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How Lacoste Lost Its Crocodile Trademark

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What can go wrong when trademarks are not used consistently is apparent from a 9 year trademark dispute between Lacoste and Crocodile in New Zealand which concluded in 2017 with Lacoste losing its crocodile trademark. In Lacoste’s case the registration gave it a broad monopoly over the concept of a crocodile design.

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Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute

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We are pleased to bring our readers a guest post by Abhijay Srekanth and Vivek Basanagoudar on interaction of trademarks with free speech. Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute. Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice.

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Canadian Position on the “Gruyère” Trademark Battle

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France and Switzerland used to fight for the exclusive rights to the “Controlled Designation of Origin” for Gruyère. Interestingly, another battle regarding the Gruyère trademark is happening in North America. However, the fate of the Gruyère trademark in Canada is still up in the air. However, SCU did not give up.

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The memory of Pablo Escobar casts a shadow over Europe: EU trademarks as a reflection of moral principles.

Garrigues Blog

However, decades after his death, the legacy of Escobar continues to create controversy, this time from an unexpected source, namely the European courts The case arose from a European Union Trademark application for the word mark Pablo Escobar ” filed by the Puerto Rican company Escobar Inc. to cover a wide range of goods and services.

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Madrid System and Provisional Refusals: Navigating International Trademark Registrations

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With an increasing number of countries joining this unique international trademark registration framework, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized United Nations agency in Geneva, has administered over a million trademark registrations worldwide. What is a Provisional Refusal under the Madrid System?

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Governance and Supervision of Trademark and Patent Agents: Discussing DHC’s Saurav Chaudhary vs. Union Of India

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underscored that there is a need to supervise or govern patent and trademark agents. This post discusses the case and argues that there already exists a mechanism under the Patent and trademark laws that govern and supervise such agents. Image from here The Delhi High Court recently in Saurav Chaudhary Vs Union Of India & Anr.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

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However, what would happen if business houses wanted to trademark the name of the god they worshipped? As a result, the rise of hypersensitivity to religion, religious texts, and religious symbols determines the jurisprudence around the utilisation of such marks under Indian trademark law, even if they are not strictly prohibited.