SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

The eatery owners argued that they had been using the name Burger King since 1992, which was over two decades before Burger King US entered the Indian market in 2014. to restaurant services only in 2006. It becomes critical to ask whether prior use in the worldwide market suffices in such cases.

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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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The IPKat

JANUARY 8, 2025

It was unfortunate (and probably a bit costly) to rebrand after a year of marketing the new variety, but a necessary step to ensure that UGA could obtain a valid trademark registration. What went wrong? This Kat has previously discussed that, by law, the variety denomination is the generic name for a plant variety.

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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.

Advertising 144

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Dubai’s luxury real estate market has witnessed a remarkable boom, attracting investors and high-net-worth individuals from all corners of the world. 7/2006, as amended by Dubai Law No. This requirement ensures transparency, accountability, and legal recognition of property transactions in the luxury real estate market.

Marketing 52

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

2006); Murawski v. Microsoft appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. I’ve stopped tracking all of the times Section 230 has immunized search results. Here’s an incomplete list: Maughan v. Google Technology, Inc., 4th 1242 (Cal. Pataki, 514 F. 2d 577 (S.D.N.Y. 2007); Shah v. MyLife.Com, Inc., 2012); Nieman v.

Technology 111

Technology Blogging Law Publishing 111

The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

The collection contains 16 chapters covering various jurisdictions and types of IP, by 19 authors, presented in three parts; 1) Culture 2) Technology and Science; and 3) Signs, Images and Marketing Rights. Part Three covers rights relating to trade marks, domain names, ambush marketing and publicity rights.

Intellectual Property 135

Intellectual Property Editing IP Publishing 135

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 10, 2024

At least since the Supreme Court’s eBay decision in 2006, a vocal contingent has been decrying the erosion of patent rights. that would remove one of only two cancer-detection products of its kind from the market will not end the debate over patent strength. The entry of a preliminary injunction in Natera, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2023

This was also the case with Legendas.tv, a Brazilian fansubbing community founded in 2006. Those were other times, the content was distributed in different ways and, after many years, the market took over with more and more accessible streaming services,” the translated note reads. Legal Issues Came Early. . Funds Dried Up.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Court also restrained Natco Pharma, Hetero, BDR Pharma, Shilpa Medicare, Alkem, and Laurus Labs from manufacturing and marketing the generic versions of Imbruvica. Pharmacyclics, the plaintiff, is a subsidiary of the US firm AbbVie, while the drug is marketed in India by Johnson & Johnson.

Intellectual Property 129

Intellectual Property Blogging Patent Marketing 129

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The inventive additions here are in the way the lock is marketed and used. Travel Sentry sells luggage with TSA approved locks and sued Tropp seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement back in 2006. ‘537 patent, claim 1. That case has been pending all this time.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Founded in 2006, RLSLOG.net was one of the pioneers of the ‘release blog’ format. In 2010, RLSLOG was reported to the USTR by the RIAA, labeled a ‘notorious market’ worthy of enforcement action. At the time, RLSLOG had grown into the world’s most popular release news site, a position not lost on the music industry.

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Blogging Music Reporting Copyright 145

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

After blocking Russian MP3 site AllofMP3 in 2006, Danish rightsholders haven’t looked back. “[T]he illegal market on the Internet is constantly and rapidly developing, which is why it has been necessary to carry out a slight revision of the CoC agreement,” Rights Alliance explains.

Publishing 144

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Notably, Article 1360 had never been applied in practice since 2006, the year of enactment of Part IV of the Civil Code covering IP rights. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006. However, this was not the first move towards embracing international exhaustion regime in Russian law.

IP 133

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In 2006, rock band OK Go released a music video for their song “Here It Goes Again,” which featured the band members running back and forth on four treadmills set up side-by-side in what looks like an unfinished basement.

Trademark 52

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

The plaintiff claimed to have adopted the trademarks in 2006, acquired a registered design in 2019, and built significant goodwill for his products. While they had some business activities in India between 2008-2016, the Court held that these were limited transactions that did not demonstrate significant market presence.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

We usually get ours at the local farmers market.] The court said that the trademark owner had been using the trademark since 1985 and registered the trademark in 2006. CPUSA2 appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Say what?

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

One quirk of the Patent Act is Section 271(e), which creates infringement liability for simply seeking FDA approval to market a generic version of an already approved drug. Here, Actavis filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) seeking FDA approval to market a “liquid methylphenidate (MPH) oral suspension.”

Art 124

Art Marketing Marketing Patent 124

IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Comparative advertising is an effective marketing technique, in which a company’s product or service is compared to its competitor’s. If you see an alternative for your favoured product—with similar quality and even cheaper prices—in a grocery store, would you consider trying it?

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Trademark Brands 105

SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2022

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. As a necessary corollary, the market value does not become decisive of suit valuation merely because an immovable property is the subject-matter of litigation.

