SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2022

This copyright office granted registration in this case. The basis of grant of registration is not clear. It appears that the Copyright Office granted this registration by mistake, without applying its mind, as it issued a withdrawal notice , around one year later. As reported , this notice was issued around November 2021.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The CRTC’s decision to require registration for a wide range of Internet sites and services that meet a $10 million revenue threshold, including podcasters, adult sites, and news sites, appears to have taken many Canadians by surprise. In other words, this isn’t an outlier. I wrote in favour of the extension in a submission.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2022

PPL filed an application for re-registration as a copyright society in March 2013. Subsequently (according to averments), an application for re-registration was filed once again in 2018 by PPL. Shortly after rejecting the application, the Registrar of Copyrights granted registration as a copyright society to RMPL for sound recordings.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Following a Request for Comments in March 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) yesterday published a Federal Register Notice updating the General Requirements Bulletin (GRB) for admission to the registration exam to practice in patent cases before the Office.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. In this case, the Bombay High Court ruled that registration of copyright is not mandatory for obtaining relief in an infringement action.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 5, 2022

2021 USPQ2d 164 (TTAB 2021) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cynthia C. The TTAB dismissed the Olympic Committee’s opposition to registration of the mark PIERRE DE COUBERTIN for various goods in classes 3, 9, 14, 18, 25, and 28, including perfume, sunglasses, jewelry, luggage, clothing, and sporting goods. Welch 2020-2021.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 12 October 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Announcement No. According to that directive, from 1 January 2022, the CNIPA will only provide an electronic version of trade mark registration certificates. The year 2016 also saw the commencement of trade mark registration reform in China.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

2021 WL 221878 (9th Cir Jan. 22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. 2021 WL 2435307 (N.D. June 15, 2021). 2021 WL 151978 (N.D. 2021 WL 2476853 (E.D. La Marque, 2021 WL 1997376 (D. Advertising/E-Commerce. Ariix, LLC v.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

A new year is upon us and, while 2021 proved that a new year doesn’t mean a fresh start, it is still an opportunity to both reflect on the past and look ahead. In December 2021, Spotify made the abrupt decision to remove a long list of comedy performers from their streaming service. 2: The Battle Over Comedy Tracks.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Indian Copyright Registration The Indian Copyright Office is similarly confused how to handle such requests. In this case, the copyright office allowed registration. The basis for registration is not specified. The procedure is a correction proceeding in court to cancel the registration. A troubling dilemma.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Id, section 1206. In particular, Section 1213.2

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The USPTO recently released its FY 2021 Performance and Accountability Report, which contains detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. To answer that question: By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The lion’s share of cases, 84, had works that were already registered when the case was filed (Note: There are an additional three cases where the registration status is unknown). Registration Status at the Time of Filing. Of the registrations, 49 of the registrations were before 2020 and 68 were from before 2022.

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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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Registration Trademark Trademark Law Law 97

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! We started this rubric in the beginning of 2021. The end of 2021 has been particularly busy. More than six months have now passed since the deadline to implement the CDSM Directive – 7 June 2021. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

So far, the Supreme Court has not granted certiorari in any patent cases for its 2021-2022 Term. On September 27, 2021, the court is meeting privately for what is known as the “long conference” to decide the fate of the petitions for writ of certiorari that have piled-up over the summer. by Dennis Crouch.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

According to the lawsuit, during the spring 2021 semester Berkovitz was teaching a Business 215 class, during which he gave both a midterm and a final exam to the students. In addition to the court costs and legal fees, Berkovitz says that he received an expedited registration from the U.S. This lawsuit was not a modest step.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 7, 2022

According to the Yonays, they completed that process and the rights reverted to them in January 2020 and work on Top Gun: Maverick didn’t finish until 2021. 3: Thaler Pursues Copyright Challenge Over Denial of AI-Generated Work Registration. 2: IPTV Pirate Must Pay £963K or 88 Month Prison Sentence Becomes 168 Months.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Recently, USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder wrote on the USPTO Director’s Forum Blog that registrations for U.S. This has caused delays in a number of stages in the trademark process, including a current pendency of 75 days (as of July 5, 2021) for the Pre-Examination Unit of a TEAS application.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

From time to time, this Kat receives queries from clients in relation to the registrability of slogans as trade marks. This was specifically mentioned in the EUIPO’s comprehensive report titled “ The Distinctive Character of Slogans ” (dated October 2021) issued in March 2022 ( the Report ). Well, the answer seems to be a YES….

