification of the ’911 patent and then not disclosing Whittle to the USPTO as prior art; and (2) UCANN’s litigation counsel, Cooley LLP, purportedly took conflicting positions in its representation of UCANN and another client, GW Pharma (the owner of Whittle). Patent Publication No.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2024

“For these purposes, the relevant information could consist of the same information which may be requested in accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 2004/48/EC , including the email address, telephone number and IP addresses relating to alleged infringers or participants to alleged infringing activities.”

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The blog debuted on November 8, 2004, with a post entitled "Leo Stoller Loses Again." "When I was 17, it was a very good year." At least for the TTABlog. Let's hope this coming year is better for everyone. Remember him? Here we are, just over 5,000 blog posts later and approaching 15,000 tweets. Thank you all for reading!

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 29, 2024

2004), which defined the plain and ordinary meaning of the phrase “at least one of” followed by a series of elements separated by “and,” played an important role in decisions on claim construction in courts across the country, as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). DirectTV Enters., 3d 870 (Fed.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

Lord of the Fries is an Australian casual dining fast food chain that started as a food truck in Melbourne in 2004. 887543 in Class 30 for "Confectionery; bakery goods and cereal-based products; flavourings for beverages; chocolate and cocoa-based beverages; jellies and ices, icecreams and edible ice blocks."

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 15, 2024

Back in 2004, in the pre-Web 2.0 In the past two decades, Internet traffic has exploded with more bytes being transferred in each successive year. While this stable trend continues, the types of traffic that pass through the pipes have changed radically.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Hasco asserted a likelihood of confusion with its earlier national Polish trade mark ‘NATURKAPS’, filed on 9 November 2000 and registered on 10 September 2004 for ‘pharmaceutical products’ in class 5. Back then, Poland was not a Member State of the EU (it joined in 2004) and was therefore not bound by EU law.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2021

FDM is a multi-purpose download tool that has been around since 2004. However, there’s plenty going on behind the scenes, as a recent issue at “ Free Download Manager ” (FDM) shows. ‘Free Download Manager’ Pulls YouTube Support. The software can optimize browser downloads and has a built-in BitTorrent client.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Author: Rohit Soni, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing. References Singh R. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co. New York: Longman; 2002. Intellectual property. Google Scholar] New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co. The Design Act.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The TTABlog debuted on November 8, 2004, with a blog post entitled "Leo Stoller Loses Again." Remember him? Here we are, some 4,800 blog posts and more than 14,000 tweets later. Thank you readers! Read comments and post your comment here. Text Copyright John L. Welch 2021.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Vondran Legal has handled hundreds of federal court litigation cases since its founding in 2004. This blog is written by Arizona copyright lawyer Steve Vondran.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Important background information to this lawsuit is that Real Kungfu is the owner of trade mark registrations in China for a logo which apparently have reproduced Bruce Lee’s likeness since 2004.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

SSPL was incorporated in 2004. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. The plaintiff, SSPL, had filed a lawsuit against the defendant NTC in the Bombay High Court, alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement. Plaintiff’s Arguments.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 11, 2023

2004), and the question of. One of the first posts on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® was about Gibson Guitar Corp. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 70 UPSQ2d 1911 (M.D. The post While my guitar gently weeps appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 30, 2023

Developed by UK ISP BT at an estimated cost of £500,000, the Cleanfeed content-blocking system was launched in 2004 with the stated aim of preventing access to child abuse material. In the meantime, others may claim entitlement to protection too, through the courts if necessary.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This state of play was only disrupted in 2004, when Chile first proposed to WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that it explore the issue of limitations and exceptions (L&Es). This led the Committee to embark on a decade-long process of commissioning expert studies relating to L&Es.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Sony Sends in the Lawyers When Sony released the PSP in 2004, the race to run ‘homebrew’ software on the PSP also began. The PSP was discontinued in 2014, but after more than a decade, Sony’s lawsuit is still alive and inching toward a conclusion – one way or another.

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IPilogue

JULY 12, 2022

Adidas_1 was announced in 2004 and released in 2005, touted as the world’s first intelligent running shoe. The company claims that this is an infringement of Adidas’ existing patent for an “intelligent footwear system” that senses and adjusts the comfort of the shoe when worn.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Since 2004, Constitution and Citizenship Day has celebrated the birth — and endurance — of the U.S. Constitution. Commemorated on the anniversary of the final signing of the Constitution, this day serves as a reminder of the resilience and strength of many of the important founding principles of the country.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

When I started this blog in 2004, I never dreamed it would still be going strong (more or less) nineteen years later. The TTABlog debuted on November 8, 2004, with a post entitled "Leo Stoller Loses Again." Eighteen maybe, but not nineteen. Remember him? Here we are, over 5,300 blog posts and 15,000 "tweets" later.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The notice has cited the recent amendments to the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (see here ) and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004 (see here ) as the reason to revise the 2014 guidelines but does not specify who the signatory officer is or when the notice was published online. The comments are invited by December 17, 2024.

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