SpicyIP

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, once more, guided by Sankofa sense, I set out to sift through the SpicyIP pages, starting from 2005 and journeying through the “Julys” of years past, to see what we have got or lost over the years. What’s in the GI Registration numbers? : Do they really serve the purpose of registration under the GI Act?

Registration 98

Registration IP Copyright Blogging 98

SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

In a major development concerning the Ibrutinib patent, DHC restrains generic manufacturers from manufacturing and marketing the life-saving anti-cancer drug. 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

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.

Registration 52

Registration Ownership Licensing Trademark 52

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Background In July 2001, an EU trade mark application was filed for the word sign ‘Vita’ for certain Class 9 goods, and later registered in September 2005. Ownership of the registration was subsequently transferred to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd (the predecessor to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd, ‘the applicant’).

Marketing 56

Marketing Marketing Ownership Advertising 56

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. Objective 5.11.1

IP 40

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.

Ownership 65

Ownership Television Copyright Copyright Notice 65

LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

A symbol or design is generally eligible for trademark registration if it can function as a source identifier of goods and services, is not similar to a prior mark or in conflict with other prior rights of a third party, and is not otherwise prohibited by trademark or other laws in China. The most famous 3D mark in China is Ferrero S.PA.’s

Designs 52

Designs Design Trademark Intellectual Property 52