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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

Trademarks are very important business assets because they distinguish products and embody reputation. 2] Adidas vs. Payless ShoeSource: This 2008 case highlighted the importance of protecting a trademark within the fashion industry. It underlined brand recognition as borderless in the modern age. [6] Dongre and Ors.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Halloween costumes sit at an interesting and muddled intersection between copyright and trademark law. They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character.

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Trademarks, Territoriality, and Migration

Patently-O

In 2008 Meenaxi began filling the US demand with its own version version of the drinks. A case like this begins with the territorial doctrine of trademark law: Under the territoriality doctrine, a trademark is recognized as having a separate existence in each sovereign territory in which it is registered or legally recognized as a mark.

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Beyond The Ordinary: The Rise in Use of Non-Conventional Trademarks in Pharmaceuticals Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Non-conventional or Non-Traditional trademarks such as sounds, color, shape, scent or any other motion marks have emerged as a new innovative tools widely being used in the todays changing and competitive market era that redefine how brands connect with the public at large.

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Of house marks and family disputes: Taking a look at the Lodha v. Lodha TM battle 

SpicyIP

Abhishek, in two interviews ( here and her e ), has argued that the FSA explicitly stated that all brand, IPR, copyright, TMs (whatever that means) of the Lodha business, including Lodha and Lodha group, would belong to the Lodha Developers Private Limited (Macrotech Developers). In Parle Products v.

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Limited Edition Products: Can they be Protected under IP Law?

Kashishipr

Several times, we see that luxury brands come up with limited edition products, whether it is cars, watches, cosmetics, chocolates, electronics, etc., Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law. and enthusiasts do not spare even a moment to get their hands on these products.

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3D Shape Trademark on Cars

Kashishipr

Trademarks indicate the origin of a product. While they commonly consist of a brand name or logo, the shape of a product may also be an indication of its origin. For being registered as a trademark, the 3D shape of a product must be shown to have an inherent or acquired distinctive character. Registration took two years.

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