IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This may include creating products with certain distinct features, such as a particular smell or a sound that is exclusive to the product and the brand. Thus, several companies have attempted to manufacture products implanted with a particular smell that is exclusive to the brand. Smell marks and Indian trademark laws.

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Trademark Law Trademark Law Registration 52

Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Established, but offensive, brands change names. Never before have some many brands backed away from names or name origins that were offensive. Uncle Ben’s, Eskimo Pie, Aunt Jemima, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Indians are some of the brands began name changes or removed items from their logo in 2020. 2013: [link].

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Originally posted 2013-01-08 13:57:37. Republished by Blog Post PromoterPresident Obama is suffering from the right-of-publicity blues again. And now maybe we understand why he wants an intellectual property anti-counterfeiting lawyer on the Supreme Court — this could rise to the level of an international incident already, Jack!

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Blogging Fair Use Branding 52

TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2024

In other parts of the notice, takedowns were requested under trademark law. MarkMonitor doesn’t manage all 6,431 domain names currently listed under Nintendo of America, but it has provided brand protection services for some of the biggest names in business. So Real or Fake?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

In Mohan Meakin Ltd v AB Sugars Ltd (2013), wherein the mark TALL MOM was deemed identical to OLD MONK on grounds of phonetic similarity, despite the difference in product categories (former being country liquor and latter being Indian Made Foreign Liquor), the Delhi HC found infringement under section 29(2)(c), while presuming consumer confusion.

Trademark 64

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 27, 2021

However, Modelo Grupo (“Modelo”) and Constellation Brands (“Constellation”) would say there is a lot riding on the answer. Modelo, whose parent is Anheuser-Busch InBev (“AB”), created the Corona brand. Based on its popularity, most would say, “Who cares whether hard seltzer is beer, just give me one.”

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Celebrity trademark messes. Besides Mariah, there were many other celebrity trademark stories this year, as more an more celebrities launch more and more brands. Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. Past issues of Top Trademark Trends: 2021: [link].

Trademark 130

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens All Rights Reserved False Advertising 130

43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Disclaimers/Laura Heymann’s work in 2013: a consumer protection law approach to disclaimers about where you expect to find information. Lisa Ramsey: Free expression and competitiveness considerations: large brands/celebrities can teach you to associate a weak mark w/their company can be problematic.

Trademark Law 75

Trademark Law Law Trademark Registration 75

JIPL Online

APRIL 7, 2021

[viii] This massive dichotomy in prices forces fans to choose between the Scylla of paying hundreds of dollars for a jersey to support their favorite team because of sports licensing monopolies, and the Charybdis of perpetuating trademark infringement by knowingly or unknowingly patronizing these shady, unregulated vendors. (ii)

Marketing 98

Marketing Marketing Licensing Trademark Law 98

JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

And then what if I told you that the practice has had precedent since 2013? a 2013 TTAB case, does just that. 2d 1684 (TTAB 2013). Why shouldn’t the brand be allowed at least the opportunity to prove acquired distinctiveness as product configuration? . Even with proven secondary meaning? 105 U.S.P.Q.2d

Registration 52

Registration Designs Design Trademark 52

The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Under US trademark law the test for genericness is comprised of two parts: (1) what is the genus of goods or services at issue; and (2) does the relevant public understand the designation primarily to refer to that genus of goods or services.

Designs 52

Designs Design Trademark Brands 52

The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

But after 2013, when Respondent last advertised the CS amps in its domestic catalogs, domestic sales plummeted, rapidly dwindling to single digits and then zero at some points in the critical 2016-2021 time frame. Lanham Act, Section 45. emphasis by the Board).

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Registration Brands Branding Branding 61

The IP Law Blog

MAY 20, 2021

It has marketed its software under the name “SmartSync” since 2004 and obtained a trademark for SmartSync in 2007. It sells its software primarily to the United States Navy but, in 2013, sold its software to at least one major pharmacy chain.

Trademark 98

Trademark Marketing Marketing Business 98

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Federal Circuit’s pair of decisions provide guidance on how logos factor into the design patent infringement inquiry, and begin to tease-out differences in policy concerns underlying design patent law versus trademark law. See, e.g. , Groeneveld Transp. Efficiency, Inc. Lubecore Int’l, Inc. , 3d 494 (6th Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

201 (Spring 2013). Trademark Owner Sues Over Alleged Twittersquatting–Coventry First, LLC v. Steps Brand Owners Can Take to Deal With Brandjacking on Social Networks. Washington State’s Proposed Employer Social Media Law: The Legislature Should Take a Cautious Approach — SB 5211. TELECOMM. & & TECH.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In 2013, Interprofession du Gruyère, sought and received from the USPTO a certification mark for a design with stylized font, for the letters “AOC”, a Swiss cross, and the words “LE GRUYÈRE SWITZERLAND.”

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

He had been selling “METAL” branded clothing since the early 1990s, primarily through hard rock music magazines. Topolewski almost immediately reapplied for the mark, this time through Metal Jeans, which obtained the “METAL” registration in 2013. (decided Feb.

Trademark 52

Trademark Registration Brands Branding 52

Intepat

JUNE 17, 2024

Although there are many well-known marks in the industry, registering marks is a vital process for businesses to safeguard their brand identity and intellectual property and to obtain exclusive rights over them. Trademark law underwent substantial changes, both multilaterally and regionally.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Lokesh, highlighting its history, argues that honest concurrent use is a principle of trademark law and is not limited to a provision. 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. on Triveni Interchem Pvt.

Designs 52

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 2, 2022

Originally posted 2013-10-29 12:56:20. The post Old trademarks never die… appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. They just fade away. Republished by Blog Post Promoter.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. The Division Bench reiterated that what makes something a trademark is the power to distinguish a product from others.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

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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Brands Branding Branding Technology 105

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A brand’s name, particularly when it takes the shape of a trademark, can define its identity, reputation, and value, making it an asset that is valuable to safeguard. Trademarks are unique “marks”, names, symbols, signs, words or phrases that define a brand or company’s products or services.

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