SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

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. The petitioner, Vans Inc, USA, filed for registration of their mark- VANS in 1992, on a ‘proposed to be used basis’. The mark was published in 2005 and was registered in 2006.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

We usually get ours at the local farmers market.] In an April 2023 summary judgment ruling , the plaintiff established that it “possesses the legally protectable, incontestable trademarks TEXAS TAMALE and TEXAS TAMALE COMPANY.” CPUSA2 appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Say what?

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

This is primarily because of the clash between the traditional concept of trademarks and the ever-growing need to find newer ways to differentiate one’s product and services from competitors. [1] 4] Second, the qualification for registering a trademark, both traditional and non-traditional, essentially remains the same.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, using a generic term as a trademark is a tricky play, SUN is a good example of an arbitrary trademark reason being as it is used for computer products and its extensive use has acquired distinctiveness. Indian Trademarks Act of 1999 prohibits the registration of generic trademarks under section 9(1).

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, with the publication on 23 October 2012 of UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 Concerning Regulation of Competition all businesses with operations in the UAE or supplying goods and services to the UAE market will have to ensure that they focus on and comply with the provisions of this new law. Trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court adopted a restrictive view of the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act, holding that federal trademark law cannot support a claim for trademark infringement against solely foreign conduct. The case is Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

These intangible assets are often used in collaboration with other marks by the formation of a trademark portfolio, which consists of marks sharing a few characteristics and belonging to one entity. Therefore, the adoption of a series of marks to commercially market goods and services would not suffice the creation of a family of marks.

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