IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 10, 2024

PepsiCo had registered the tagline “For the Bold” as a trademark in 2013 for its Doritos tortilla chips and used it extensively for promotions when it was launched in India in 2015. For the Bold” incorporated in its entirety the registered trademark “For the Bold”. For the Bold!”

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Trademark Registering Trademarks Advertising Advertising 83

43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

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. Advertisements made for Latinfood Zenú products used the phrase “una deliciosa tradición,” which translates to “a delicious tradition.”

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Registration 57

The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Plaintiffs highlighted specific instances where the Defendants falsely represented themselves as the Plaintiffs when applying for work for the Kenya Film Commission’s Technical Proposal KFC/OT/05/2013/2014 by using the Plaintiffs’ trademark ‘ACAL' without the Plaintiffs’ authority or consent.

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Trademark IP Registering Trademarks Branding 96

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. What stands out here is that the Court granted an injunction in favour of the Plaintiff based on earlier registration without considering the non-use of the mark by them.

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Designs Design Trademark Cease and Desist 52

43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore. Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Trademark Copyright Editing 52

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. Trademark as Collateral in the US. For a common law trademark, notice of the lender’s security interest is not required to be recorded.

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IP Intellectual Property Branding Brands 40

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143