IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The judgment made budget retailers realize the price they must pay for imitating established brands and stressed the virtue of originality in design, even within the lower end of the market. [3] As the markets are changing all the time, so will be the understanding and application of trademark law. Dongre and Ors. V Whirlpool Co.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Hashtags began to be first used on Twitter by Chris Messina in 2007, and since then, there has been no looking back. Protecting a hashtag can be a good marketing strategy as it enables businesses to connect and reach a wider audience that enjoys the same kind of goods or services. What’s in a #Hashtag?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

2007)) and the “ My Other Bag ” tote bag (Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. This from a Court that has struck down two statutory trademark registration provisions for burdening speech. The post Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. at 156 (citation omitted)”).

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

2] This new set of marks is often referred to as non-traditional trademarks , and the qualification for their registration, as opposed to a traditional mark, is substantially higher. [3] I do this by demonstrating the statutory criteria for trademark registration and then applying the set criteria to check the registrability of braille.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Intellectual Propriety (IP) rights holders are under the perpetual threat of counterfeit goods in the market that is growing exponentially with advancing technology and a surge in cross-border trade among countries. A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As to commercial strength, there were no third-party uses or registrations of the same or similar sun-kissed formative marks in the industry. Applicant markets KIST to reference a kiss." Opposer markets SUNKIST to reference the sun." It failed to do so. And so, the Board jettisoned the dilution claim.

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The IPKat

MARCH 2, 2022

Furthermore: how does the legal system of marketing authorization and other regulatory rights apply to personalized medicines? Hanna Tilus is a partner at Cirio law firm, where she specialises in the Life Sciences industry focusing on intellectual property, regulatory, marketing law and personal data protection (GDPR).

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The IPKat

APRIL 1, 2024

The examiner of the EUIPO held that it was not an abstract colour mark but a figurative mark and refused registration for lack of distinctiveness ( Art. The trade mark was registered on 23 March 2007. The history of the registration has been covered here. mm - excitation purity 0.860 - colorimetric purity: 0,894. 7(3) CTMR ).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Those machines have been imported into the UK for distribution and sale since June 2013, and marketed using the acronym ICE and the following logo: Both the Claimant and the First Defendant have trade mark registrations in the United Kingdom.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Yet, the actual scope and implications of this regime are far from clear: Legal qualification and definition : First, one should note that, under the Decree , inclusion of a mark in the Register means that its owners and exclusive licensees will be able to use a special logo demonstrating its historical relevance in their marketing.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In order to indicate that a particular beverage packaging is part of this system, the following sign is printed on its surface: DPG obtained registration of this sign as EU trade mark no. In 2015, Užstato sistemos administratorius VšĮ (‘UsaV’), filed an application for registration of EU trade mark no.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 4, 2021

Regardless, this can be remedied by ensuring that the owner provides proof of the existence of the right by way of a registration certificate or a certified copy. 41 /2007-Customs dated October 29, 2007. 1] The Rules previously provided protection for patents as well. 2] Circular No.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Acedes, which acquired some of the assets of AC Cars in 1996, including the IP rights and goodwill relating to the mark “AC Cobra", registered the mark in the UK in 2007 (the AC Cobra Mark). The Court therefore considered that the loose language in the 1997 licence was more likely to be in the use of "worldwide" rather than "federal".

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The IPKat

MAY 8, 2022

. • The practice set out in the Examination Guide is silent as to how the Registrar’s enforcement of the protection of famous names under section 3(6) is to be reconciled with the existence of a relative right to object and the express prohibition contained in Article 2 of the Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

The logo, consisting of a stylized apple with a bite taken out of it, is instantly recognizable amongst the consumer base and needs no introductions amongst the market & trade channels. has invested heavily in marketing and brand promotion, making its trademark well-known to consumers. Prior Registration and Use: Apple Inc.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Previously, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (Federal Circuit) held in In re Bose that a trademark is only obtained fraudulently if the applicant or registrant knowingly makes a false, material representation with the intent to deceive the USPTO. [2] The defendant made such a claim regarding the mark at issue.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

A symbol or design is generally eligible for trademark registration if it can function as a source identifier of goods and services, is not similar to a prior mark or in conflict with other prior rights of a third party, and is not otherwise prohibited by trademark or other laws in China. Unlike the U.S.,

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

A trademark refers to any mark capable of being represented graphically, identifying the products or services of one and distinguishing them from those of others in the market. The Indian Hotels Company Limited filed a Trademark Application for the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai and obtained its registration.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In 2007, Ethiopia moved to register the three types of Ethiopian coffee as Trademarks. Secondly, the Ethiopian government intended to increase their exporters control and bargaining power in the market, and thirdly, due to a large number of smallholder producers, the registration of GI was exceptionally difficult.

