The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

Belmora ) had the TTAB tackled this issue, and here it reached the same outcome: cancellation of two registrations on the ground that Registrant Meenaxi used its registered marks THUMS UP and LIMCA to misrepresent the source of its soft drink products. 3d 1298, 2020 U.S.P.Q.2d 2020), cert. Meenaxi Enterprise, Inc.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Here are what I found to be the most important trademark issues of the year: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) goes into effect. The TMA was passed as part of the COVID relief bill in December 2020. Despite these steps, trademark applicants and registrants continue to be bombarded with scam mailings and communications.

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Each year, IP Spotlight analyzes this report and, and we update our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? To answer that question: Patents : In 2020 the USPTO’s eight-year trend of reducing patent application pendency continued to trend downward. million.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2024

On Friday, the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) announced the registration of a new geographical indication (GI): the "Melitopol Cherry". The registration of the appellation of origin in Ukraine was finalised in September 2020.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It was in October 2020 when SSPL came to know about NTC’s use of a similar label and trade dress for its set of soya bean edible oil products. According to SSPL, this practice was dishonest as it could make NTC benefit from the reputation and goodwill of SSPL’s brand name. Also, their use was concerning identical goods.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 15, 2022

Well, there isn’t a direct impact on trademarks, which is good news because if you are seeking trademark protection or working with your brand, the supply chain shouldn’t impact getting protection. I challenged myself to think about how does the supply chain impact trademarks?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Introduction In the most normal of instances, a trade mark is registered either in the form of a word mark i.e. the name of the product/brand or as a device mark i.e. the logo of the product/brand. However, in some rare instances there are some other peculiar forms of trade mark registrations as well.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In December 2020, Deetsch notified Amazon of his patents through the Brand Registry portal and asked Amazon to remove the Lei defendants’ products. He sent two letters by mail in March 2022, but was told he needed to use the Brand Registry … which he had already done. Again, right of publicity would’ve been better.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the midsummer of 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States rendered an unusual decision in its first telephonic oral argument. The USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards both denied the registration, underscoring that consumers will perceive “Booking.com” as overly generic. Photo by Ian Hutchinson (Unsplash). Booking.com B.V.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Lokesh Vyas dwells on these questions in his post in the aftermath of SRAIs registration! He argued that he had obtained proper business licenses and trademark registrations and that there were significant differences in their product logos. Is a Script a Dramatic or a Literary work? KRBL Limited vs Praveen Kumar Buyyani & Ors.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A trademark is typically a sign, logo, symbol, word, phrase, design, or combination of them, which identifies the product or service of a particular brand. It recognizes the corporate identity of the brand. To sell the product, using the brand name makes it a trademark. Acquiring Secondary Meaning.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2023

In India, Section 47 [iii] of the Trademarks Act defines two situations under which a registered trademark may be revoked: If it can be shown that the trademark was registered without a bona fide purpose to use it, the registration will be invalidated. This is also known as the removal of a trademark from the registry for lack of usage.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Talking about the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the businesses are more into getting a US trademark registration due to its more relevance. Trademarks are important because of their importance in terms of brand management and hence a delay in any process might result in loss of income. Image Source: gettyimages].

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Read on to learn about: The difference between patents and industrial designs Recent industrial designs registration trends How you can swiftly search for industrial designs with Corsearch What are industrial designs? These and other questions are relevant in assessing registrability potential for patents. in 2020, and 5.8%

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Trademarks are traditionally considered to be connected with visual elements that include logos, brand names, as well as packaging however, the field of trademarks has widened and it includes non-traditional marks, such as smells, sounds, colors etc. Iconic scents like Chanel No. Iconic scents like Chanel No.

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azrights

MARCH 15, 2021

There are two drivers of brand asset strength: uniqueness and fame. For example, when you see the swoosh logo of the Nike brand you know it represents Nike even though it may be featured on its own with no name accompanying it. If an asset is less famous, it is more likely to be mistakenly attributed to a competitor’s brand.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

There is no registration fee for any of the seminars. Though he applied in 1992, registration was granted only in 2020. Read the post for more details. Later, he discovered the trademark had expired since 2002 without prior notice, violating Rule 58(3) of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. Citing Jaisuryas Retail Ventures v.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Case Summaries Vst Industries Limited vs Asd Tobacco Private Limited & Anr on 6 March, 2025 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner, filed the petition to remove the respondents registration for the mark CHUMS from the Trade Mark Register. In 2020, the plaintiff issued legal notice to the defendants. The Court noted that defendant no.1

