IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In 2006, Brewery registered BROOKLYN BREWERY as a federal trademark for beer in class 32. For over 30 years, The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation (Brewery) has used the marks BROOKLYN and BROOKLYN BREWERY in connection with the advertising, promotion, and sale of Brewery’s beer and beer-related merchandise.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Originally posted 2006-06-30 12:01:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterTimothy Noah writes in the (awfully redesigned) Slate: Looking back from the 22nd century, future historians will marvel at the current era’s obsession with extending intellectual property rights well past any reasonable limit. Well, not if they read this blog!

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2023

When file-hosting service Zippyshare showed its first signs of life in September 2006, accessing the site using an iPhone was impossible; the smart phone’s existence wouldn’t be announced for another four months. ” Zippyshare (2006-2023) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To monitor and drive quality, the Office has been conducting both internal and external stakeholder perception surveys semiannually since 2006. A high-quality patent must adhere to the requirements of Title 35, and to the corresponding and applicable case law.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Background The challenged patents all claim priority to a common application filed on May 3, 2006, and share a common specification. Patents 8,048,032, RE45,380, RE45,776, RE45,760, and RE47,379 (collectively, “the challenged patents”) under pre-AIA’s first-to-invent provisions.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

In 2006, work on simplifying procedures for the protection of industrial designs started in the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) , which has evolved into the draft for the proposed DLT. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office stopped releasing its annual list of top patent recipients in 2006 in order to "discourag[e] any perception that we believe more is better.". Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and Harrity Analytics announced the release of the 39th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Similar treaties already exist in the area of Patents (Patent Law Treaty of 2000) and Trademarks (Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 and Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks of 2006). By: AEON Law

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

Web scraping has been one of the longest-running themes on this site, with the first articles about it going live as far back as 2006. . hiQ Labs Logo (PRNewsFoto/hiQ Labs). The truth is that web scraping has always been controversial, but equally fraught legally.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In 2006, Chutter, Inc.’s Chutter, Inc. , the Federal Circuit decided on whether the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board can cancel a trademark based on the inclusion of false statements in a declaration to obtain an incontestable status for the trademark. 2929764 (the “’764 Mark”), for a restaurant.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

AUGUST 21, 2021

In reaching that conclusion, the Court found that claim 10 of the ‘309 patent has a priority filing date of September 22, 2006 – the date of the #720 provisional application; is presumed to have been invented on that date; and, therefore could not have been anticipated by the Pan article, which was published on December 12, 2006.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2022

Kieran Collins – age 38 of Beccles Road, Great Yarmouth, sentenced under Section 9 of the Fraud Act 2006 (Participating in business for a Fraudulent Purpose) and Section 327 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Money Laundering): 3 years imprisonment on each to run concurrently.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office stopped releasing its annual list of top patent recipients in 2006 in order to "discourag[e] any perception that we believe more is better.". Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and Harrity Analytics announced the release of the 40th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s been almost ten years ago since the March 2006 blog post, which got a bit of play as it turned out, in which I expressed a. Originally published January 25, 2016. The post Joint trademark “ownership”: Tea for two? Best of 2016) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

That act created the Copyright Small Claims Board, an idea that had its roots as far back as 2006. However, that will likely not be the end of it. The CASE Act , for example, was only passed in 2019. Ultimately, the CASE Act was simply the last of several attempts to institute such a board.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 1, 2022

In 2006, for example, Google told legitimate authors not to worry about duplicate content issues. However, that’s simply not how plagiarism works and, almost certainly, not how Google works. But the issue of duplicate content has long been a thorny one for Google. This includes having your work scraped and republished on other sites.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2025

Technical Issues Merpel McKitten reported a technical issue concerning posts by The IPKats co-founders, Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Fhima, published between 2003 and 2006. For further details, do not forget to check out our latest Wednesday Whimsies post. Image courtesy: Aylin Atilla

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SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

to restaurant services only in 2006. In the instant case, the Pune eaterys use of Burger King predates both, Burger King USs use (2014) and registration (2006) of such mark in India. While its first registration for the brand name in India (1979) was under Class 16 [Paper & Paper Products] , the trademark was registered w.r.t.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

The dispute concerns the geographical indication "Salaparuta" for Sicilian wine, which received protection in Italy in 2006, and then was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission in 2009. The wine brand has been around since the nineteenth century and its trade marks are well-known.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 27, 2022

For example, the Kaavya Viswanathan case of 2006 saw Harvard take no action against her, though she was a student when she plagiarized in her book. . If it hadn’t been published through their press, the matter would have been more complicated, as schools have different policies regarding plagiarism in private publications.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2025

McNally Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Fraud McNally appeared at Birmingham Crown Court in March 2024, pleading guilty two counts of making articles for use in fraud, contrary to Section 7(1)(b) of the Fraud Act 2006.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 6, 2024

” High on Detail But Not Always Where it Matters Supplying articles for use in fraud as defined by the Fraud Act 2006, leaves plenty of room for speculation in the context of illegal streaming. He has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.”

