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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. it filed for a trademark infringement and unfair advantage suit in the court against Parle Agro. For the Bold!”, Antox India (P) Ltd.

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Concept Of Trademark Bullying: Forceful Enforcement Of Trademark Rights In The Name Of Protection

IP and Legal Filings

A well- known trademark helps the consumers in spotting the difference between similar products by educating them about the product which results in informed choices. The trademark owners enjoy monopoly and exclusive proprietary rights of their trademarks through the law of trademark protection.

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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

The Plaintiffs also contended that the logos used by the Defendants infringed on their marks and get up since their registered trademark incorporated the words ‘ACAL’ and an image with the map of Africa which the Defendants had copied.

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Gema USA, Inc. Sues Former Employee for Alleged Patent & Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

January 6, 2015. is not an authorized Gema distributor and upon information and belief, does not sell “new” Gema products but rather sells knocks-offs using the Gema Trademarks without authorization. The Design Patents are for a variety of powder guns and spray equipment. Registration Date. OPTISELECT. May 16, 2017. September 14, 2004.

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Rapala Billboard Ad Collection for 2020

DuetsBlog

Top Ten Questions About Rapala Minnocchio (2015). Yes, it’s actually a registered trademark. Rapala Taunts a Monster? Rapala: Happy Fishing on Mother’s Day (2012). Rapala Billboard Ads Continue to Engage (2013). Eat More Walleye? I Get It, Rapala Will Fill Up Your Fish Cooler! Rapala’s Public Service Announcement?

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. Entertainment v. Entertainment Pvt.

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Cut! There’s a trademark there

Garrigues Blog

The purpose of a trademark is to identify goods and services in trade in such a way that the general public recognizes and links a particular good or service with a specific business origin. 369/2009 of 21 May 2009 ruled in support of this theses, even if it did not implement the Spanish trademark regulation.