IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Importance of Registration of Trademarks in the Metaverse Businesses may now reach a larger audience, increase their digital footprint, and increase profits by utilising the Metaverse. Users are expressing their annoyance at the frauds that have already taken over the NFT market. Trademark dangers abound in this outlaw setting.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

19] Being able to distinguish one’s trademark falls at the centre of the trademark law, as otherwise, it is liable to be rejected under Section 9(1) of the Act. 27] , The Trademark Rules, 2017, Rule 2(2)(k). [28] 28] JAMES MELLOR, KERLY’S LAW OF TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES 23 (Sweat & Maxwell, 2011).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” b)(4)(i)(A) (2011). Note, however, that EH101 was not one of the confined designs, so that it was made available to the public in January 2011.). 574 (2011). 3d at 1196.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Companies seek to protect the value of their trademarks since they can be quite valuable to the brand. Under trademark law, however, phrases are frequently deemed not to disclose the commercial origin of products or services, which is a trademark’s primary role.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In the United States as well, trademark laws prohibit the trademarking of generic terms because it would give someone a monopoly on a product. Company in 2011 submitted its four trademark applications to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the use of “BOOKING.COM” as a word trademark.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court adopted a restrictive view of the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act, holding that federal trademark law cannot support a claim for trademark infringement against solely foreign conduct. The case is Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2023

In ancient times the name of Kings and Queens were used to make the products prevalent in the market, this technique has worked in the past and that is why companies do not fail to sponsor a celebrity to launch their products to make them prevalent in the market. Meta Title- Celebrity Trademark first appeared on IPLF.

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SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

The petitioner then entered the Indian market in 2011. on the other hand, filed for the trademark IVANS in 2002, claiming use since 1999. on the other hand, filed for the trademark IVANS in 2002, claiming use since 1999. Latha Nair) on preservation of the mark’s distinctiveness and reputation.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

The current statute provides protection of these celebrity rights under trademark law, copyright law as well as passing off action for infringing the said rights. Celebrities hold goodwill in the market and are entitled to make money out of their public persona. under the trademark laws.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But the facts pertaining to its market share indicate that the mark has achieved distinctiveness. The statutory threshold for proving trademark dilution is pegged higher when compared to trademark infringement and passing off. Ltd, against the mark ‘dialmytrip’ and the domain names ‘www.dialmytrip.com’ and ‘www.dmtgroup.in’.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). So, there you go—Metro-Goldin-Mayer and Pennsylvania State University are two different entities each associated with a distinctive roar connected to their institution.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, 9th Circuit courts used the “Internet trinity” factors in the 2000s, and then switched in 2011 to a unique four-factor test from the Network Automation. ” Marketing channel. Colibri appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Relatedness of goods. Mark similarity.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Warby Parker appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Instead, the court implies that 1-800 Contacts should be faulted for not doing the survey and discussing it in the complaint…? Other Implications Comparison to the Network Automation Case.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Speaking of this topic, I can’t miss Bedaquiline , the first new drug to receive approval to treat tuberculosis (TB) in over 40 years, which raised serious questions about its marketing approval without mandatory Phase III clinical trials in India and around informed consent of Indian patients. Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The court starts its trademark analysis nostalgically: “Turn back the clock to the Internet’s nascent age—1999.” Netscape and 2011 Network Automation cases modified it. Marketing channels. Luxy appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” (How about this: let’s not).

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It serves as an essential element in making up the brand identity, customer loyalty, and market differentiation. A strong trademark opens the door for instant recognition and emotional connection with the consumers such as the infamous Nike’s “swoosh” [2].

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SpicyIP

MARCH 22, 2025

filed a rectification petition under Sections 47 and 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 , seeking the removal of the respondents trademark ZEPTO (in Class 35) from the Register of Trade Marks. A Test or a Hurdle? The Struggle to Cancel a Registered MarkA Test or a Hurdle? A more balanced interpretation, akin to the U.S.

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