The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

Applicant ADOL sought registration of the marks SKËNDERBEU and GJERGJ KASTRIOTI SKËNDERBEU (Stylized) for "beverages from wine distillates, namely, brandy and grape brandy." 2022 USPQ2d 292 (TTAB 2022) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Marc A. The Board dismissed both claims. Illyrian Import, Inc. ADOL Sh.p.k. See also Chem.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We have previously written about key steps for brand owners to consider for their trade mark strategy in the metaverse and since then, earlier this year, the 12 th edition of the Nice Classification came into force. physical) marks.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2023

Early December 2022, ACE/MPA quickly took control of two domains – Magisglobal.net and Magistvapk.com – presumably as part of its ongoing investigation. Domain Shows No Sign of MPA/ACE Ownership Domains under full MPA/ACE control usually have a particular signature. Alliance4creativity.xyz has different characteristics.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. Here are a few reasons why content creators and social media influencers should consider registering their IP: IP registration helps establish ownership of the IP assets, which, in turn, helps enforce rights in the scenario of a legal dispute.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Q: what happens when brands represent source communities? 1) registration—tribal names as such cannot be registered by tribal entities or anyone else because of 2(b)’s prohibition on registering insignia—though recognized tribes are neither foreign nations, States, nor municipalities, 2(b) still applies. Here, facilitated by TM law.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 26, 2022

8:21-cv-02121-JVS (ADSx), 2022 WL 17887590 (C.D. 28, 2022) Brick and mortar infringement still exists, and this opinion considers both copyright and trademark claims. The logo is registered with the Copyright Office, and AFK applied for trademark registration as well. LCF Labs Inc., AKF sued LCF etc. 3d 1068 (9th Cir.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In re International Fruit Genetics, LLC , 2022 USPQ2d 1119 (TTAB 2022) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Angela Lykos). a trademark) and there is a different varietal designation, the term may be registrable." The CAFC in In re Pennington Seed Co. , 3d 1053, 80 USPQ2d 1758, 1761-62 (Fed. PVP certificates under U.S.

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2023

On November 14 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in San Antonio Winery Inc v Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co Ltd (“ Jiaxing ”) that foreign parties to a trademark infringement complaint can be served by trademark owners within the U.S. because of s.1051(e) 1051(e) of the Lanham Act. They did so under s.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

2022-1212) , where it had previously reversed the USPTO’s cancellation of a registered trademark. In short, Great Concepts beat Dan Tana (by a few years) to the trademark office to register its DANTANNA’S mark ( Registration No. Chutter, Inc. (No. 2929764 ) for restaurant services. 1:08-CV-975-TWT.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 23, 2023

However, a caveat to this is that the use of a similar mark can still be permitted on different products or services, though it may not be eligible for registration as a domain name. [3] It also held that when possessor of a trademark has prior and exclusive usage, they not only possess superior title but also absolute ownership.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

The Indian Trade Marks Registry is also seeing activity under classes 9, 35 and 41 for registration of trademarks in relation to ‘downloadable virtual goods’ and online virtual services. Feb 25, 2022. March 4, 2022. Feb 22, 2022. Some examples under class 9 include: S.No. Application date. TOMMY JEANS.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2023

Som Mandal in the early months of 2002, and it wasn’t until the partners of Fox& Mandal, including his own father, sought for the registration in 2006 that it was denied by the Trademark Registry. In a later registration, Fox & Mandal changed the font and tacked on “Solicitors and Advocates.” Introduction.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2023

On December 20, 2022, in a precedential opinion in Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a. the TTAB ordered cancellation of two registrations for the mark COHIBA for cigars, one in typeset and one in stylized form. The owner of the cancelled registrations is General Cigar Co., can cancel a subsequent trademark registration in the U.S.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. Ownership and Enforcement. Ownership and scope of protection against infringers are among the key challenges to copyright protection of NFTs. Copyright Ownership.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

Industria, based on Colombia, produces and distributes food products under two relevant brand names: Zenú and Ranchera. They’re successful brands: approximately $300,000,000 annually in sales of Zenú products and $100,000,000 in sales of Ranchera products.

