IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The objective of the Singapore Treaty is to create a modern and dynamic international framework for the harmonization of administrative trademark registration procedures. The Singapore Treaty is applicable to all types of marks registrable under the law of a given Contracting Party. Image Source: IStock].

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JUNE 21, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a new National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation to connect more Americans with resources to spur innovation and entrepreneurship. The protection of intellectual property (IP), including patents and trademarks, has been at the forefront of advancement in science and technology.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Nos. Registration No. Registration Date. April 9, 2019. is not an authorized Gema distributor and upon information and belief, does not sell “new” Gema products but rather sells knocks-offs using the Gema Trademarks without authorization. OPTISELECT.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

Their agreements terminated in late 2019. According to CasperLabs, Zamfir was well-aware of its intent to use the Casper name as early as June 2019. It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The reason why my childhood featured Kwik Star, while those of my Wisconsin peers featured Kwik Trip, is a product of none other than trademark law. What’s more, QuikTrip would register its first trademark in 1994, making QuikTrip “quick on the draw” for trademark registration.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Furthermore, Nollywood actress Ann Njemanze sued famous filmmaker Zeb Ejiro and Filmone Entertainment and Film Trybe Media for infringing on her copyright and trademark of “DOMITILLA”. Things, however, took a different turn in when Njemanze's application and registration of Domittila as a trademark were revoked by the Trademark Tribunal.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 7, 2023

The Board granted a petition to cancel a registration for the mark ARTNCRAFT for, inter alia , ceramic knobs and pulls, finding confusion likely with petitioner's identical, prior-used common law mark for overlapping goods. Respondent claimed that petitioner abandoned his mark through nonuse for a period of three years, beginning in 2019.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

Section 9(1)(a) 1 of the Indian Trademark Act, 1999 mentions lack of distinctiveness in the mark as one of the grounds for refusing registration of the mark. However, in India, there are numerous family enterprises where personal names and surnames have been registered as trademark. Personal Names As Trademark.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The design of Hershey’s cone-shaped small chocolate “Kisses” has been a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) since 1996. When it comes to food designs, how far can a trademark go? Some choose to register shapes because they are fast, visual source identifier s.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

71 of 2019, dated October 10, 2019, regarding the Provision of Electronic Systems and Transactions. registration requirements. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark. Article 1(1) of Indonesia’s Trademark Law defines trademark. Government Regulation No. MOCI Regulation No.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Deckers ) filed a lawsuit against Sydney-based footwear company, Australian Leather Pty Ltd ( Australian Leather ) for trademark infringement, the U.S. Trademarks that are distinctive, and therefore eligible for protection in one country, may have a generic meaning and therefore not be registrable or enforceable in another.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CPL Industries Limited , dismissed an appeal from the High Court in a copyright infringement, trademark infringement and passing-off suit between two pharmaceutical companies. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging. Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In order to utilize The Registry, the brand owner must have a federally-registered trademark that appears on products or packaging. The Registry requires verification of the rights by the brand owner listed with the USPTO on the registration in order to create the account.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 7, 2023

Trademark A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court clarifies that a Division Bench is not restricted by the limitations on intra-court appeals u/s 13 of the Commercial Courts Act while hearing a letter patents appeal against an order passed u/s 57. China, however in 2019 it modified it to “Wow! Hero Investocorp Ltd. & Phonepe Pvt.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2019, defendants launched the “Florida Online School,” abbreviated “FLOS.” Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable. registrations with graphical elements The “Florida Online School” mark included an image of a Florida panther.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Pfizer Inc. & & Ors v.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

India formally acceded to the Locarno Agreement on June 7, 2019, and subsequently, the Design Rules, 2001 were amended in January 2021. Iceberg Icecreams dismissed a case of the Plaintiff seeking a permanent injunction against the Defendant for using the trademark “Iceberg” as the Plaintiff had attached the wrong party to the suit.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It is overwhelming that the value of FinTech transactions is projected to increase from $66 billion in 2019 to US$138 billion in 2023 with a current rate of 20% compound annual growth. Concerning infringement, a trademark is abused when a person adopts a corporation’s domain name without authorization.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. Trademark as Collateral in the US.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

(I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ). Every sound trademark seems not only to signify something but to raise a question or two as well. Hence, the title of this piece and the discussion below.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

The Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2019. The court also determined that since the whole of the Plaintiff’s repertoire was being infringed, the balance of convenience was in Tips’ favor, and the absence of an injunction would cause irreparable injury.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

It was in 2019 when Nike filed a Patent Infringement lawsuit against Skechers by calling it out for copying Nike’s strategy. As per Kevin, Snapchat adopted filters because Instagram and many other social media platforms had them.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2024

His primary focus is on trademark law and the intersection of finance and social networks. Building on these initial insights, the present study presents a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of how morality-based trademark objections are administered. 2048839) which was already registered. 4901606, Class 3).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” context to see how various other countries have responded to such challenges as well, not only in copyright but in trademark and patent too.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. The case clarifies that the bar on arbitrability of trademark disputes is not an absolute one. Golden Tobacco Ltd [Delhi High Court]. Jorawer Singh Mundy v.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

” As one commentator noted, citing examples like Tesla, The Lincoln Project, and others, the prohibition on allowing marks associated with living persons does not apply to historical trademarks: Historical trademarks are trademarks about an event or person from history. .” Section 1209.03(x) Tam , 137 S. ” Id.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court will likely hold in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but will it clarify how to balance trademark and free speech rights? After the Supreme Court granted cert in Vidal v. Tam (2017) and Iancu v.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Satish Kumar Jain , holding that the rights u/s 57 of the Trademarks Act to seek rectification of the register, is independent of the rights u/s 124 which allows the defendant to seek a stay over the infringement proceedings when the validity of the trademark is raised as a defence. 2019 ; Perfetti Van Melle S.P.A.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On January 13, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) circulated a draft amendment to the PRC Trademark Law for public comment (“TML Draft Amendment”). It includes the addition of 23 new articles, as well as organizational or substantive revisions to 51 articles of the current Trademark Law.

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