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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Marks can be of various types i.e., word marks, service marks, logos, symbols, series marks, etc [1].

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TTAB Denies Bertini's Petition for Cancellation of APPLE Registration Due to Failure of Proof of Abandonment

The TTABlog

Bertini contended that the nonuse occurred "during a period of at least three years and six months after the date of the SOU, namely during November 11, 2011 - May 31, 2015." A trademark registration is presumed valid, and so a party seeking cancellation bears the initial burden of establishing a prima facie case of abandonment.

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

LexBlog IP

(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 ). The object then is to hear out all sides, and offer some thoughts on the recent clamor around acoustic marks and the questions that they present.