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azrights

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The difficulty with colour as a brand identifier is that there is no interim legal protection available to rely on as you build up recognition. In practice, there is a constant interplay between use of identifiers and ownership of them. Staples, Office Depot and Office World were the 3 brands left standing in their category.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark DANA DESIGN in the form shown below, for backpacks, hiking equipment, tents, and related goods, on the ground that the mark comprises the name of a living individual, Dana Gleason, without his consent and is therefore barred from registration by Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act.

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43(B)log

APRIL 28, 2022

2022 WL 1134487, No. 14, 2022) How it started: In 1982, a group of investors launched a springtime professional football league called the United States Football League (“USFL” or “Old League”). Games are scheduled to begin on April 16, 2022. “In Plaintiff’s 1980s USFL registrations lapsed. Real USFL, LLC v.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

The most recent of them is the metaverse, and similar to what has happened to other parallel realities such as video games and social media, the metaverse is being invaded by fashion brands. According to a statement from StockX, the NFTs would only represent proof of ownership of physical goods that customers can trade on their platform.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

IPR is the right for the ownership of the property which is not tangible and is the result of your intellect. Another question regarding AI-generated copyright work in India is, whether AI should be given ownership of the work or not. But in the current scenario, AI is causing greater challenges to the trademark law as well.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

2022 WL 16857036, No. 10, 2022) Dfinity alleged that Meta infringed its Dfinity and Rainbow marks in its rebranding. Color was not claimed as a feature of the mark: infinity sign with left loop larger than right with DFINITY beneath In 2021, it secured registration of its second mark, the Rainbow Mark. Dfinity Found.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

35: TTAB Grants MIRAGE BRANDS Cancellation Petition Due To Likelihood of Reverse Confusion On Remand from the CAFC, TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of "NAKED" Registration for Condoms TTABlog Test: Three Recent Section 2(d) Inter Partes Cases - How Did They Come Out? Yes] Precedential No.

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2023

On November 14 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in San Antonio Winery Inc v Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co Ltd (“ Jiaxing ”) that foreign parties to a trademark infringement complaint can be served by trademark owners within the U.S. because of s.1051(e) 1051(e) of the Lanham Act. They did so under s.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

Filed in February 2022, a DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit demanded $32.5m This would enable them to avoid expensive and brand-tarnishing litigation, irrespective of whether the underlying claims were of substance, the CDN company states. in damages from UK-based CDN company DataCamp.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. Ownership and Enforcement. Ownership and scope of protection against infringers are among the key challenges to copyright protection of NFTs. Copyright Ownership.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Like most countries, Canada bars the registration of “clearly descriptive” trademarks to prevent applicants from monopolizing words that merely describe the goods or services at hand. Public Consultations Ahead of 2022’s Copyright Reform. Giuseppina D’Agostino.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2024

.” [5] Applying this test, the Ninth Circuit upheld the lower court’s dismissal, rejecting plaintiff’s contention that the Rogers test does not extend to the use of brand names. Rather, the “only threshold requirement. is an attempt to apply the Lanham Act to First Amendment expression.” 1] Punchbowl, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. In 2022, “Gucci” and “Roblox” opened a permanent “Gucci Town” as part of their ongoing partnership. The trademark registration safeguards the owner’s rights and establishes the business’s legal standing.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

A symbol or design is generally eligible for trademark registration if it can function as a source identifier of goods and services, is not similar to a prior mark or in conflict with other prior rights of a third party, and is not otherwise prohibited by trademark or other laws in China. Ferrero’s Products. Montresor’s Products.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

TM gives the corp the benefit of kicking people out of the business entity but keeping them within the brand. Disempowers those who participate in TM but not in the ownership of the company. Jessica Silbey: Hiba Hafiz’s new paper The Brand Defense is relevant. Two separate entities—the corporation and its outside labor.

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