The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2022

It granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark DANTANNA’S for “steak and seafood restaurant” on the ground of fraud. Therefore, the Board held that “[i]n matters of trademark registration and maintenance, where the USPTO relies on declarations to be complete, accurate, and truthful.

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Registration Ownership Licensing Trademark 56

The TTABlog

AUGUST 2, 2021

For only the second time since the CAFC's 2009 decision in In re Bose , the Board upheld a claim of fraud, ordering cancellation of a registration for the mark FUJIIRYOKI for massage chairs. William Shen, the CEO of Respondent ACIGI, filed the underlying application and then assigned the registration to ACIGI soon after issuance.

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Registration Ownership Licensing Trademark 52

The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

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Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 91

SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Tech giants Nokia and Oppo enter into a cross-licensing agreement ending their patent disputes across multiple jurisdictions! Other Posts Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Image from here Sit back, relax, and sift through the pages of December’s posts on SpicyIP this weekend!

Music 59

Music Intellectual Property Copyright IP 59

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. The registration at USPTO is required to protect the creditor from bona fide purchasers and mortgages. The security agreement has to be registered with the USPTO.

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IP Intellectual Property Branding Brands 40

Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

Crabtree claims that Kirkman talked him into giving up co-ownership rights in “Invincible” by asking him to sign a document in 2005 that Kirkman represented would make it easier to market the work to licensees but which wouldn’t affect any of Crabtree’s rights. The Requirements for Copyright Joint Authorship and Co-Ownership.

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Ownership Television Copyright Copyright Notice 65

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. Take, for example, a T shirt which features a painting, sculpture, or even graffiti.

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 52