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured trademark registration for the brand name “Khadi” in three more countries which were Mexico, United Arab Emirates, and Bhutan. With trademark registration in UAE, it was the first time that the brand gets trademark registration in a gulf country.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Abhishek, in two interviews ( here and her e ), has argued that the FSA explicitly stated that all brand, IPR, copyright, TMs (whatever that means) of the Lodha business, including Lodha and Lodha group, would belong to the Lodha Developers Private Limited (Macrotech Developers). In Anil Rathi v. A legal entity cannot use Sec. Further, Sec.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 4, 2022

The case decided by a single-judge bench, concerned an allegation of infringement of trademark, disparagement, dilution and tarnishment, damage to reputation, and tarnishment of brand equity filed by Hamdard National Foundation (Hamdard) against Sadar Laboratories (Sadar Labs).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 16, 2022

This registration had a tumultuous road on route to registration: historical disputes, conflicts with trade marks, a legal reform and two separate GI applications. The application for registration of “Couteau Laguiole” asserts that the Laguiole cutlery industry was revived by bringing cutlers from Thiers.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 14, 2023

One such instance was the recent case involving the renowned Basmati Rice Brand ‘DAAWAT’. The suit was filed by the proprietors of the brand, LT Foods Limited ( “Plaintiff” ) against Saraswati Trading Company ( “Defendant” ), who were accused of having diluted the trademarks of the Plaintiff [1]. 2,000 Crores in Financial Year 2020-21.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. Additionally, since late December 2021, when new procedures went into effect, the USPTO has received around 100 expungement petitions and about 100 re-examination petitions to get rid of registrations for marks that are allegedly not in use.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

The Court found that Levi’s owned valid trademark registrations, thus Kumar and Rams manufactured counterfeits that used identical replicas of Levi’s marks without authorization, and copied the entire design elements of Levi’s products. Ojha settled his due by paying 1,50,000 in damages.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Katfriend Federica Combariati (TM IP Counsel at Assa Abloy) discusses a recent decision relating to AC Milan’s attempt to extend its international trade mark registration for its club logo to the territory of the European Union. InterES… (Yet nothing to do with Inter Milan FC … at least this time!)

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

However, HBC’s registration over its design mark was expunged by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on September 24, 2020 for failure to renew. This registration covered, among other services at Zellers, the overall “operation of department stores”. In 2013, the chain of Zellers stores officially closed. Pestco Co. ,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

It passed in December 2020, when the CASE Act was attached to an unrelated spending/COVID19 relief bill that politically Congress had to pass. Federal courts typically require the copyright owner to have a copyright registration in hand before suing ( see 17 U.S.C. The CCB is a brand-new legal procedure. 881 (2019)).

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Ameya Vinod Khopkar Entertainment (2020) over “De Dhakka”. The viability of title registrations with societies and guilds has also been a major aspect of discussion for film title registrations. These entities generally do a check to avoid duplication before registration, however, such registration lacks legal sanctity.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2023

The annual list of popular torrent sites features well-known brands, and this year there are some notable additions. The site’s registrations remain closed, however, and comments are still disabled. The main YTS domain name continues to draw millions of visitors per day. Last year #3 6. Last year 7 7. Last year #NA 9.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As a fan of gin, this guest Kat could not help but notice a recent decision of the UK IPO Opposition division involving two “Hare” brands. The application was published for opposition on 27th March 2020. On 26th June 2020, Whittaker’s opposed part of Little Hare Gin’s application. So let’s take a look at what happened.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. According to a Bloomberg Intelligence report [2] , the worldwide revenue opportunity from the metaverse is predicted to hit $800 billion in 2024, up from the estimated $500 billion in revenue generated by the metaverse in 2020. What is the Metaverse?

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GDB Firm Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Regulations recently went into effect that will make it easier to challenge existing trademark registrations, in order to cancel registrations that were obtained fraudulently or that are no longer in use. In recent years, the trademark Principal Register has been cluttered with fraudulent trademark registrations.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In an otherwise straightforward Section 2(d) analysis, the Board ruled that confusion is likely between Respondent's registered marks MIRAGE BRANDS (standard form) and MIRAGE BRANDS & Design [BRANDS disclaimed], and Petitioner Mahender Sabhnani's previously used and registered mark ROYAL MIRAGE & Design , all for perfume.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2024

Both Nike and Jacquemus are brands retaining a remarkable legacy in the realm of fashion … and IP too. The bag was first launched on Jacquemus’ Instagram account and stirred an intense debate among the brands’ audience.

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IP Intelligence

MAY 9, 2024

Color marks are considered inherently nondistinctive for the purpose of eligibility for federal trademark registration. In April 2020, Post Foods LLC (Post) applied to register a trademark for the various colors of its Fruity Pebbles cereal in International Class 30 for “breakfast cereals.” puff rice balls and other shapes).

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