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From Fruit to Fortune: Appleā€™s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

This success is largely attributed to Apple’s effective trademarking of various designs and sounds related to its products and services. Notably, Apple trademarked its store design in the United States in 2011. has invested heavily in marketing and brand promotion, making its trademark well-known to consumers.

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Position Marks

Kashishipr

Requirements for Registration of a Position Trademark. The position trademark should be capable of being represented graphically, and hence, a detailed and clear description of the position of the mark on a particular product becomes essential for the application of Trademark Registration. Final Thoughts.

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Vans v. FCB: Taking a Look at the Delhi High Courtā€™s Restrictions on the Rights of Well Known Trademarks vis-a-vis Prior Use

SpicyIP

In this post, I have briefly discussed the judgement and analyzed what it could mean for the proprietors of well-known trademarks and other proprietors. The petitioner, Vans Inc, USA, filed for registration of their mark- VANS in 1992, on a ā€˜proposed to be used basisā€™. The mark was published in 2005 and was registered in 2006.

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where cross-examination exposes lack of TM confusion, out-of-court confusion "evidence" becomes less credible

43(B)log

In 2011, Plaintiff sued defendants for using the marks ā€œFlorida Virtual Academy/Programā€ and the associated acronyms, ā€œFLVA/P.ā€ Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable. And they targeted school districts in their marketing.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

The Trademarks Act of 1999 does not forbid the use of names of gods or goddesses, religious symbols, or figurines in and of themselves; But it simply limits the registration of the mark under the Trademarks Act’s Section 9(2)(b), as is shown while reading the clause. Commercializing religion via trademarking god.

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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 ZenĆŗ or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for ZenĆŗ or Ranchera. The order was temporarily stayed pending full authentication of the Colombian registrations. But it does not seem to require harm.

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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 ).