The IPKat

MAY 5, 2023

A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria.

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The TTABlog

MAY 29, 2024

Eagle Crest , 2010 WL 3441109, at *3." Applicant made a number of additional arguments in an attempt to overcome the Office's evidfence, pointing to third-party references to A S LIVE FOREVER as a brand and to purported copying by infringers. Text Copyright John L. Welch 2024.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

In response, Newman, the community moderator, copied all of the community’s posts and uploaded them to Dreamwidth–an action we used to call “mirroring” in the old days. “Newman did not create the original allegedly defamatory posts on LiveJournal…Newman copied the allegedly defamatory posts from LiveJournal to Dreamwidth verbatim.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Abhi Traders vs Fashnear Technologies Private Limited on 29 February, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff, a popular e-commerce seller, filed a suit against defendants on www.meesho.com for unauthorized use of copyrighted images and selling counterfeit goods. Third, the evidence of the plaintiff’s use of the mark from 1989 are fabricated.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Prior import plans in 2010-11 were paused. The order was temporarily stayed pending full authentication of the Colombian registrations.

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The TTABlog

MAY 25, 2023

However, Applicant JBL failed to prove that this design has acquired distinctiveness, and so registration was refused on the Principal Register, but the Board accepted JBL's alternative amendment to the Supplemental Register. Text Copyright John L. In re JBL International, Inc. pdf here ]. Welch 2023.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

WhenU concluded that copyright was a dead-end. Nevertheless, because adware often provided poor consumer experiences, adware largely fizzled out by 2010. In this lawsuit, the plaintiffs aren’t suing Google for violating their copyrights or trademarks. Wells Fargo v. 1-800 Contacts v. ” Wait, what?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

National Internet Exchange India , where the court suggested using AI to prevent registration of identical and deceptively similar marks (page 6). Economic viability is not a metric for copyrightability, and a limited metric for patentability. It is not clear what this refers to though.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are few e-commerce companies which explicitly make copies of brands such as Firstcopyclub, ShoesKartel etc. Challenges in IPR Regulation in e-commerce As per a survey, around 38% online buyers experienced counterfeit products and 1/3 rd people have gotten copied products. 26, 2023, 11:00 AM), [link].

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour Srijaa Grover and Yaggya Kapoor Harry Brignull introduced the concept of “dark patterns” in 2010, describing them as deceptive tactics aimed at boosting conversion rates.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2010, the Second Circuit issued a watershed decision about secondary trademark infringement. Also, product shots have been a constant source of copyright litigation. Provide “reasonably accessible electronic means by which a registrant and consumer can notify the platform of suspected use of a counterfeit mark.”

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 6, 2022

Musician Andy “Vince Vance” Stone claims that Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want for Christmas is You” infringes the copyright in his own song of the same name. Cue the Copyright Lawsuit. As copyright infringement complaints go, this one is most notable for what it doesn’t include.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Scenario 1: Protecting the Work by Copyright. The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Scenario 1: Protecting the Work by Copyright. The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association or the copyright holder. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. the licensee. Hari Shankar.

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IIPRD

MAY 4, 2023

While branding may also be important, especially with larger, established companies, trademark protection is generally less critical because it may protect the name, but does not prevent competitors from copying the function or form of a medical device. Medical devices are patentable in India with certain caveats.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Protection Of Publicity Right As A Well-Known Trademark Although, publicity rights do not have any statutory protection per se in the Indian Law, but publicity rights in some form are protected by The Trade Marks Act, 1999 and The Copyright Act, 1957. A performer, in relation to a performance in which he appears or engages.

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