The TTABlog

JULY 5, 2023

The Board rendered a split decision in this opposition to registration of the mark EVOGUE for a wide variety of consumer electronic devices and accessories, tossing out Opposer Advance Magazine's Section 2(d) claim but partly upholding its dilution claim, based on the registered mark VOGUE for, inter alia , magazines and mobile phone software.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 18, 2021

were valid and infringed, but the latter wasn’t counterfeited; SMRI’s dilution victory was vacated, but not its victories on deceptive trade practices, ACPA, false advertising, and unfair competition. SMRI ultimately sent one C&D in August 2006, and filed suit in June 2011. the public about the STURGIS Registrations.”

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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

965/DELNP/2006 and the patent office’s rejection order (dt. Controller of Patents : Application cannot be rejected on new grounds of objections that were not raised previously Though the order does not mention the subject invention, it states that the dispute pertained to the Patent Application no.965/DELNP/2006

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SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2022

It is also stated to have spent “enormous amounts of money” in advertising and publicity. The said mark, including the label, is stated to have extensive goodwill and reputation, having been adopted in 1988, with copyright and trademark registrations dating back to 2006. across India and worldwide.

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The IPKat

JULY 5, 2024

30627911 for the famous ‘Bulli’ (officially ‘VW T1’): It was registered in 2006 inter alia for ‘motor vehicles’ in class 12 and ‘model cars’ in class 28. The defendant manufactured and sold high-priced model cars, in particular for collectors and advertising clients.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) becomes effective on December 27, 2021 and makes several important amendments to federal trademark law (the Lanham Act) intended to modernize trademark application examinations and clean house of trademark registrations for marks not used in commerce. million registrations. [1]

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? 1253/DEL/2006 and 4197/DEL/2015) related to computer software based on earlier guidelines of the patent office. without any registration and later in 2020, they applied to register “Khimji Jewels”.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Applications and registrations for designs generally decreased compared to 2019, but certain classes of products pertinent to assisting with the COVID-19 outbreak, or entertainment in lockdown, saw a proportional increase. Applications and Registrations. Class 35 Advertising (14 370) +3. Trade Marks. classes per application).

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The most significant piece of legislation that affects fantasy sports in the US is the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 [12]. The license has very high standards, which include measures of player protection, advertising restrictions, and anti-money laundering protocols.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ownership of the registration was subsequently transferred to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd (the predecessor to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd, ‘the applicant’). 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.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In Australia, there is no need to apply for copyright registration as it arises as of right, without the need for formalities or registration. Tim, 2006, by Wim Delvoye, at Mona). Therefore, Mr Black would automatically own the copyright in the screen-print. communicate the work to the public.

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2022

The High Court revoked four EASYOFFICE registrations owned by easyGroup for non-use and held that the Defendant’s use of EASYOFFICE was not an infringement of those registrations anyway owing to, amongst other things, the availability of an honest concurrent use defence. Muzmatch has since rebranded as Muzz.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Copyright protects “original works of authorship” fixed in any tangible medium of expression, such as “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.” Perrier Group of America, Inc. , 3d 114, 118 (2d Cir.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Copyright protects “original works of authorship” fixed in any tangible medium of expression, such as “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.” [1] Perrier Group of America, Inc. , 3d 114, 118 (2d Cir. 22] Inwood Labs. , 3d 1356 (N.D.

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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. 11, March 2006.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. The court said that the trademark owner had been using the trademark since 1985 and registered the trademark in 2006. ” Say what? ” That prompted this litigation. ” Uh oh. ” UGH.

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43(B)log

APRIL 28, 2022

That is, even assuming that authorizing referential uses counted, he didn’t do anything after distributing the 1986 award until 2006, nearly twenty years. They have also entered into numerous business partnerships and relationships for ticketing, advertising and apparel sales.” Plaintiff’s 1980s USFL registrations lapsed.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

1183 (2021), noting in part (in an obvious allusion to Warhol’s famous Campbell Soup piece ) that “’[a]n ‘artistic painting’ might, for example, fall within the scope of fair use even though it precisely replicates a copyrighted advertising logo to make a comment about consumerism.'” ” Id.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. In Dhiraj Dewani v.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Significant rise in substantial similarity litigation starting in 2006—tripled. Share of 9 th Circuit opinions also exploded in 2006. Not all innovations are good or desirable: innovative advertising may target consumers in vulnerable positions; innovative branding can be employed for discriminatory/racist ad targeting.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Decoding Street Art, Fair Use and Moral Rights Is usage of Mural art, in commercial advertisements covered by Fair use? An interim injunction was granted to the plaintiff in 2006 and the suit was pending for 17 years. Click to read! Other Posts Is the Writing on the Wall? The DHC to explore this issue in light of Acko- St.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

You can also see it in Tam & Brunetti—little interest in how TM works, the relationship b/t registration and enforcement, even though that’s central to the Lanham Act. Similar with registration agencies—a firehose coming at them. The registration process has some of that, but registration isn’t the primary or only mover here.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

the Apex Court held that one of the inherent aspects of the right to privacy as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution is the right to prevent others from using the person’s name or likeness without his consent for advertising or non-advertising purposes. 2006 QB 125 : (2005) 3 WLR 881 : 2005 EWCA Civ 595.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

. § 1052(c) provides, in pertinent part, that the PTO must deny federal registration to a trademark if it “[c]onsists of or comprises a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular individual except by his written consent….”

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