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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2024

Copyright Lately

The court also found willful infringement based on Chicken Joes profanity-laden response to the plaintiffs cease-and-desist letter: The most disappointing part of the email? Admittedly, it’s not a textbook cease-and-desist response. That Chicken Joes is owned by a guy named John. Who wore it better?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

SpicyIP

Highlight of the Week Comments on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 Image by rawpixel.com on Freepix Comments pertaining to transparency and on substantive proposals within the draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023, submitted to the Ministry of Commerce. Lokesh discusses the case in this short tidbit post.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks. Tinderet is an area in Kenya.

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Pirate IPTV Service Glo TV Faces $25m Lawsuit, Resellers’ Feet Held to the Fire

TorrentFreak

District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday, the complaint speaks of a global pirate IPTV service variously branded as Glo TV, Rays IPTV, and Rays TV. “Rays markets and brands the Infringing Service as, alternatively, Glo TV, Rays IPTV, and Rays TV. Lawsuit Filed In New York District Court Filed in the U.S.

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Supreme Court Rules “That Dog Don’t Hunt”: Bad Spaniels Toy’s Use of JACK DANIELS Marks is a Poor Parody and Dilution Act Applies

Intellectual Property Law Blog

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning “a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey” which, as a play on words, turns the words “Jack Daniels” into “Bad Spaniels” and the descriptive phrase “Old No. 2023) (slip op., 2023) (slip op.,

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[Guest Post] UPC Munich Local Division rules that advertising products under the same name creates a risk of patent infringement

The IPKat

In a case involving a patent for herbicide compositions, the UPC Munich Local Division was asked to consider whether the alleged infringer's marketing of a product within the Contracting Member States under the same brand name as a clearly infringing product sold outside the Member States created a risk of first (or imminent) infringement.

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Common Mistakes to Prevent When Filing for a Trademark

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction A trademark is a symbol that differentiates one’s brand from another. How to prevent: One should select a unique/distinctive mark that represents your brand. From there it is important to actively monitor and enforce your legal rights in order for a brand owner not to lose control of the strength of its mark.