IP 126

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2023

2006); Murawski v. PA Law Enforcement appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. This court repeatedly cites the Kabbaj case. Some other cases applying Section 230 to search results include: Maughan v. Google Technology, Inc., 4th 1242 (Cal. Pataki, 514 F. 2d 577 (S.D.N.Y. 2007); Shah v. MyLife.Com, Inc., 2012); Merritt v.

Law 75

Law Publishing Technology Blogging 75

IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Interestingly, a study done in the UK by WIPO entitled “ The Economic Implications of the Artist’s Resale Right ” demonstrated that the resale right had no negative impact of the price of artworks or the competitiveness of markets. The study also found that the market continued to grow after the implementation of the resale right in 2006.

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Art Moral Rights Artwork Editing 105

IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. The clogs appeal to both the practical public with their comfortability, as well as those who see them as a fashion statement, including celebrities.

Intellectual Property 105

Intellectual Property Designs Design Design Patent 105

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In many cases torrent site owners provided services that were just not offered in the legal market. The site was a true passion project but in 2006 it suffered a setback when law enforcement authorities seized the site’s server. For TNTVillage owner Luigi Di Liberto, the aim was to share and preserve Italian content.

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Copyright Music Copyright Law Publishing 98

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2024

Serial ‘Entrepreneur’ Tests Out Piracy Market A MEN report claims that 42-year-old Jordan Longbottom ran a ‘successful’ business selling pirate TV devices from his static caravan in Wales. By the time the case got to court, exactly how successful his venture had been was met with a significant difference of opinion.

Copyright 122

Copyright Brands Branding Branding 122

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Encouraged by the success of Dream11, several other platforms entered the market, allowing people to form teams across various sports like football, kabaddi, basketball, and cricket. An uncertain approach by different states to regulations is a hindrance in the fantasy sports market. This may bring homogenization across all states.

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Reporting Licensing Law Government 52

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 21, 2021

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market generic versions of Plaintiffs’ brand-name drug Imbruvica® Plaintiffs asserted infringement of the four patents-in-suit by Defendants’ ANDA product and Defendants asserted numerous invalidity defenses for the patents asserted against them.

Law 52

Law Patent Invention Copying 52

Patently-O

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The decision casts doubt on the viability of pending continuation applications over a long period, even absent any evident applicant delay — especially in situations where new claims are drafted in response to emerging technologies or market demands. What market developments have occurred since the original filing date?

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

David Tropp sued Travel Sentry for patent infringement back in 2006. The basic idea here is to give TSA a master key, or as the district court suggested: “using and marketing a dual-access lock for luggage inspection.” That was the same year that I first taught a patent law class.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2006), Incept argued that when a prior art reference describes a genus and the challenged claim recites a species of that genus, anticipation turns on whether the genus was of such a defined and limited class that one of ordinary skill in the art could have “at once envisaged” each member of the genus. Relying on Eli Lilly & Co.

Patent Law 147

Patent Law Patent Law Art 147

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

10 And in 2006, Nokia argued to the European Commission that Qualcomm’s termination of a license with Texas Instruments “would breach Qualcomm’s duty to license on FRAND terms, after having induced SSOs to base the CDMA and UMTS/WCDMA standards on Qualcomm’s technology.” billion in investments in R&D every year.” Qualcomm Inc.

Licensing 64

Licensing Technology Intellectual Property Litigation 64

IP and Legal Filings

JULY 15, 2024

According to a UN Report, most drugs currently in the market in Europe, North America, and Japan, have been made in public funded research institutions, which further licence these drugs to the industries for its commercial exploitation. Telecomm. & & Tech. 299 (2010); Hemphill, C. S., & Sampat, B. viii] Peter S.

Patent 97

Patent Invention Licensing Journalism 97

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

.” But, Sonos’ prosecution approach in the case is a widespread practice in the field and so the case raises significant questions about both patent enforcement strategies and equitable loss of rights based upon “late claiming” where claims are amended in response to market conditions.

Patent 98

Patent Patent Prosecution Patent Law Marketing 98

Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

In the Bainbridge judgment (2006), the court, in reference to a family of marks, said that “they reproduce in full the same distinctive element with the addition of an element, graphic, or word, which differentiates them from each other or when characterized by the repetition of a single prefix or suffix taken from an original mark.”

Trademark 105

Trademark Registration Brands Branding 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The proposed Design Law Treaty seeks to streamline the global system for protecting designs and builds upon earlier initiatives such as the work of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications in 2006. European Commission, European Media Freedom Act.

Copyright Law 119

Copyright Law Copyright Law Music 119

CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 19, 2021

Creators a few years ago, needed to invest in websites and marketing in order to host their creations and attract eyeballs. just setting up my twttr — jack (@jack) March 21, 2006. Your product, your customers and your strategy. As I follow the start-up world and the creative world very closely I see some similarities arising.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Ownership Business Art 98

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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. Paper towels made by Kimberly-Clark and soap packaged in cotton-textured paper by Fresh Inc. are two examples.

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