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. b)(4) (2021).] Legal Background: Registration.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), NUALS is organising a webinar series on ‘Evolving Facets of IPR’ on September 23, 2021. Registration can be done through this link: [link] bcyCpBrnmUgjMvsd9. Registration is free and open to all. About the Organisers: .

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

All the above was probably at the basis of an attempt, on the side of luggage manufacturer Samsonite, to obtain a 3D EU trade mark (EUTM) registration for the shape of the tablet case pictured below. The applicant maintained its request for registration. Unfortunately for this American company, things did not play out in its favour.

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The IPKat

JULY 28, 2022

Earlier this week, in fact, the UK Supreme Court granted SkyKick permission to appeal the order made by the Court of Appeal on 26 July 2021.

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Registration IP Law 138

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

We’re pleased to inform you that Third World Network (TWN) and Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP) are organising a free five-week online course/workshop on ‘Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents’ from 18th November, 2021. The deadline for registration is 8th November, 2021.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

WIPO administers the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. For the first time in 2021, most new U.S. by Dennis Crouch. In 2015, the US linked its design patent system with Hague — this gives U.S. designers easier access to global design rights; and non-U.S. design patent system.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 2019, it was due to road work on my street and both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. If you want a more complete list of the Halloween-related articles that have been featured on this site, check out this post from October 2021. However, for the past few years, the haunt has been closed.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Following this development, MeitY released a draught modification (Proposed Amendment) to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 (IT Rules 2021) on January 2, 2023, expanding the scope of the IT Rules 2021 to include intermediaries for online gambling.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Late in 2021, I provided some information about the backlog of trademark filings at the USPTO. It also means that the delay takes longer for anybody who’s going to ultimately get approval and benefit from a registration, the ®, the ability to sue in federal court for damages, certain types of damages, etc.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 13, 2024

Look Cycle, owner of the mark LOOK for bicycles and bicycle parts, petitioned to cancel a registration for the mark BLOOKE for bicycles, parts, and accessories, alleging likelihood of confusion, nonuse, and fraud. TTABlogger comment: I think the Board went out of its way to nail this Chinese registrant on the Section 2(d) claim.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

The examiner had also rejected the trade dress registration as improperly functional, but the TTAB did not reach that issue. In a new lawsuit, Timberland has asked a district court judge to overturn these rulings and find that the trade dress is distinctive and registrable. — Dennis Crouch (@patentlyo) July 8, 2021.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) began accepting applications for position trademarks on October 1, 2021. Position marks are trademarks characterized by the particular spot in which they are placed on a product.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The number of applications filed, and registrations granted in FY2020 both grew over the prior year, to the highest in history. trademark registrations! When Congress passed the CARES Act in late March, it featured provisions allowing the USPTO to extend some deadlines for applicants and registrants for a few months.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

In a somewhat comparable situation, a trade mark holder has surrendered some of their registered marks, even though they were accepted by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), after receiving public backlash against the registrations. What does this mean for the hundreds of other registrations that include these, or similar, words?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

CCIS_CMD/2021/776/RFP - Creators Platform: Program Management Team and Content Delivery Team. For those interested in participating, the business opportunity can be found here (in order to see the tender documents and participate, a BASIC registration in the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) is required). Register here.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Banksy's Laugh Now But One Day We’ll Be In Charge A while ago The IPKat reported [ here and here ] on a string of cancellations of elusive artist Banksy ’s EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations relating to some of their best-known artworks. The reason? As mentioned, further EUTM cancellations followed.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2022

Registration ( No 10 168 441 ) was granted the following year. decision No 493/2021, 25 January 2021) in a copyright infringement case – decided nearly a year ago – that Tecnica successfully brought against the maker of Chiara Ferragni -branded after ski boots. Milano, Tecnica Group S.p.A. v Diana S.r.l.

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