IPilogue

APRIL 26, 2022

EOS applied for the mark’s registration in a black and white colour scheme in 2016. Having been refused registration by the examiner due to lack of distinctiveness, EOS pursued multiple appeals all the way up to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”). Grounds for Refusal of Registration.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Read on to learn about: The difference between patents and industrial designs Recent industrial designs registration trends How you can swiftly search for industrial designs with Corsearch What are industrial designs? These and other questions are relevant in assessing registrability potential for patents. The growth rate was 0.8%

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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. “To protect its rights in the RELOADED trademark NuStar obtained and owns U.S. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

1979 (2016)), but only if copyright owners register their copyrights before infringement occurred or within three months of first publication. Federal courts typically require the copyright owner to have a copyright registration in hand before suing ( see 17 U.S.C. 505; Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 881 (2019)).

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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. But the app was not updated after 2016 and was removed from WCT’s website. Also, by the end of 2016, WCT hadn’t paid taxes since 2015 and its certificate of incorporation was therefore suspended. World Champ Tech LLC v.

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Marketing Marketing Trademark Registration 59

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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Lokesh Vyas dwells on these questions in his post in the aftermath of SRAIs registration! He argued that he had obtained proper business licenses and trademark registrations and that there were significant differences in their product logos. Is a Script a Dramatic or a Literary work? Nipun Gupta & Anr. Pratibha Prop.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

Therefore, the adoption of a series of marks to commercially market goods and services would not suffice the creation of a family of marks. It was submitted that 74 third-party registrations were existent, and the consumers did not associate with the brand as a household name. Characteristics of a Family of Trademarks. Dish Pizza.’

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

Registration was obtained in March 2018 by decision of the Opposition Division following an unsuccessful opposition filed by Aeroporto di Villanova d’Albenga SpA (Riviera-Airport) (the applicant), which was named Aeroporto Villanova d’Albenga SpA at the time of the opposition. azacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret v EUIPO (C?104/18 104/18 P) ).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The thorny issue of the registration of a 3D trade mark never ceases to challenge the trade mark system. EOS maintained that the trade mark was inherently distinctive and, in the alternative, was registrable based on acquired distinctiveness, under Article 7(3) EUTMR. The Boards of Appeal (BoA), too, denied registration.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• registration requirements.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks Trademark Law 98

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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Intellectual Property Journalism Social Media Intellectual Property Law 72

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. 3) Examination of the application- Per the Trademarks Act 2016, the government authorities issue an examiner.

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Kashishipr

MAY 11, 2022

It also encourages safeguarding the interests of the traders and consumers in the market. However, the complications and issues arise in the cases falling outside the ambit of conventional or traditional trademarks, where the registration of which becomes arduous to be given an exclusive status. Case No: A3/2016/3082).

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Protecting a hashtag can be a good marketing strategy as it enables businesses to connect and reach a wider audience that enjoys the same kind of goods or services. Therefore, if the hashtag is inherently distinctive, it would support and ease registration, and if not, additional efforts may be needed to amass publicity and extensive use.

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Trademark Registration Registering Trademarks Social Media 105

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In 2016, the defendant licensed the plaintiff’s Equine Boarding Forms Package, consisting of form releases for adults and minors. The plaintiff had copyright registrations in the forms, and the defendant “ultimately concedes that plaintiff ‘has a valid copyright and a valid business in selling its copyrighted works.'”

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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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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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Intellectual Property Government Invention Branding 98

TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

Swedes and the New Piracy Boogeyman Starting around 2016, give or take depending on region, pirate IPTV services exploded globally. Pressure Increases on Players in the Illicit Market In common with its counterparts in Europe, Sweden had already been paying more attention to those involved in the supply and sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions.

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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. This from a Court that has struck down two statutory trademark registration provisions for burdening speech. ” (The Second Circuit provides the following citation for the quote: “ Id. at 156 (citation omitted)”).

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Blogging Trademark Branding Brands 130

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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Registration Intellectual Property Designs Design 69

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 In a broad sense, blockchain technology can be defined as an open ledger of information that is used to keep a digital record of the transactions that occur in the crypto market. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2

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Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Copyfraud Contracts 94

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For almost a century, the Plaintiffs have been making and marketing Unani and Ayurvedic medicines, oils, syrups, and non-alcoholic beverages, among other things. ’ Plaintiffs claim that their original registration of their ‘RoohAfza’ was obtained in 1942 under Class 5 and that the registration is still valid today.

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Registration Trademark Trademark Law Marketing 93

The IPKat

JUNE 11, 2022

However, upon further examination, it appears that the outcome was to be expected, given that revocation proceedings were based on a lack of genuine use of the mark between 2011 and 2016. from 14 October 2011 to 13 October 2016). Trying to follow Apple's words of wisdom.

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The IPKat

MAY 16, 2023

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 ). 14 to 16 CDR , which deal with the rightful owner of a Community design and the consequences of registration of a Community design by a non-entitled third party.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In responding to our article, practitioner Perry Saidman and Professor Mark McKenna suggested that the design patent regime can be justified in part based on the tighter functionality screen that the PTO applies to design patents than the low threshold that the Copyright Office applies to copyright registrations to useful articles.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Moreover, contrary to The Satanic Temple’s novel argument, domain registration is not the same as registration for a social media website.” For more on the irrationality of this ethics opinion, see this 2016 paper. The post 2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Encouraged by the success of Dream11, several other platforms entered the market, allowing people to form teams across various sports like football, kabaddi, basketball, and cricket. An uncertain approach by different states to regulations is a hindrance in the fantasy sports market.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 28, 2023

a well-known company, has been marketing ayurvedic soaps under the trademark “Chandrika” since 1940. In contrast, M/S Mariyas Soaps and Chemicals recently obtained registration for their washing soap and other related products under the trademark “Chandra.” Wipro Enterprises Ltd., Syed Mohideen v.

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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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SpicyIP

MARCH 13, 2023

SpicyIP intern Sukarm Sharma discusses this ongoing dispute, in light of the CRI 2016 guidelines and the Ferid Allani order. Call for Papers: NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. The court however rejected both these contentions.

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Trademark IP 119

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. On 27 June 2016, BIW filed another application for EU trade mark no. 014539092 ‘COMPTON’ for ‘clothing; headgear; footwear’. Both trade marks were registered.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Board denied a petition to cancel a registration for the mark TORPEDO JUICE for "Alcoholic beverages, except beer; Gin; Liquor; Rum" because Petitioner Oregon Grain failed to prove prior trademark rights in support of its Section 2(d) claim, and failed to provide any evidence to support its nonuse claim. 28 (TTAB 2016).

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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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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

s claim of acquired distinctiveness failed, but the court remanded the applications to the Office "to permit supplemental registration of SPECTACLES both as a word and stylized mark." The sales and advertising figures lacked industry context, and the raw sales figures "may only point to product popularity or rapid market gains."

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 23, 2022

Merrillville, Indiana – Plaintiff, NuStar Enterprises LLC (“NuStar”), is a clothing and apparel company that markets and sells clothing and apparel and related accessories. NuStar was granted a registration for its mark RELOADED® under Registration No.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

Applicant ADOL sought registration of the marks SKËNDERBEU and GJERGJ KASTRIOTI SKËNDERBEU (Stylized) for "beverages from wine distillates, namely, brandy and grape brandy." Illyrian began distributing the products in 2016 and established a first use date of July 31, 2016. See Moreno v. Pro Boxing Supplies, Inc.,

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