Patently-O

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Now, the company has filed a civil action in the Eastern District of Virginia seeking a court order that TBL is entitled to a registration. The TTAB gave little weight to the fact that the agency has issued registration certificates on many different shoe designs. Lee , 1:15CV405(JCC/IDD), 2016 WL 880367, at *2 (E.D.

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The IPKat

MAY 16, 2023

The threshold for design protection in the EU is low. The design must be new and have individual character ( Art. 4(1) Community Design Regulation , ‘CDR’). The purpose of this grace period is to allow the designer or its successor to test the products in which the design is embodied in the market ( Recital 20 CDR ).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Back in 2016, Deckers learned that Australian Leather had imported 12 pairs boots labelled “ugg boots” into the USA and sued for trademark infringement. 36 Judgment without any opinion (the original complaint included some design patents as well). On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed in a R.36 Petition ].

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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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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. In 2015, it sought copyright registration of this useful article as a sculptural work. This commentary presents some of our findings.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

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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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

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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 10, 2022

As of 1 January 2022, the Guidelines 2022 have come into effect, repealing the Standards for Trade Mark Examination and Trial (an English version of the Standards 2016 provided by IPKey is accessible here ). The Standards were subsequently revised in 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2016, summarising changes in legislation and practices.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 30, 2022

As of International Monetary Fund reports of 2016, Qatar has the fourth highest GDP per capita in the world where it relies heavily on foreign labour to grow its economy. The process of trademark registration in Qatar is governed by the Law no. Power of Attorney (POA): A simple copy of the trademark registration certificate.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Lokesh Vyas dwells on these questions in his post in the aftermath of SRAIs registration! The plaintiff claimed to have adopted the trademarks in 2006, acquired a registered design in 2019, and built significant goodwill for his products. The plaintiffs claims regarding his trademarks and registered designs were upheld.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 13, 2024

It concerns with the registration and protection of trademarks for products and services alike from being used deceptively, false marks. The rectification petition was filed, after defendants changed their packaging and got trademark registration for the new brand, KWIKHEAL.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 17, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that Bacardi's challenge to the USPTO's renewal of the registration for that mark may be heard in the federal courts. In 2006, Cubaexport was barred from paying the renewal fee for the HAVANA CLUB registration due to a trade embargo. Direct Impulse Design, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a Mask Work. Understanding Mask Work.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With tech becoming ever more sophisticated, users can now opt to express themselves with filters that seamlessly blend vibrant eyeshadow or sparkly lipstick designs (among many others!) Your everyday cat-eye look might not attract copyright protection, but how about when the design is closer to that of stage makeup? to their face.

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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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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In 2016, Unicolors, Inc., sued H&M for selling clothing that infringed a Unicolor design. The group registration that Unicolors relied on included designs that had not been published as of the publication date set forth on the registrations. 411(b)(2) requires that “the court shall request the.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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. That being said, shell companies and partnerships like these are designed to frustrate investigations, including this one carried out by the MPA. KickassTorrents.

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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. Trademark Registration No. Company Claims Ownership of ‘Reloaded’ Trademark.

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The TTABlog

MAY 9, 2023

The Board upheld the refusals to register the marks BAKKED (in standard characters) and a stylized drop design, for "essential oil dispenser, sold empty, for domestic use," finding that the goods are illegal drug paraphernalia under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and therefore the marks are ineligible for registration.

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Kashishipr

MAY 11, 2022

A trademark refers to a recognizable expression, design, or sign uniquely identifying the products or services of a specific source and differentiating them from those of others. Cadbury UK Limited vs. The Comptroller General Of Patents Designs And Trademarks & Société Des Produits Nestlé S.A. Case No: A3/2016/3082).

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2023

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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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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

Deputy Controller of Patent and Designs : Emphasis on a speaking order by the Controller The dispute pertained to Patent Application no. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs , Auckland Uniservices Limited v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs , N.V. June 7, 2016) by citing new, previously unmentioned, grounds.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In 2016, the trade marks rights were transferred to a Hong Kong-based company, Super Union Holdings Ltd. Several of the recipient companies filed actions with the DPMA to invalidate the registration. The DPMA cancelled the registration of “Black Friday” due to lack of distinctiveness. 8(2)(2)), and bad faith (Sec.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The TTAB has re-designated as precedential its September 2022 opinion in this cancellation proceeding. The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. Andrusiek v. Cosmic Crusaders LLC and Lewis J.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Pursuant to Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 (EUTMR), a trade mark which has not been put to genuine use by its holder within five years after its registration may be liable to revocation unless there are valid reasons for its non-use.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

Registration is available here. The event is free of charge, and registration is available here. Participation is possible both on-site and online and registration is taken here. Other WIPO, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian IPO have opened registration for the Ukraine Summer School on Intellectual Property.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Background On 8 September 2015, BIW Invest AG (‘BIW’) applied for registration of EU trade mark no. On 27 June 2016, BIW filed another application for EU trade mark no. The evidence submitted by New Yorker did not show that a significant part of the public knew Compton at the filing dates in 2015 and 2016.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Those machines have been imported into the UK for distribution and sale since June 2013, and marketed using the acronym ICE and the following logo: Both the Claimant and the First Defendant have trade mark registrations in the United Kingdom.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Barbie, a name synonymous with an unattainable standard of femininity and the concept of commercial feminism, was designed to captivate the toy market with all its glittery pink magnificence. A straightforward pink sans-serif typeface was used for the 1959 original trademark registration.

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The IPKat

JUNE 6, 2022

CIVC also argued that GB is taking unfair advantage of the reputation of the PDO “Champagne”, and asked the court to order GB to cease use of all logos and advertisement documents with “Champanillo” sign, to cancel the registration for the domain name “champanillo.es” and close all social media accounts with this name.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Delhi High Court cancels registration to ‘VNow’ mark for being deceptively similar to Bennet Coleman’s ‘Now’ family of marks. Delhi High Court reiterates that the counterclaim for revocation of design is maintainable before the High Court. Delhi High Court clarifies application of Section 15(1)(b) of the Designs Act.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Board dismissed Kate Spade LLC's opposition to registration of the mark WOLV & Design (shown below left) for watches, finding the mark to be too dissimilar to the KATE SPADE word mark and the "spade logo" mark (below right) to support opposer's Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion and its Section 43(c) dilution-by-blurring claims.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 13, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs: Revisting the CRI Guidelines and Ferid Allani Patentability of Computer Related Inventions (CRI) in India has popped up again! SpicyIP intern Sukarm Sharma discusses this ongoing dispute, in light of the CRI 2016 guidelines and the Ferid Allani order. Microsoft v.

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The IPKat

MAY 27, 2024

Dotted or broken lines are common in trade mark and design applications to show elements that are not meant to be protected. The General Court recently explored the relevance of broken lines in registered Community designs (‘RCD’) when they are invoked as prior art in invalidity proceedings. 25(1)(b), Art. 25(1)(b), Art.

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