The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2023

The case saw the Consortium of producers of protected designation of origin (PDO) “Pecorino Romano” acting against Formaggi Boccea, an Italian cheese producer, which owns “Cacio Romano” trade mark. 13 and 14 Regulation No 510/2006 on geographical indications. 13(1)(b) Regulation No 510/2006, a registered name (i.e.,

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Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

Introduction Design piracy, particularly in the context of registered designs, poses significant challenges in today’s industrial landscape. According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

Famous for its easily-recognizable design of breathable and water-friendly clogs, Crocs was founded in 2002 in the US by three college friends who enjoyed sailing. The Battle Over Fleeced Clogs As early as 2006, Crocs has been in numerous intellectual property battles against companies Crocs claims are selling knock-offs.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2022

Reports indicated that two people – a 41-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman – had been arrested under suspicion of offenses under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and money laundering. To serve half sentence in custody with the remainder served on license.

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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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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Often lurking outside the spotlight of EU IP law, Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) and Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) pose their distinctive set of legal requirements. When you add to this an application from a non-EU country, you get the following.

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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. No carefully crafted sentences designed to mislead. He has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.”

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Copyright Law Reporting Copyright Designs 120

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

WIPO, Agreement on diplomatic conference on Design Law Treaty. In July, the WIPO Member States agreed to go ahead with a diplomatic conference on the protection of designs to ease cross-border trade. European Commission, European Media Freedom Act.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Music 119

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The lawsuit was brought James’ Designworks, an aggressive litigant that has brought many similar lawsuits over alleged infringement of its floor plans and home designs. According to the lawsuit, Smith penned a track named Can You Tell Me.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2023

This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU wrote. According to the DMCA notice, this meant that GitHub could potentially be aiding criminal activity.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The trade mark application was filed by an Australian fashion designer, who was born Katie Jane Perry but has also gone by the names Katie Howell and Katie Taylor (called "Ms Taylor" in the judgment). Wikimedia : Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 The case concerned the Australian trade mark registration for the words "KATIE PERRY" (No.

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Cease and Desist Registration Brands Branding 72

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU wrote. On behalf of music group BPI, PIPCU sent a takedown request to GitHub, alerting it to the alleged criminal activity taking place on its domain.

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Intellectual Property Copyright Copyright Infringement Music 140

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

After blocking Russian MP3 site AllofMP3 in 2006, Danish rightsholders haven’t looked back. As pirate site blocking programs expand around the world, Denmark already has more than 15 years of experience in this branch of copyright protection.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2023

“This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU writes. Police sent a takedown request to the Microsoft-owned company, alerting it to the alleged criminal activity taking place on its domain.

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Music Intellectual Property Copyright Copyright Infringement 143

Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. Therefore, Dastar ‘s unaccredited copying did not constitute a false designation of origin actionable under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act. 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Case Summaries Guddu Gupta Trading as Ms Leela vs Suraj Gupta Trading As Ms Devi Leela … on 18 January, 2025 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff, trading as Leela Cosmetics, alleged that his brother operating under Devi Leela Cosmetics, infringed upon his trademarks ROOP LADY and ROOP LEELA, as well as the design of his sindoor stick bottles.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

78 USPQ2d 1861, 1862 (TTAB 2006). Hungerford Smith” to identify the source of its soft drink syrup; the proposed mark "Burgundy"appeared only as a flavor designation and not as a trademark. home brew supply shops, home brewers). In re Eagle Crest, Inc. , 96 USPQ2d 1227, 1229 (TTAB 2010); In re Aerospace Optics, Inc.,

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2022

Photo from Cooper Hewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum, 1926. Though the expansion of the public domain is cause for celebration, the honey-loving bear was already freely available for use in Canada since 2006. Under the former legislation, Winnie the Pooh was to enter the public domain in 2006, 50 years following A.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Travel Sentry sells luggage with TSA approved locks and sued Tropp seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement back in 2006. But, folks already knew how to make a combination lock with a master key. The inventive additions here are in the way the lock is marketed and used. ‘537 patent, claim 1. ‘537 patent, claim 1.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In the leaflet SVI designed to promote its new product ‘Apollo Découvertes’, images of wine bottles manufactured by Constellation, as well as its registered “MEIOMI” trademark, stand alongside images of SVI’S wines. Operations (“Constellation”). In contrast, section 22 is more applicable to trademarks for services.

