LexBlog IP

MAY 16, 2023

In 2018, a TTAB panel dismissed UTH’s motion to dismiss Curtin’s opposition for lack of standing. This TTAB panel, consisting of different judges from the 2018 panel, reversed course and dismissed the opposition, holding that an opposer’s “real interest” must be commercial in nature. 28, 2018). [2]

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Other posts IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright Despite the increasing importance of intellectual property in the modern economy, there is a surprising lack of attention given to IP financing in India. Regarding the objection of the defendants that the documents related to Defendant No.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Other Posts World of Possibilities: Single Judge Bench of Delhi High Court Allows Use of Celebrity Information Available in Public Domain Delhi High Court specifies some contours of publicity rights in India! Deadline for the Applications: 11:59pm IST, 23rd June, 2023. 50,000/- to be paid to YSL. Case: Holyland Marketing Pvt.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2023

the Office’s recent registrability decision regarding the graphic novel created by Kris Kashtanova creates nearly insurmountable, unnecessary hurdles to all kinds of AI authorship. Prediction and control of output have taken an outsized role in recent registrability and policy statements from the U.S. 2018) (citing Design Data Corp.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Board disagreed, observing that "[c]onsumers, like competitors, may have a real interest in keeping merely descriptive or generic words in the public domain." 91241083 (December 28, 2018) [not precedential]. Rebecca Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings, Inc. Opposition No. Corcamore , 2020 USPQ2d 11277, at *6-7; cf.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This registration application for trademark of the hue, was sternly opposed by Cadbury’s staunch foe, Nestle. The mark should be ruled out from the registration because it does not contain a distinctive character. Courts in India have generally practised registration of combination of colours, and not of a single patch of colour.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On 23 October 2018, the Applicant, Baidu Europe B.V., The concern is whether there is a genuine intention to engage in commercial activities under the registered mark, rather than token use for the sole purpose of preserving the registration. Facts Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co.,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

” the Office’s recent registrability decision regarding the graphic novel created by Kris Kashtanova creates nearly insurmountable, unnecessary hurdles to all kinds of AI authorship. Prediction and control of output have taken an outsized role in recent registrability and policy statements from the U.S. Walt Disney Co. ,

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

However, the High Court did direct the Trial Court to decide the original suit, filed in 2018, in an expeditious manner, preferably within 6 months from the date of the present order. Auto Sales on the ground that these marks are registered in favor of H.S The above injunction order against Sahni’s and its enterprise’s use of the mark “M.G

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2024

public domain officially welcomes the comic debuts of Popeye and Buck Rogers, alongside classic works by Faulkner, Hemingway, and landmark sound films from the year talkies took over. The public domain offers endless opportunities to breathe new life into timeless works—chainsaws optional. public domain.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. public domain for failure to comply with the various formalities (e.g., copyright terms.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 20, 2022

My previous posts in the series examined the incredible array of authors and political figures that helped shape Canada for decades who will have their works locked out of the public domain. The best approach for the government to address these concerns is the implementation of a registration requirement.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 8, 2022

The best approach – as recommended by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in its extensive review on Canadian copyright – is to establish a registration requirement for the additional years of copyright protection. Heald has characterized copyright term extension as a “tax on consumers.”.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refused registration of “Trump Too Small” under Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act ( 15 USC 1052(c) ) because the phrase includes a living individual’s name without his written consent. Tam (2017) and Iancu v. The text of Section 2(c) is viewpoint-neutral.

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