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“Identity theft is not a joke, Jim!” – Trademark battle over “Dunder Mifflin”

IPilogue

NBC Universal has filed a lawsuit against Jay Kennette Media Group (“JKMG”), an entertainment company over the latter’s registration of the mark “Dunder Mifflin.” NBC claims that JKMG is practicing trademark squatting to unfairly make money by registering trademarks belonging to others. What is trademark squatting?

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Be Bold but Never Break the Trademark Mold:Implications of Delhi HC’s Decision in PepsiCo v. Parle Agro

IP and Legal Filings

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!” on “proposed to be used” basis.

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Erik K Pelton - Untitled Article

Erik K Pelton

trademark registrations and have been involved in dozens of disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). In addition to representing myriad small business trademark owners, EMP&A itself is a small business and the owner of more than a dozen U.S. trademark registrations.

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Genus-Species in Trademark Law Usage

Patently-O

Dollar Financial holds registered trademarks for MONEY MART – the name it uses for its payday and title loan venders as well as pawn shops and pawn brokerages. The USPTO then granted the registrations associated with the new uses. The USPTO then granted the registrations associated with the new uses.

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Comparative Analysis: Madrid Protocol vs. Direct National Filing in India

Intepat

The former was enacted in 1892 to establish a standardized system for the international filing and registration of trademarks. Automatic registration will occur in designated countries if the trademark office does not raise any objections during a period of 12 and 18 months. Allows payment of one set of fees.

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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

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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.

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New CJEU referral on interplay between bad faith and trade mark functionality

The IPKat

On 23 August 2021, CeramTec applied for registration of three European Union trade marks (EUTMs): the three-dimensional mark No 10 214 179 in the colour ‘pink, Pantone 677 C’ (to the upper right), the figurative mark No 10 214 112 in the colour ‘pink, Pantone 677 C’, and the mark No 10 214 195 consisting in the colour pink, Pantone 677 C.

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