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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

Deputy Controller of Patent and Designs : Emphasis on a speaking order by the Controller The dispute pertained to Patent Application no. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs , Auckland Uniservices Limited v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs , N.V. 965/DELNP/2006 and the patent office’s rejection order (dt.

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Trademark Invention Patent Art 126

TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2023

A split-second decision to backup The Pirate Bay in 2006 saved the site and thanks to the silent work of archivists over several years, RARBG’s massive magnet link database didn’t die along with the site. Backups Are Boring As computing tasks go, backups are indeed pretty boring.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The dispute concerned 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. Background More wine cases for the CJEU. Image from Pixabay.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Many readers may believe that all of these design registrations are superfluous.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The Ordinance came into effect back in 1997 and incorporates a substantial part of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 of the UK. To this end, since 2006, the Government has conducted rounds of major consultations and introduced two amendment bills in 2011 and 2014 into the Legislative Council.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The music industry obtained a pioneering injunction to compel Danish ISPs to implement site-blocking measures back in 2006. Unfortunately, online roadblocks reliant on technical tweaks always run up against other technical tweaks designed to circumvent them.

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Reporting Music Publishing Designs 123

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In 2003, the firm’s trademark in Germany was protected due to its distinctive design. 1] In 2006, the International Trademark Association, INTA, officially recognized the importance of tactile marks by adopting a resolution in support of the recognition and registration of these marks. are two examples.

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Trademark Law Trademark Law Brands 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

The 2006 GA authorized negotiations for a diplomatic conference on the Broadcast Treaty only on “traditional” broadcasting and cable casting and only adopting a “signal based” approach. If a 3 -step test is included, it could be designed to expand the flexibility, not shrink it.

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Public Domain Contracts Copyright Licensing 69

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Under Article 2(7) BC: … it shall be a matter for legislation in the countries of the Union to determine the extent of the application of their laws to works of applied art and industrial designs and models, as well as the conditions under which such works, designs and models shall be protected. artistic value, aesthetic effect).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

He’s been practising law since 2006 and working since 2011 in the IP Department at Pavia e Ansaldo. With his previous focus on trade mark law, copyright, and design rights, Jan is always looking for interesting cases and new developments in the field. He specializes in IP litigation and transactions (also cross-border).

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Social Media Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Litigation 69

Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

This particular formulation is in liquid form and the active ingredient is designed for slow release. As you can see, there was a substantial rise in its use beginning in 2006 during the lead-up to KSR (2007). .” This is the same drug found in Ritalin and used to treat ADHD and other neurological concerns.

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Art Marketing Marketing Patent 124

U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 5, 2022

Santos’ career spans more than 40 years in survey research, statistical design and analysis, and executive-level management. He specializes in quantitative and qualitative research design, including program evaluation, needs assessments, survey methodology and survey operations. Santos and congratulate him on his appointment.”.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The TTAB has re-designated as precedential its September 2022 opinion in this cancellation proceeding. Andrusiek's "actual" trademark use on comic books did not begin until 2017, but from 2006 he used the term as the name of a character, which the Board accepted as use analogous to trademark use, leading to the award of priority to Andrusiek.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2024

Piracy Shield has had its fair share of problems but on a fundamental level, it appears to have been designed for a much smaller job. The volume of blocking wasn’t anticipated, which is an altogether more valid reason than catering for just 60 to 70 ISPs when the country has 300+.

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Reporting IP Copyright Contracts 125

The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

This lamp was registered as an international design on 28 January 1991 [ here ]. Carlo Rampazzi, an interior designer, placed numerous orders for the “Lyre” lamp in various sizes between 1995 and 2006, in particular to decorate the Eden Roc Hotel in Ascona, Switzerland. The interior designer then appealed.

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