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Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition

SpicyIP

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by Sangita Sharma, looking into the law around comparative advertisements in India. Sangita is a 2nd year student at Gujarat National Law University and was the topper of the 2020 IP Talent Search Examination. Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition.

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Be Bold but Never Break the Trademark Mold:Implications of Delhi HC’s Decision in PepsiCo v. Parle Agro

IP and Legal Filings

PepsiCo had registered the tagline “For the Bold” as a trademark in 2013 for its Doritos tortilla chips and used it extensively for promotions when it was launched in India in 2015. In November 2020, when PepsiCo got to know that the tagline for B-Fizz was “Be the Fizz! For the Bold!”,

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Rapala Billboard Ad Collection for 2020

DuetsBlog

Well, each of the three are called to mind in Rapala’s 2020 billboard ad campaign. Given the 2020 collection shown above, if you were Chuck Norris, WWCND ? Yes, it’s actually a registered trademark. The post Rapala Billboard Ad Collection for 2020 appeared first on DuetsBlog ®.

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China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

IP Tech Blog

Back in 2020, the famous Chinese brew company Tsingtao Beer filed an administrative complaint for trademark infringement against a smaller Chinese competitor for the use of recycled Tsingtao beer bottles. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”. 57 of the Trademark Law.

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where cross-examination exposes lack of TM confusion, out-of-court confusion "evidence" becomes less credible

43(B)log

Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable. While multiple witnesses testified as to Plaintiff’s significant marketing and advertising efforts, that alone is not indicative of strength.

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Intellectual Property Rights for Social Media Influencers

IIPRD

However, in order to have legal proof of ownership, it is always advisable to register for copyright registration. Trademarks. In today’s market, a distinct brand identity is critical in all company sectors. Influencers that make a lot of money from internet marketing must also defend their own brand identification.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

The IPKat

Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2020, here. While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL and Morison were both manufacturers of paracetamol painkillers.