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

has defeated a suit in Delaware federal court that alleged various lines of the chipmaker's central processing units infringe technology developed by a University of Maryland professor who claimed to have invented an important idea in the world of "parallel computing" in 2006. Intel Corp.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Running a site like this on your own is impossible, so luckily Andy joined TF in 2006. At the time it would’ve been unthinkable that it would still draw visitors in 2023. But here we are. Without his tireless input, the site wouldn’t be where it is today. I couldn’t have wished for a better partner to work alongside, period.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 21, 2024

The order instead mentions StreamShield, a blocking/filtering system operated by TalkTalk since ~2006. TalkTalk The instructions for TalkTalk make no references to static or dynamic blocking. When StreamShield is applied the technical means is URL blocking for each and every URL notified by Sky.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2024

Majumder was also one of the early bloggers on SpicyIP, in 2006-07 ! Shwetasree Majumder, the Managing Partner of Fidus Law Chambers , is a veteran IP advocate with a practice of more than 21 years, as noted by the SC in its resolution. Long time readers will remember that Ms.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2021

When the Swedish Pirate Party was founded in early 2006, the majority of the mainstream press was skeptical, with some simply laughing it away. But they were wrong to dismiss this political movement right off the bat.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 8, 2025

2006), found that the word REBEL couldn't be registered as a trademark for grass seed because it was the denomination for a variety of tall fescue grass named 'Rebel', for which PVP was obtained in 1981. Coe (1942), the denomination "describe[s] to the public a [plant] of a particular sort, not a [plant] from a particular [source]."

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Michael Geist

MAY 27, 2022

While the new proposed policy directive features much needed details and helpfully replaces the 2006 and 2019 directives that often conflicted and enabled the CRTC to pay little more than lip service to the issue, it sends a strong signal that it is happy with the Commission’s current approach.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For example, in 2006, I did a rundown of the Princess Bride quotes I could find –surely there are more now). It’s always nerve-wracking to declare some activity to be the first of its kind, because inevitably some prior art materializes.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

October seems to be the inescapable Taylor Swift’s unofficial month of choice – 17 years after she released her self-titled first album in October 2006, the October 2023 news cycle is buzzing about her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” theatrical debut, re-recorded “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album, and recent boost she’s given to the NFL’s “Reputation.”

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mr. Al-Saegh was confronted with the evidence at the City of London Magistrates Court this summer, where he pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the Fraud Act 2006. With assistance from eBay, it was eventually determined that the defendant had sold 628 devices, which generated more than £82,000 in proceeds.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This procedure was first introduced through Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 , after a WTO Panel found that the EU’s previous system limited the rights of non-EU applicants. Direct applications are filed by producers of non-EU GIs to the European Commission, either directly or through their national authorities.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 2, 2025

All the way back in 2006, Crocs sued several competitor shoe distributors for patent infringement. On October 3, 2024, in Crocs v. Effervescent, the Federal Circuit ruled that falsely advertising that a product feature is patented can constitute a violation of the Lanham Act. By: Sunstein LLP

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2021

388 (2006) (injunctive relief in accordance with the principles of equity); Graham v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 370 (1996) (claim construction); Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 800 (1988) (arising under jurisdiction); eBay Inc. MercExchange, L.L.C., John Deere Co. of Kansas City, 383 U.S. Hazeltine Research, Inc.,

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

Next up today, the BBC reports that Eurovision 2021 contestant James Newman has secured a major court victory against Kelly-Marie Smith, who claimed that a song Newman co-wrote in 2013 was an infringement of a 2006 track she wrote. According to the lawsuit, Smith penned a track named Can You Tell Me.

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Patently-O

MARCH 8, 2022

The impact of that change began to be felt in patents issued in 2006, and is shown much more dramatically by 2008 as the pre-2005 applications worked their way out of the system. I posit that the rapid decline in jumbo patents after 1995 was a direct result of the substantial rise in fee-surcharges December 2004.

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