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Charter of the French Language

LexBlog IP

It includes many rules, several of them directed at the language of business in Quebec, and some regarding the use of French on both product packaging and signage/advertising. Presently, all product labelling and commercial signs appearing in Quebec must be in French – but the Charter provides certain exceptions for trademarks.

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The Importance of Trademark Protection When Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain

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The copyright for one of the first depictions of Mickey Mouse will expire in 2024. Why Mickey Mouse is still protected The copyright on Steamboat Willie is set to expire in January 2024. So, why aren’t Disney concerned? Steamboat Willie, released in 1928, was the first story to feature beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse.

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calling an accepted Rule 68 offer a judgment of infringement could be defamatory

43(B)log

2024 WL 1051951No. 11, 2024) I have a long-running interest in Rule 68 offers of judgment, and this case involves an interaction with false advertising law! Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. Crocs, Inc., 23-cv-01790-PAB-KAS (D. The parties compete in the shoe market. Trade libel claims survived for the same reason.

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where cross-examination exposes lack of TM confusion, out-of-court confusion "evidence" becomes less credible

43(B)log

2024 WL 22039, No: 6:20-cv-2354-GAP-EJK (M.D. 2, 2024) Some interesting comments on when individual instances of “confusion” don’t count, as well as their relevance to evaluating out-of-court social media etc. Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable.

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Precedential No. 2: TTAB Affirms Refusal to Register Proposed Multi-Color Mark for Breakfast Cereals

The TTABlog

In re Post Foods, LLC , 2024 USPQ2d 25 (TTAB 2024) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas V. The Board pointed out that the application drawing "depicts the mark to be registered." Trademark Rule 2.52. Welch 2024. Here, the goods are identified as "breakfast cereals," not "crispy breakfast cereals." George Strait.

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Good Meat is descriptive for sustainable meat-related services, plausibly deceptive for lab-grown meat

43(B)log

3d - , 2024 WL 1083462, No. 12, 2024) GMP is a nonprofit focused on sustainable butchery and meat production practices. GMP owns two federally registered trademarks: the “GOOD MEAT” standard character mark and the “GOOD MEAT BREAKDOWN” design mark. Good Meat Project v. GOOD Meat, Inc., 23-cv-04145-RFL (N.D.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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on December 21, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Appellant filed an appeal against the order of the Trademark Registry allowing the opposition against the Appellant’s ‘BSA’ mark. The Respondent/ Opponent was a well-known Chennai based company using its registered BSA mark for selling bicycles and related goods. and Ors. ,