Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The number of applications filed, and registrations granted in FY2020 both grew over the prior year, to the highest in history. trademark registrations! Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. 2015: [link]. 2018: [link].

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CS for "amplifiers," finding that Petitioner Adamson Systems proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Respondent Peavey Electronics had discontinued use of the CS mark on amplifiers, with intent not to resume use. Lanham Act, Section 45.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It is this judgment that more or less laid the foundation of “trans-border reputation” in Indian trademark law. Whirlpool was able to claim rights over its trademark in this country, even though it didn’t have a physical presence here and did not have any registration at that time. 3d 983 (2015).

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2023

However, the extent of protection and applicable principles of trademark law that surround the numeral trademark takes center stage in the discussion. Names like 7-eleven, 5 Star, 7Up, and 99acres resonate with consumers, widely reflecting the innovative use of number as brand identities.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2023

A fundamental principle of trademark law permits the owner of a well-known trademark to forbid third parties from using it in a manner that would lessen its distinctiveness. In accordance with a provision of trademark law known as trademark dilution, the owner of a brand may. What is Trademark Dilution?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In its process to debunk the claims Daily basket through its website also mentioned That except the word basket there existed no similarities or trademark violations in the brand logo and the name,colour and font itself was different. [4] 4] That Daily Basket had an entirely different user interface and the get-up was also way different.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Genesis of the Dispute According to this report on Mint (paywalled), the Lodha siblings (Abhishek and Abhinandan) parted ways in 2015. Further, HoABL has filed for registration of their TM in the same class (36- real estate affairs; 37- building construction) as Macrotech developers. 500 crores (disputed figure).

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 10, 2022

McCarthy , the leading treatise on trademark law explains that “[t]he concepts of ‘generic name’ and ‘trademark’ are mutually exclusive. The party opposing registration has the burden to prove genericness by a preponderance of the evidence. Hyatt , 566 U.S. 431, 446 (2012); see also Shammas v. Focarino , 784 F.3d

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

Many film titles or names like Dhoom (ID: 1319835), Padman (ID: 3749859), 3 Idiots (ID: 1940729), and Singham (ID: 3672533), have been registered as a service mark under class 41, of the fourth schedule of the Trademark Rule, 2001. These registrations aid in allocating precedence. This idea sort of gets the job done of a copyright.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Defendant argued that the suit design was published prior to the date of registration under a different trade name. What has to be seen is whether the coolers bearing the suit design were available online prior to the date of application, by the plaintiff, for registration of the design. Case: Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta & Anr vs Ms.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

The Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs trademark law in India and provides for the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademarks. 14 provides that if anyone files an application for the registration of a trademark, the consent of the living person must be taken and it should not be falsely or fraudulently obtained.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Trademark Infringement. The trademark legislation of 1999 protects Indian trademarks. If a mark or logo is used with the permission of the authorised person, it is not considered a trademark infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Trademark Infringement. The trademark legislation of 1999 protects Indian trademarks. If a mark or logo is used with the permission of the authorised person, it is not considered a trademark infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A very interesting and unorthodox legislative style from the UAE legislator was to introduce an opening provision clarifying the policy behind the Law. Trademarks are protected by registration with the IP Department. A GCC Trademark Law was issued in 2006. No doubt this approach will help the Courts.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) becomes effective on December 27, 2021 and makes several important amendments to federal trademark law (the Lanham Act) intended to modernize trademark application examinations and clean house of trademark registrations for marks not used in commerce.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

As a result, it will only be possible to submit claims at the commercial courts, in the form of a counterclaim, in trademark infringement proceedings. Royal Decree-Law 23/2018 , which transposes Directive 2015/2436 relating to trademarks, introduces this change in legislation. How much will it cost to file a claim?

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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. INTERPROFESSION DU GRUYÈRE, et al., DAIRY EXPORT COUNCIL, et al.,

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

This was apparently untrue and in a separate 2008 proceeding, the PTO concluded that this was a false statement, at least as to boots, and cancelled TA’s registration of the METAL mark. Topolewski almost immediately reapplied for the mark, this time through Metal Jeans, which obtained the “METAL” registration in 2013.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 7, 2023

The CAFC overturned the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] dismissing Charles Bertini's Section 2(d) opposition to registration of APPLE MUSIC for a host of services, including the production and distribution of sound recordings and presentation of live music performances. Apple, Inc. 2021-2301 (Fed. April 4, 2023) [precedential].

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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. INTERPROFESSION DU GRUYÈRE, et al., DAIRY EXPORT COUNCIL, et al.,

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IPilogue

AUGUST 2, 2021

European trademark law requires genuine use of a trademark to maintain registration. Lack of use may cancel a trademark’s registration; as well, any oppositions based on a trademark without genuine use may not withstand a non-usage defense. . In 2015, Doga?aji’s

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

§ 1052(c) on registering marks concerning a living person without permission; this case has the possibility of altering trademark law significantly and allowing current events to be treated similarly to historic events from a trademark perspective. But one can expect, now that cert. ” Id. (at at 1165-66).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. courts have denied registration to religious marks as being offensive to other believers or to non-believers. ” But neither the PTO nor U.S.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Since 2015, TIR has made its specialist content available via the website mistressharley.com (NSFW) and through authorized third parties under licensing agreements. When TIR sent a trademark/copyright complaint to the host but received no response, the adult company did a WHOIS lookup for cryptoservers.biz.

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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 Even with proven secondary meaning?

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

The Supreme Court first looked to the section of the Lanham Act governing remedies for trademark violations, 15 U.S.C. 10 According to Fossil, the equity courts historically required plaintiffs to establish willfulness, or its historical equivalent, to obtain a profits award in trademark disputes. & ECON. Weightman, supra note 28.

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The IPKat

JULY 20, 2021

We soon learn that "Trademark Law Reform" refers to aspirations to tackle contemporary problems in trade mark law worldwide, whether by means of legislative overhaul or not, put to paper by some of the world's leading experts. But make no mistake: behind the cover is a veritable treasure trove of thought-provoking scholarship.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Jaitley’s right and pronounced that any person may be restrained from using the names of popular or well-known celebrities, when the particular name is a well-known trademark as envisaged under the basic principles of trademark law and thatcelebrity is entitled to use his name for commercial purposes. 2007, I, no.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Trademarks are governed by the Trademarks Act of 1999 and the Trademark Rules of 2017 in India which provides for registration and protection of Trademarks from fraudulent practice. 2] In recent times, many people are misusing the goodwill of others by “trademark squatting”. “The

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2024 has been an explosive year for IP developments in India, with more IP divisions coming up in different High Courts, an increasing number of IP registrations and an overall higher degree of attention on IP issues in the country. to clarify that registration does not grant exclusive right in a part of the mark.

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Patently-O

JUNE 11, 2023

Elster to determine if the PTO violated Steve Elster’s First Amendment right to free speech when it declined to federally register his trademark TRUMP TOO SMALL in connection with T-shirts. The PTO had denied registration under 15 U.S.C. Brunetti , the Federal Circuit’s decision was almost certainly correct. [4]

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

. § 1052(c) provides, in pertinent part, that the PTO must deny federal registration to a trademark if it “[c]onsists of or comprises a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular individual except by his written consent….”

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