The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This case began with a 2015 application by Interprofession du Gruyère, a Swiss registered association, and Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , a French syndicat for a certification mark GRUYERE. This protected designation was superseded by adoption of the Protected Designation of Origin (“PDO”) for GRUYÈRE in 2001.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2021

Olfactory marketing is not only employed by restaurants for their food, but is also often utilized in supplementing branding because just like a logo, it helps the consumer identify the experience associated with a service or product. Issues and Barriers to the Registrability of Smell-marks.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 28, 2022

The company recently filed 10 applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the McDonald’s brand and McCafe. The Department of Industry, which is the quasi-judicial authority responsible for filing, registration and other procedural aspects, has given a decision against McDonald’s. Facts of the case.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

When you file for a trademark in India, an indispensable requirement is finding out the trademark classification of your goods or services under which you must file your brand. ” The system of trademark classification eases the process of registration of a trademark. Services for providing food and drink; Temporary accommodation.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The conference series was created by Dr Gaetano Dimita and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London in 2015 to bring together creators, legal practitioners and researchers in the field of Interactive Entertainment.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. There are few e-commerce companies which explicitly make copies of brands such as Firstcopyclub, ShoesKartel etc. 26, 2023, 11:00 AM), [link].

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

According to the SCA, the target market for the products was made up of discerning consumers who were more concerned with the precise brand of watch they required, and who would be less likely to be deceived or confused by the limited similarities between the marks.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This case began with a 2015 application by Interprofession du Gruyère, a Swiss registered association, and Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère , a French syndicat for a certification mark GRUYERE. PDO and PGI designations are used for agricultural products that traditionally have been produced in a particular geographic region.

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The IPKat

JULY 26, 2021

What does the term ‘MOCCA’ evoke in your mind, a kind of coffee or a specific brand? Most of them regarded ‘MOCCA’ as a kind of coffee instead of a specific brand except one Italian colleague who also saw ‘MOCCA (almost phonetically identical to ‘Moka’)’ as referring to the Moka Pot (Italian wiki page for that here ).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

Williams-Sonoma commented that Amazon’s own product line “Rivet” has infringed patents of furniture designs. [3] It is also generally available to Amazon Brand Registry. Amazon, 2015 U.S. Amazon.com, 2015 U.S. LEXIS 90004 & 2015 U.S. 7] Amazon’s IP Policy is one of such investments. 4] Adaptix, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Applicant’s POTIFY platform is designed to permit legal marijuana dispensaries to market and sell their products, including via mobile applications and websites. 114 USPQ2d 1497, 1502 (TTAB 2015) (quoting Coach Servs. Spotify AB , 2022 USPQ2D 37 at *13–14. Spotify AB , 2022 USPQ2D 37 at *7. Yankees P’ship v.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. This was done during 2012-2015 when it faced bankruptcy. The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Delhi High Court sets aside the cryptic order passed by the Respondent, directs to consider the matter afresh Case: Alfred Von Schukmann vs The Controller General Of Patent, Designs and Trademarks and Ors. The Defendant argued that the suit design was published prior to the date of registration under a different trade name.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The case concerned the registration of 'Prosecco' as a GI in Singapore. This Kat was interested to see a court finally address this argument Singapore has offered protection for GIs since 1999, but it only adopted a registration-based system in the last decade with the Geographical Indications Act 2014 ('GIA').

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

16, 2024) WCT offers a mobile-fitness app called “Bike+” and owns a trademark registration for that name. WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” Downloads declined after a 2015 peak.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

In the playpen that is nonverbal marks, the game is all about whether registrants can jump the hurdle between two opposing classifications—product packaging and product configuration. 2D (BNA) 1964 (TTAB 2015). In response, TTAB did not merely deny Lululemon registration. 113 U.S.P.Q.2D Quoting Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2023

A feature of trademark law known as trademark dilution gives the brand owner exclusive rights to the mark, providing them a strong and recognisable trademark. In accordance with a provision of trademark law known as trademark dilution, the owner of a brand may. 2015) What is trademark dilution? What is Trademark Dilution?

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2022

to an entity called Oksara LP in August 2015. Oksara LP’s registration documents, available on the UK’s Companies House portal, list B2B Consultants Ltd and BTD Enterprises Ltd as Oksara LP partners. And another from 2016 that featured a piracy ‘brand’ with an even bigger profile. KickassTorrents.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. ” [8]. .”

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

law is a certification mark and protection is achieved via registration similar to a trademark. but this time it modified the certification mark to encompass a design and word mark. That mark was granted registration, but exclusivity extends only to use of the entire mark with design and AOC [vii] , not Gruyére alone.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. The reviewal process for the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

Of course, each use stems from the shorter phrase “make your mark,” embodying the mere notion of the archer hitting the target , or maybe even the less educated simply indicating agreement with an initial, an X, or a cross , or at times a craftsman adding “ a maker’s mark—essentially personal branding.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Background On 6 March 2020, a private individual filed for registration of German word mark no. 363419 ‘COCO’ designating the Federal Republic of Germany and the former Democratic Republic of Germany. It designates their ingredients or scent. 302020101825 ‘HiCoco’. CHANEL opposed the trade mark on the basis of IR no.

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The IPKat

JULY 20, 2021

Part 1: The trade mark registration process Chapter 2, by Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer , addresses "trade mark depletion", i.e. the hypothesis that there is a limited supply of signs that can usefully serve as a trademark and that we're running out [earlier work here ]. here or here ].

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