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A Year Since Hermès Verdict: The Tussle Between Trade Mark Rights and Artistic Freedom Continues

IP and Legal Filings

Though the verdict throws much light on the limits of artistic freedom and can provide more guidance for the brand owners and artists on the line between commercial goods and artistic works, I concisely put out three important considerations that could have been given much more deliberation. 09, 2022) [link] Jeremy S.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. The term of copyright depends on timing of creation and publication in the US, as well as the type of work in Canada.

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Trademark Tussle: Blenders Pride vs. London Pride – A Legal Saga Unraveled

IP and Legal Filings

Issues Raised Whether entire registered trademark should be compared with the offending trademark without splitting up and dissecting any of the trademarks to adjudge visual, phonetic and structural similarity? Whether prima facie defendant’s mark infringes the mark of plaintiffs?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

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After an eventful week, here is our recap of its top IP developments. Comments on the Proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 The recently proposed Trademark Rules amendments were open for comments in a period ending today. Tejaswini brings us a quick update, along with some questions of her own.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below. the Court held that such usage would amount neither to infringement of the trademark, nor taking of unfair advantage of the Respondent’s mark. Relying on the decision in Dominos Ip Holder LLC & Anr. and Ors. ,