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On Remand from the CAFC, TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of "NAKED" Registration for Condoms

The TTABlog

The NAKED condom case returned to the TTAB after a CAFC reversal [ TTABlogged here ] and the Supreme Court's denial of the registrant's petition for writ of certiorari (September 2021). Respondent's evidence and testimony showed that its principal had worked in the birth control industry since 1989, designing a "relaxed-fit" condom.

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Growth in Industrial Design Registrations Sporadic Over Past Decades

Corsearch

With the challenges posed by name saturation and the reduced availability of work marks, industrial designs are increasingly important within intellectual property strategies. When people think about designs they typically think of patents, but the world of protecting designs is far more extensive than that.

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One Person Company : A Boon To Individual Businessman

IP and Legal Filings

is the duty of the proprietor of an OPC to designate a successor who will assume control of the business upon the proprietor’s demise. The JJ Irani Committee has advocated for the formation of One Person Companies in India since 2005; it is regarded as a groundbreaking idea. The JJ Irani Committee report, 2005.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. The warning came as a result of complaints from various artists and designers who assert that their works are being distributed on various platforms without benefitting them.

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Intellectual Property Rights And Darwinism In E-Commerce

IP and Legal Filings

There are different legislations and acts such as the Patents (Amendment) Act 2005, Copyright (Amendment) Act 1999, The Trademark Act 1999, The Designs Act 2005, and many more to regulate and protect India’s intellectual property rights. Dr. Cluadio De Simone & Anr. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KIN OF E-COMMERCE.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

When artificial technologies are utilized for creating innovations, such as employing evolutionary algorithms for antenna design or engaging IBM Watson to produce music, IPR laws become relevant. AI is doing lots of creative work in the fields of animation, web apps, images, music, designing, and various other things.

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IP Audit: What is it all about?

IIPRD

Effective and timely registration of IPs is now what the company strives for. In 2005, Qualcomm generated about 58% of its $5.7 designed wireless chips, which are manufactured by third parties under contract. They cannot take any risk when it comes to their IPs, since it is the IP that derives profit for the company.

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