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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

Samsung : This was a case, from 2011 to 2018, where Apple took the word against Samsung, claiming infringement of its smartphone design and utility patents. 2] Adidas vs. The lawsuit raised an understanding of the value of enduring trademarks and the perils of “knock-off” designs. FAMOUS CASES OF TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT 1.Foreign

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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

However, fair dealing’s designation as an “exception” inherently produces a negative implication: that copyright law is the “natural order” of things. That anyone’s use of a copyright-protected work infringes the copyright owner’s property. And, while one is at it, why not for all intellectual property laws?”. [1]

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

SSPL was incorporated in 2004. The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. According to the plaintiff, the defendant used a similar trade dress and labeling for its soya bean oil products.

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Energy Beverages Sued Indiana Automotive Shop for Alleged Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Evansville, Indiana – In 2004, the Coca-Cola Company launched its Full Throttle® energy drink brand, which was later apparently acquired by Monster Beverage Company (“Monster”) in 2015. Energy also claims it has used a distinctive trade dress on its Full Throttle® products since 2004. Registration Nos.

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High Stakes: Protecting Your Cannabis Intellectual Property

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

Industrial designs are another useful tool in your IP arsenal and can be used to protect the three-dimensional features of a shape and configuration, as well as the two-dimensional features (patterns and ornaments) of finished products intended to be sold (e.g., Once granted, an industrial design offers protection for up to 15 years.

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Diamonds in Dispute: Shima’s Legal Battle Against SRT for Copyright Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Shima, led by President Wentong Liu, claims it has carved a niche in designing and selling distinctive products.

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Intellectual Property Rights And Competition Laws : A Study Of Interface

IP and Legal Filings

In Xerox case [viii] , the court stated that, “ The conflict between the antitrust [ix] and IPR laws arises in the methods the embrace that was designed to achieve reciprocal goals. REFERENCES [i] Mario Monti, European Commissioner for Competition Policy (January 2004). [ii] iii] OECD, Competition Policy and IPRs (1989) 2.