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Can You Trademark A Hashtag?

Kashishipr

The trend of incentivizing hashtags as trademarks began way back in 2010, and since then, the filing of such Trademark Applications has spiked globally. Why Take the Trademark Route? Furthermore, if the hashtag consists of an existing registered trademark, it will aid in Trademark Registration.

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The Law Of Trademark In India: Infringement And Remedies

IP and Legal Filings

Certain conditions are not deemed trademark infringement under Section 30 of the Trademark Act. If someone has a licence from the registered trademark owner, it is not considered an infringement because the licence is granted under an assignment agreement. Registered Trademark. Unfair Advantages.

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The Law Of Trademark In India Act 1999: Infringement And Remedies

IP and Legal Filings

Certain conditions are not deemed trademark infringement under Section 30 of the Trademark Act. If someone has a licence from the registered trademark owner, it is not considered an infringement because the licence is granted under an assignment agreement. Registered Trademark. Unfair Advantages.

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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

43(B)log

But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. Prior import plans in 2010-11 were paused. The order was temporarily stayed pending full authentication of the Colombian registrations.

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

Kashishipr

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. Hotels and restaurants must get their brand names and logos registered as trademarks for the ease of operating a business in India.

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The Rogers Test Gets a Remake in Colorado

The IP Law Blog

In 2010, Stouffer declined Nat Geo’s request to use the titles Wild Americas or Wildest Americas for a natural history miniseries, advising that those titles were too close to Stouffer’s registered “ Wild America” trademark. National Geographic is a producer of documentary programming on its Nat Geo TV and Nat Geo WILD stations.

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

LexBlog IP

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ).