SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The court further held that “mere international usage of the ‘ALPHARD’ trademark by the Petitioner company is not sufficient to prove spillover of its transnational reputation in India” Delhi High Court grants an interim injunction to the Plaintiff, despite non-use of the mark for 30 years.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions Image from here On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? US Copyright Office says no to “RAGHAV”s work, even as the same work remains registered as a copyright in India. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024. M/S Loreal S.A

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2023

It is simply the unauthorised use of the exclusive rights associated with a registered trademark without the owner’s or licensees’ consent. They might improperly profit from the well-earned reputation of the registered trademark. On the other hand, Defendant No. 1 is Imperial Cycle Mfg. Defendant No.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Decoding Street Art, Fair Use and Moral Rights Is usage of Mural art, in commercial advertisements covered by Fair use? vs LDD Bioscience Private Limited on 30 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The Delhi High Court granted an ad interim injunction to the plaintiff against the defendant’s use of “Tumotin” mark. Click to read!

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

4th -, 2023 WL 5735552, No. 6, 2023) Doctrinal evolution is so fascinating! Because the plaintiff doesn’t own the relevant registration, its §32 claims fail, but the court allows §43(a) claims to proceed, partially reversing the district court’s grant of summary judgment—but read on for more on what that might look like.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

and the socio-legal opportunism of the defendants’ arguments for condonable trademark infringement, set in the backdrop of the ongoing global pandemic. s copyright and registered trademark by thrusting its deceptively similar goods and flooding the high-in-demand but low-in-knowhow market, with its imitation products.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

LLC , 599 U.S. _ (2023), and the First Amendment, as I and some colleagues recently described. ” Vidal presents the question of whether the refusal to register a mark under 15 U.S.C. So watch the docket to see how this case plays out, and to see how it impacts the concept of the registration of historic figure trademarks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

The Trademark Infringement Claim A new gateway requirement for application of the Rogers test. Trademark registrations for informational, expressive, or decorative subject matter can chill expression protected by the First Amendment and be invoked to stifle use of that language or design in the same way by competitors.

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