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SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

The petitioner, Vans Inc, USA, filed for registration of their mark- VANS in 1992, on a ‘proposed to be used basis’. The petitioner then entered the Indian market in 2011. The mark was published in 2006 and without opposition, was granted in 2007. The mark was published in 2005 and was registered in 2006.

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The IPKat

JULY 26, 2021

MOCCA (and picture)’ as shown below, filed by a company named Rui Chang in March 2011, was approved for registration in China in May 2012 (No. Unsurprisingly, that could not reflect how the disputed trade mark was being used, the length of time, market share, etc. Background The disputed trade mark ‘??MOCCA Book and media coverage.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

The plaintiffs responded by moving for partial summary judgment on the issue of ownership, based on the presumption of validity that attaches to timely copyright registrations. 2007), in which he reviews the legislative history and concludes that Congress intended (or at least assumed) that a wrongful act rule of accrual would apply.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 10, 2021

The Board then applied the CAFC's Converse analysis to applicant's evidence: use of the proposed mark since 2007, approximately 250,000 units sold for $3M in revenue, $25,000 spent for advertising, promotion of mark on social media an on its website, and a ranking for several years as the best-selling and highest-rated pellet on Amazon.com.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

The court says it’s immaterial that there is a potentially long time delay between user registration and the purchases. The plaintiff agreed to the TOS in 2007, and the TOS said that Bleacher Report could amend the TOS by providing notice. July 28, 2023) This is one of the seemingly infinite number of Facebook Pixel cases.

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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. The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. ” [8].

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When Design Within Reach started, it said in its 2007 10K: “our competitors believe they have exclusive rights” in some of their proudcts, including some of their best selling items, which were reproductions. Using Coke’s “iconic” status to prevent the registration of “Concealed Carry” in Coca-Cola font.

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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. The next time you would like to protect a great innovative design you expect will be a big hit on the market, you should consider obtaining a design patent. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent. 1] 17 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

Maclean Hunter Market Reports, Inc., Likewise, the government is not using the copyright registration, but the copyrighted text. .’” Creel, supra , at 31(citing Patlex ). Copyrights have also been viewed as personal property in much the same way, as have trade secrets. See CCC Info. 3d 61, 74 (2d Cir. ”); Lane v.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Composers may have broadened composition styles in response to ©/market participation. [In © attaches without registration and endures for much longer than design rights. Tyler Ochoa: Thinks that these were probably easily registrable even pre- Star Athletica because of nonfunctionality. A: don’t have much historical lens.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and. society at over $1 trillion annually.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). So, there you go—Metro-Goldin-Mayer and Pennsylvania State University are two different entities each associated with a distinctive roar connected to their institution.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

Manual Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (" TMEP ") has this to say in section 1208.08: The title, or a portion of a title, of a single creative work must be refused registration, unless the title has been used on a series of creative works. …. Herbko Int’l, Inc. identifies a specific literary work. Names matter and they have value.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Room 204 Christopher Buccafusco (w/ Joseph Blocher), Firearms, Innovation, and Regulation How do law and markets affect the pace and direction of innovation for firearm related safety in the US? But none reached the market despite millions in R&D from National Institute of Justice. Costly inefficiencies in supply and demand.

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IP Whiteboard

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In Australia, Manolo Blahnik owns a number of trade mark registrations including: Reg No. 09 Jan 2007. 09 Jan 2007. Trade mark. Priority date. Goods and services. MANOLO BLAHNIK. 29 Apr 1992. Class 25: Footwear in this class. 04 Aug 1995. Class 25: Footwear. 1819181.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Trademarks are governed by the Trademarks Act of 1999 and the Trademark Rules of 2017 in India which provides for registration and protection of Trademarks from fraudulent practice. However, in the era of global market and globalisation, it is only a matter of fact to copy a brand’s name and mark for one’s own company. “A

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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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