Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

Introduction Design piracy, particularly in the context of registered designs, poses significant challenges in today’s industrial landscape. According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2024

By decision of 24 January 2024 ( T-537/22 ), the General Court of the European Union (GC) confirmed the validity of the Registered Community Design (RCD) by Lego A/S (Lego) “Building blocks from a toy building set” by stating that an RCD is invalid only if all its features are excluded from protection. On 2 February 2010 Lego obtained RCD No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The plaintiff, NOC, is a teenager who has copyrighted designs in hand-drawn dots that Target allegedly copied in the clothing line. However, Target’s allegedly infringing works apparently were designed no later than December 2017. The work was also posted to Facebook and Instagram in 2016. Case Citation : Cooley v.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. However, one of the areas that is generally less talked about is copyright’s impact on Halloween costumes.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These E-commerce platforms make it simple to access consumer goods from a computer or smart phone, but they also, by their very nature, make it simple for counterfeiters to market their counterfeit goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 8] (CS (COMM) 980/2016. [9] 344/2018]. [6] 344/2018]. [7]

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

So much so that the post-1902 Act regional circuit design patent cases invalidating design patents on functionality grounds would come out oppositely under the Federal Circuit’s lax standards.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Broadcom chips and Apple phones are manufactured outside of the United States, although they are largely designed in the US, and the nerve centers of marketing and sales are also in the US. 2016) on remand from 579 U.S. Broadcom makes infringing chips and they are installed in Apple devices. ” Halo Elecs., Pulse Elecs.,

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the challenges posed by name saturation and the reduced availability of work marks, industrial designs are increasingly important within intellectual property strategies. When people think about designs they typically think of patents, but the world of protecting designs is far more extensive than that.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

In a complaint filed this month in an Indiana court, clothing and apparel company NuStar Enterprises LLC states that since September 2016, it has continually used the ‘Reloaded’ trademark in commerce. “To protect its rights in the RELOADED trademark NuStar obtained and owns U.S. That has reportedly caused problems.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Ninth Circuit told us this in 2016 (in Kimzey v. His website stands out for its late 1990s design ethos, plus it uses line numbers on every web page (even the “contact us” page) as if they were court pleadings. Google appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Alexander Daniloff is an Oregon lawyer.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2021

Back in 2016, the European Commission announced plans to amend EU copyright law to better meet emerging challenges on the Internet. One of the most controversial elements of the new Copyright Directive was Article 13 (now Article 17). However, almost two dozen other countries are now facing criticism from the European Commission. .

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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.” But the app was not updated after 2016 and was removed from WCT’s website. The court grants summary judgment on lack of likely confusion.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The IPKat is received the following report by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (ELSA International) on the recent discussion of a Design Law Treaty at WIPO. They constitute the “SCT”, referring to the Committee covering design law issues within WIPO. Suitably styled to attend the Diplomatic Conference The DLT has been a long time coming.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Overview of current legislation in China.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Kat-assisted AI drug discovery Patents versus marketing in AI drug discovery A crucial consideration in AI-assisted drug discovery is the relationship between patent protection and disclosure. Since introducing generative AI for molecular design in 2016, the company has established itself as a leader in AI-driven drug discovery.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In a nutshell, the previous system provided for an increased exemption of 50% of the income deriving from the economic exploitation of intangible assets (in 2015 the percentage of exemption was 30%, in 2016 40%). 50 of 24.4.2017).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

11, 2025) This discovery dispute says some interesting things about gray market goods. Allen maintained that the parts it sold bore the same part numbers and were identical in design, function, and quality as Toyota parts that are intended for sale in the U.S. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Allen Interchange LLC, 2025 WL 465815, No.

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IPilogue

JUNE 16, 2022

Until 2016, Munchkin was manufacturing and selling diaper pail cassettes that were only compatible with Angelcare’s diaper pails. In 2016 , the plaintiffs – Angelcare Development Inc., Angelcare owns six patents related to the diaper pail cassettes and/or its assembly with its Diaper Genie. What’s next?

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Introduction In the quickly developing scenery of the recent business the startups stand as the indications of modernization which brings the new concepts and fresh products or the amenities to the market. Moreover, the IPR eases the market development and establishes a solid brand identity.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the verdict form the jury stated that Defendants had not proven fair use, the Plaintiff (Alexander) should receive $3,750 USD for actual losses from the Defendant’s use of the tattoo designs, and did not answer as to profits can be attributed to the Plaintiff for use of the tattoos. Citing Muhammad-Ali v. Final Call, Inc.,

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will soon issue its first ruling concerning the concept of “normal use” in EU design law (case C-472/21 ). In 2011, Monz Handelsgesellschaft International (design owner) registered a national design for “saddles for bicycles or motorbikes” at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA).

