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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2024

Serial ‘Entrepreneur’ Tests Out Piracy Market A MEN report claims that 42-year-old Jordan Longbottom ran a ‘successful’ business selling pirate TV devices from his static caravan in Wales. When his plane touched down in March 2017, police welcomed him back onto British soil by placing him under arrest.

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The IPKat

MAY 8, 2022

Here's what Hanne writes: Second time is a charm: Danish design company wins plant box war by Hanne Kirk On 22 April 2022, the Danish Eastern High Court handed down its decision in yet another dispute concerning applied art and the question of originality and infringement under copyright law. Its products are sold in more than 60 countries.

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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 Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No. 344/2018]. [6]

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Non-conventional or Non-Traditional trademarks such as sounds, color, shape, scent or any other motion marks have emerged as a new innovative tools widely being used in the todays changing and competitive market era that redefine how brands connect with the public at large.

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IPilogue

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2017, AmoGood was involved in the first Chinese legal action against movie recap producers. Autoai Design Co., The market for this content has continued to grow, with an increasing number of creators uploading videos to YouTube and various video platforms. G Movie began producing movie recaps in 2017 and has 1.84

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The TTABlog

APRIL 17, 2023

Chizena went down swinging in this consolidated opposition to his applications to register the word marks ALL RISE and HERE COMES THE JUDGE and the design mark shown below, for "clothing, namely, t-shirts, shirts, shorts, pants, sweatshirts, sweatpants, jackets, jerseys, athletic uniforms, and caps." Pro Boxing Supplies, Inc. ,

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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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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2022

Concern is often expressed that design rights that are limited in time may be unduly extended in perpetuity through trade mark registrations and thus extended to create a monopoly for a particular shape. Three-dimensional marks are notoriously difficult to register.

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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. Initially, the Diplomatic Conference to adopt the DLT was scheduled to take place in 2017.

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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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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. In Pyrrha Design Inc. where original jewellery designs are automatically protected under copyright law as sculptural or pictorial works.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

The quest for practical and entertaining cases often raises various dilemmas with companies: they are forced to come up with new and quirky solutions in an ever-growing competitive market where children are also in focus. These had been circulating on the market since, at least, 2017.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Highlights of the Week Don’t Offend My Oats: Generic Disparagement, Market Leadership, and Marico Limited vs. Alpino Health Foods Recently, the DHC passed an order prima facie finding that Marico’s “Saffola oats” TM was “generically disparaged” by Alpino’s advertisements. Anything we are missing out on?

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Because Crossfirst's filing date was in 2019 and California's in 2017, California had priority. California claimed that its ring design mark is commercially strong, but its evidence did not relate solely to the ring mark. It included evidence regarding use of that mark with the bank name.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Among the reasons behind the decline in manufacturing jobs: the competitive challenge from global markets, plus highly productive industries, such as communications, finance and business, also are appealing to more workers. Many now are high-tech , from design and marketing to administration, finance and sales, and cybersecurity.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Given this inconsistency, in 2017, the scope of the Italian patent box was narrowed by excluding the income generated by the use of trademarks (Article 56 of Decree-Law no. 50 of 24.4.2017).

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The TTABlog

JUNE 26, 2024

It sought cancellation of a registration for the mark PREDATOR & Design , issued in 2017, for soft drinks and energy drinks made with natural ingredients, claiming lack of bona fide intent and abandonment. marketing strategies, U.S. based athletes, engaged in various negotiations with U.S. created a U.S. retailers.

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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. Reposted to Instagram in 2017 and got 168 likes and 4 comments. Target Corp.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to DeviantArt, the opt-out toggle simply adds a pair of flags to the pages , “noai” and/or “noimageai”, that is designed to block third parties from using the image in their training. Nearly all the marketing focuses on using the new service rather than what it means for existing artists. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

“[T]he illegal market on the Internet is constantly and rapidly developing, which is why it has been necessary to carry out a slight revision of the CoC agreement,” Rights Alliance explains. In 2017, Danish ISPs were blocking around 100 pirate sites , a figure that jumped to 478 in 2020.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Rothy and Birdies compete in the shoe market. Rothy’s launched its knit loafers in 2017; Birdies launched its product in 2021 and Rothy’s sued for infringing three of its design patents. For invalidity, the district court concluded that the prior art wasn’t quite good enough to find the design obvious.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

” In May 2017, LinkedIn sent hiQ a C&D and blocked its IP addresses. In August 2017, the district court: found that hiQ showed a likelihood of irreparable harm, crediting hiQ’s assertion that the survival of its business was threatened absent a preliminary injunction. hiQ sought relief from the courts.

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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.” WCT’s principal testified that he continued developing a new version of the Bike+ app from 2017 until 2020, writing “over 2.4 But a jury could find bona fide use.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 28, 2022

Government of India enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 and the act came into force with effect from May 1, 2017. As a result, the Maharashtra government also issued the following regulations: Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Officers and Employees (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2017.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2021

With all things moving virtually, we are starting to see new strategies for the counterfeit market. Web designers can effectively imitate popular online retailers or claim to be resale sites authorized to sell the trademarked items, promoting uncertainty as to which sites are counterfeiters. million worth of fake goods in 2016.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Image from here Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context After nearly two decades of negotiations, WIPO Member States have adopted the Design Law Treaty (DLT). In this post by Kartikeya S., he discusses the key points from the treaty.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Businesses that prioritize diversity within their leadership ranks are better positioned to adapt to rapidly changing markets, leverage a wider range of perspectives, and capitalize on new opportunities. January 23, 2018), [link] [6] Deloitte, “The Business Case for Diversity,” (February 2017), [link] [7] U.S. customer base. [6]

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Board sustained Section 2(d) oppositions to the word-and-design marks shown immediately below, for Asian-themed cuisine and for restaurant services featuring same, finding confusion likely with opposer's common law mark RAMEN HOOD & Design (shown to the right) for Asian-themed restaurant services. menus and other printed items.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

France and Switzerland used to fight for the exclusive rights to the “Controlled Designation of Origin” for Gruyère. Most importantly, Canada has been strengthening its cooperation with the EU by the expansion of GI in 2017, and only a request with specific information is required to file a GI application.

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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. Poma-Ex Products, 2017 SCC OnLine Bom 7470. [2] General Mills Marketing Inc.,

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

China has taken a further step towards aligning its regulations with the international protection system for designs. On June 1, 2021, the most recent reform of the country’s Patent Act entered into force, which includes significant changes to how industrial designs are regulated. Key reforms.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By integrating 16 nations’ markets, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aspires to make it simpler for each nation’s goods and services to be available throughout the region. By 2050, the predicted $0.5 One of ASEAN’s most liberal and open economies is Cambodia. Conclusion.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2022

The IPKat's favourite Le Pliage When you have a handbag design bestseller with over 54 million copies sold around the world since its creation in 1993, the question concerning the IP rights vesting in it is not just an academic one. All this was at the centre of a recent decision of the Milan Court of First Instance ( decision 10280/2021 ).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The popular brand and emblem of the Rossoneri club cannot be registered beyond the Italian Alps for the manufacturing and marketing of official gadgets and, as a matter of fact, anything else relating to office stationery material. A German based company, very prolific in such business area, has already registered the name "Milan".

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