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The IPKat
JULY 17, 2024
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?
The TTABlog
DECEMBER 21, 2022
The Board also found that the design elements of the mark "are not nearly as significant as the marks' literal elements." Applicant argued that the marks have different connotations: that its “palm tree design communicates a tropical place, which is suggestive of the commercial context in which Applicant[] uses its mark. Welch 2022.
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The IPKat
MAY 12, 2024
The dispute concerned the geographical indication "Salaparuta" for Sicilian wine, which received protection in Italy in 2006, and then was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission in 2009. The wine brand had been around since the nineteenth century but changed ownership a few times.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 29, 2023
3(2) Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “ Act ”). The Claimants argued that the Bitcoin File Format was fixed when Dr Wright first ran the program underlying the Bitcoin System in 2009 and the “Genesis Block” was written into the Blockchain System in a form that reflected the Bitcoin File Format.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 30, 2024
However, copyright protection may unexpectedly clash with this sustainable practice, as certain upcycled items could include copyrighted prints, ornaments, or design patterns from the original materials, such as new clothing items made out of old bed sheets, curtains, or tablecloths , or jewellery made from broken porcelain.
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Barbie, a name synonymous with an unattainable standard of femininity and the concept of commercial feminism, was designed to captivate the toy market with all its glittery pink magnificence. Hence, it is no wonder that the battle for ownership of her trademark is also highly sought after.
The TTABlog
APRIL 6, 2022
In Moreno , the Board held that, although exclusive licensee Julie Moreno could establish entitlement to a statutory cause of action, she could not prove priority based on use of the mark at issue by her licensor because that would "improperly recognize trademark ownership rights in a licensee." See also Chem. Conmar Form Sys.,
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