IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2022

The Respondent secured federal trademark registration for “Get Lucky” in 1986, and the Petitioner commenced offering garments employing the registered trademark “Lucky Brand” and term “Lucky” a few years later, in 1990. This case saw the issuance of several marks.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On Wednesday, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision reversing the USPTO’s cancellation of a registered trademark (Great Concepts, LLC v. The Back Story In 2003, Great Concepts applied to register DANTANNA’S for restaurant services. Chutter, Inc., 2022-1212). In 2015, Chutter, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Although the statute does not consist of this word specifically, an interpretation to Section 29(4) of the act refers to this concept of dilution which states that a trademark should be a well-known trademark and have a reputation in India for the application of this section. Court refused the registration for Philips Co.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 18, 2023

18, 2023) , the Federal Circuit addressed whether fraud in a declaration of incontestability justifies cancelling the underlying trademark registration. Their disagreement centers on the scope of “maintaining” a registration and policy concerns over deterring false statements. I’m sure they are lovely.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 20, 2021

India changed its Patents Laws in 2005 to comply with the TRIPS Agreement. Before the amendments of 2005, pharmaceutical manufacturers were not granted patents. They took into consideration Section 3(d) of the Indian Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005. However, after the changes, the rights of the manufacturers were recognized.

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SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

In this post, I have briefly discussed the judgement and analyzed what it could mean for the proprietors of well-known trademarks and other proprietors. The petitioner, Vans Inc, USA, filed for registration of their mark- VANS in 1992, on a ‘proposed to be used basis’. The mark was published in 2005 and was registered in 2006.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Trademarks Act of 1999 does not forbid the use of names of gods or goddesses, religious symbols, or figurines in and of themselves; But it simply limits the registration of the mark under the Trademarks Act’s Section 9(2)(b), as is shown while reading the clause. 4] Section 9(2)(b) of the Indian Trademarks Act, 1999.

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