SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

On this, the Court expressly held that the recognition as a well known mark will not give Vans an automatic, unabridged right to apply for rectification of FCB’s trademark. 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.

Trademark 45

Trademark Marketing Marketing Registration 45

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.

Registration 52

Registration Registering Trademarks Trademark Ownership 52

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. In 2006, Chutter, Inc.’s

Registration 62

Registration Trademark Law Registering Trademarks 62

Kashishipr

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In 2002, the Federal Trade Commission, after an extensive inquiry, found out that over 75% of applications by generic pharmaceutical manufacturers were in some way or other involved in litigation initiated by the original patent holders.

Patent 105

Patent Intellectual Property Inventor Government 105

SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Zydus Lifesciences Limited, on 13 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) The case centered on the establishment of a confidentiality club in a biosimilar litigation dispute. Furthermore, directives were issued to domain registrants and relevant government departments to suspend access to infringing websites.

Trademark 52

Trademark Patent Copyright Confidentiality 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

He is interested in IP law, and commercial and criminal litigation. Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? US Copyright Office says no to “RAGHAV”s work, even as the same work remains registered as a copyright in India.

IP 59

IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 59

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The DHC’s verbose order distinguishing between ‘goodwill’ and ‘reputation’ resets the debate on the fundamentals of transborder reputation claims in trademark litigation. An interim injunction was granted to the plaintiff in 2006 and the suit was pending for 17 years. Rajesh Chawla & Ors.

Trademark 79

Trademark Fair Use Moral Rights Art 79