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 20, 2025

The termination became effective in 2016, clearing the way for a new licensing deal with Rudinplay, a company affiliated with Broadway producer Scott Rudin. They argue that the derivative works exception is a narrow carveout designed to prevent disruption of ongoing usesnot a loophole for reviving exclusive rights.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Case Summaries Guddu Gupta Trading as Ms Leela vs Suraj Gupta Trading As Ms Devi Leela … on 18 January, 2025 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff, trading as Leela Cosmetics, alleged that his brother operating under Devi Leela Cosmetics, infringed upon his trademarks ROOP LADY and ROOP LEELA, as well as the design of his sindoor stick bottles.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Overview of current legislation in China.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2016, the defendant IJR published an article/listicle titled “15 Signs Your Daddy Was a Conservative.” Philpot sued in 2020 over the 2016 IJR publication, i.e., after the 3 year statute of limitations that no one seems to care about post-Petrella. (In ” Market Effect. Larry Philpot is a repeat copyright plaintiff.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

But when the case returned to the district court after the initial ruling on the temporary restraining order, hiQ’s antitrust arguments were dismissed for failure to properly identify the relevant market in which LinkedIn has a monopoly. The court dismissed the market division argument on the grounds that it was time barred.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

TPG aggregates and collects information from the most prominent rewards programs and provides a series of rankings and recommendations designed to help maximize your rewards points. dispute back in the Ninth Circuit in 2016. False Designation of Origin 9. Thus, the Points Guy. Also not shocking: Airlines hate this. Facebook v.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. In 2016, Dawgs added new asserted counterclaims against Crocs, including a claim for false advertising under the Lanham Act. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions. ” Dawgs brief.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

On 27 June 2016, BIW filed another application for EU trade mark no. In 2020, New Yorker Marketing & Media International GmbH (‘New Yorker’) filed invalidity applications against BIW’s trade marks, alleging that they lacked distinctiveness and were descriptive at the filing date ( Art. Both trade marks were registered.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In 2015, the Cancellation Applicant filed a request for revocation of Ferrari’s International trade mark ‘Testarossa’, designating (amongst others) the European Union, initially registered by Ferrari in connection with the premier of its sports car series from the 80’s and 90’s.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The petitioner through the simple means of regular and massive use and advertising of its FEVIKWIK trademark already holding a strong market with a design not changed since 1987, argued that it had a right to the recognition of goodwill in such a name. General Mills Marketing Inc., General Mills Marketing Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 26, 2023

The court concluded that JSC’s unique designs acquired secondary meaning in the eyes of consumers in the furniture market, particularly because of Trendily’s copying, and possessed protectable trade dress. JSC designs high-end furniture hand-crafted by woodworkers in Indonesia. Trendily appealed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

2016), aff’d , 674 F. 2016)) traded on the goodwill of Louis Vuitton; it is what made them attractive products. What the second Circuit did say was that, like in the Jack Daniel’s case, the Wavy Baby used plaintiff’s trademarks and trade dress throughout the design of its product. at 156 (citation omitted)”). 3d 252 (4th Cir.

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The IPKat

JUNE 6, 2022

It relied on the judgment of the Spanish Supreme Court in the 2016 case “ Champín ”. Moreover, “Champanillo” is advertised with an image featuring two glasses of red sparkling wine, while the design of the glass is typical for use in drinking champagne. The Barcelona Commercial Court dismissed the action.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Corporates could be seen spending numerous resources so as to create a position in the market and to stand out from the crowd. Modi claimed that Revlon is seeing “record consumer off take growth after COVID included disruptions” However, due to heavy competition in the cosmetic market the company has filed for bankruptcy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

” However, Wallshoppe does not allege Defendant knew of the specific acts of infringement at issue here—Sienna Lewis selling products featuring the Palm Design on Defendant’s website. ” The post 2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Buzzfeed, Inc.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark DANA DESIGN in the form shown below, for backpacks, hiking equipment, tents, and related goods, on the ground that the mark comprises the name of a living individual, Dana Gleason, without his consent and is therefore barred from registration by Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act.

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