The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In re International Fruit Genetics, LLC , 2022 USPQ2d 1119 (TTAB 2022) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Angela Lykos). This notion reflects the Board’s earlier decisions that if the term is used as a designation of source (i.e., a trademark) and there is a different varietal designation, the term may be registrable."

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2023

See our colleague’s impressions from the 2022 MJ BizCon cannabis conference here. 23, 2022). [1] 1] Similarly, a Colorado court found the illegality doctrine did not bar a design patent infringement suit involving a TOKER POKER hand tool [2]. Patent No. 2:21-cv-08756-JWH-SHK, ECF No. Lifted Ltd.,

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The TTABlog

MARCH 2, 2022

In round two of what one person (me) dubbed the "Tinker Bell Fairy Fracas," the CAFC affirmed the Board's decision [ TTABlogged here ] sustaining a Section 2(d) opposition to registration of TEEN TINKER BELL and TEEN TINK & Design for dolls. 2022 USPQ2d XXX (Fed. 2022) [not precedential]. Welch 2022.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Designs Marques Class 99 reported on the UKIPO's recently launched call for views on the design system. Patents IPFinance published an article on the USPTO's new patent search tool, which features a series of improvements on the previous version. The call for views was also reported by The IPKat and can be read here.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted two notices on Regulations.gov seeking public input on the requirements to practice before the USPTO and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Request 3 : Possible Creation of a Separate Design Patent Practitioner Bar. ” [1].

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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. This could then be used for more efficient IP management (licensing, ecommerce, tracking and tracing) because, being entirely paperless, it allows "real-time" registration. a MIT license ).

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The United States Patent and Trademark Office has proposed a rule to create a separate design patent practitioner bar. As it stands today, there is a single patent bar that applies to those practicing in patent matters before the USPTO, covering utility, plant, and design patents.

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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? & Design" for Beer? [Yes] Precedential No.

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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. It covers architectural design, software, graphic arts, motions pictures, sound recordings, and more, and it is adaptive to new technological advances that would likely apply to NFTs.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

13 [Submissions by December 30, 2022]. vs Hari Ram And Sons on 2 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court). Khodays Breweries Private vs House Of Khodays Private on 3 November, 2022 (Bangalore District Court). M/s Prataap Snacks Limited vs Chaudhary Food Products on 5 November, 2022 (Delhi District Court). Image from here.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. What stands out here is that the Court granted an injunction in favour of the Plaintiff based on earlier registration without considering the non-use of the mark by them.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office last year, which it has since checked by way of its Nikeland venture on Roblox and the acquisition of RTFKT. These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. With new advancements in technology, new challenges come forward. Liden Research, Inc. ,

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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. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 3, 2022

Like the United States, China offers protection for 2D and 3D designs of products and packaging, which is often known by U.S. Before diving into details, the chart below illustrates how 2D and 3D designs are protected as different IP rights in China. Protection of 2D Designs. Protection of 3D Designs. Trademark.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Delhi High Court sets aside the cryptic order passed by the Respondent, directs to consider the matter afresh Case: Alfred Von Schukmann vs The Controller General Of Patent, Designs and Trademarks and Ors. Novartis patent set aside on procedural grounds by Delhi High Court. Case: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba vs Asstt.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. CCI , the Delhi High Court held that Chapter XVI of the Patents Act is a complete code in itself and overrides the Competition Act, 2002. Further, the judgement also sets aside the 4 factor test in the 2022 Nokia v.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2024

The report is part of research into public perceptions of IP matters by analyzing news coverage of the five years ending 2022. The initial findings cover copyright, design, patent, and trademark issues, but mindful of our niche, our coverage here is mostly limited to the former.

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