JD Supra Law

MARCH 31, 2025

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

RetroKats The sixth annual Retromark conference returns for another afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Thursday, 3 April 2025.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

Panel 1: It looks like lookalikes are no longer liked: has the Court of Appeal moved the dial in favour of brand owners? Overall, there was a strong sense that the dial has shifted in favour of trade mark owners and brands.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Hasaram And Sons on 13 January, 2025 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff, a firm selling Ayurvedic medicines, sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing their copyright and trademark and passing off of trade dress. Nirmala Agarwal Prop of Karmyogi vs B.C Image from here Krbl Ltd vs Tricon Polyfabs Pvts Lts.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2025

JACK DANIEL'S HARMED, BUT NOT INFRINGED, BY CHEWY DOG TOY- The latest ruling in Bad Spaniels finds the whiskey brands marks were diluted-but not infringed by a dog toy parody, explain Brian Brokate and Jacqueline Alcantara of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty. On January 21, 2025, Judge Stephen. By: Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

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Traverse Legal Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Reasons Why Nonprofit Trademarks Are Essential in 2025 Nonprofit trademarks are essential because they safeguard a group’s unique brand, build public awareness, boost donor confidence, and provide legal protection against brand theft, all contributing to the organization’s stability and fundraising success.

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IP Close Up

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) has announced that it is holding the 2025 IP Awareness Summit (IPAS 2025) on April 24th at Dolby Continue reading

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

On February 5, 2025, join us for an insightful webinaras wedeliver a roundup of Canadian trademark law, highlighting some of the most important new cases and practice directions from 2024. These are the key cases and legal developments that brand owners ought to know. By: Smart & Biggar

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

91272108 (February 20, 2025) [not precedential] (By the Board). Rather, Baron merely purchased the TAKDIS-branded goods from third-party suppliers. Welch 2025. The Board entered judgment on that nonownership claim. Grupo Bimbo, S.A. Baron Instruments DBA Shirin Foods , Opposition No. Read comments and post your comment here.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

The survey closes on 1 April 2025. The UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law and MARQUES will host their annual "Question the Trade Mark Judges" event on 25 March 2025. WIPO University of Geneva Summer School on Intellectual Property, a two-week course will be held from 16 to 27 June 2025. Photo by Asude Sena Moya

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2025

Sazerac Brands, LLC , 2023-1682 (Fed. March 12, 2025) In an interesting trademark decision, the Federal Circuit has clarified that terms once considered generic do not necessarily remain permanently unregistrable. by Dennis Crouch Bullshine Distillery LLC v.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

According to the lawsuit, Lost has been using the word Mayhem in connection with its branding since 1986, entered U.S. Image via www.shopca.ladygaga.com, 2025 The whole thing radiates Metal basement gig in the 90s. Image via www.thetruemayhem.com, 2025 And yet, the $100 million claim is on the table. And honestly?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

Other Posts Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More As of 26th February, 2025, Kindle users will no longer be able to use the feature Download or Transfer via USB, for Kindle Purchased books, as Amazon is discontinuing the feature. on 25 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Image from here. Case Summaries Lifestyle Equities Cv & Anr.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

[Sponsored] CRISP (BITS Law School) Invites Applications for Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship (1 April 2025) Centre for Research in Innovation Law for Shared Prosperity, BITS Law School is inviting applications for their Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. The last day to send your applications is April 1, 2025.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Case Summaries Vst Industries Limited vs Asd Tobacco Private Limited & Anr on 6 March, 2025 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner, filed the petition to remove the respondents registration for the mark CHUMS from the Trade Mark Register. vs Clubramada Hotels And Resorts Private Limited on 9 March, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Image from here.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

CRI Guidelines 2025 is out for Public Consultations! The Draft Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (CRI), 2025, has been published for public consultation. Interested stakeholders can provide their comments on the guidelines by April 15, 2025. Read the post for more details. Part I] Safe Harbor in Jeopardy?

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SpicyIP

APRIL 20, 2025

2025) has addressed an important question: when does a creative work become an industrial design outside the realm of copyright? Candidates may send their cover letter and CV on or before April 30, 2025. The workshop is scheduled for 1216 June 2025 at IUCIPRS, CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala. Inox India Ltd. For more details, see the post.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 15, 2025

The FDA approved a New Drug Application from Novartis for a combination therapy of valsartan and sacubitril, which Novartis markets and sells under the brand name Entresto. Torrent Pharma Inc., 2023-2218, -2220, -2221 (Fed. Opinion by Lourie, joined by Prost and Reyna.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2025

Events Question the Trade Mark Judges 2025 UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) and MARQUES, the European Association of Trade Mark Owners, will hold a hybrid event on 25 March 2025, allowing participants to meet and question some of the judges deciding the latest trade mark disputes in the EU and the UK.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

In an era of content creation, social media influencers are tasked with the creative job of building a personal brand to influence the general publics purchasing decisions and lifestyle choices. Creating a brand identity online raises questions about intellectual property protections of these influencer-curated aesthetics.

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2025

Courses 30 June 18 July 2025: Licensing Transactions in Intellectual Property Interested in how to navigate technologies and negotiate transactions relating to AI, blockchain, biotechnology and other emerging technology? 24 April 2025: Celebrate 30 Years of CPVO: Enabling Innovation for the Future of Plant Breeding!

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

Case Summaries Guddu Gupta Trading as Ms Leela vs Suraj Gupta Trading As Ms Devi Leela … on 18 January, 2025 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff, trading as Leela Cosmetics, alleged that his brother operating under Devi Leela Cosmetics, infringed upon his trademarks ROOP LADY and ROOP LEELA, as well as the design of his sindoor stick bottles.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The team, formerly the Arizona Coyotes, will be generically rebranded as the “Utah Hockey Club” for at least the upcoming 2025-26 season. Utah will be the first team in the National Hockey League (“NHL”) not to have a mascot. By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The submission deadline is 31 March 2025. The application deadline is 2 March 2025. Then hurry to meet the application deadline of 20 January 2025. For further information please click here. Further information is available here. Your expertise would be invaluable and best applied here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

On 19 November 2024, the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (IBIL) at UCL Laws hosted a closed doors roundtable on academic publishing. The next IBIL roundtable will take place on 10 February 2025 at UCLs Faculty of Laws and focuses on visual outputs. The roundtable is part of IBILs series on genAI and copyright.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2025

As major watch industry events are fast approaching in 2025, it may be time for businesses to reevaluate or add to the tools at their disposal to protect and expand their watch-related brand. By: Venable LLP

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2025

In its response, it asked the court to limit discovery regarding the “brand new theory of ‘leeching’,” arguing that it had not been previously addressed.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 22, 2025

Jack Nicklausjust scored a $1 million win in a New York court, striking back against his former companys attempt to control his personal brand. By: Kaufman & Canoles

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

In a recent judgment on February 25, 2025, the Delhi High Court (DHC) in Lifestyle Equities CV & Anr. D1), Cloudtail India Private Limited (D2) and Amazon Seller Service Private Limited (D3) for selling items bearing a similar polo mark as them, under the Amazon owned brand called Symbol. Vishno is a third-year B.A.,

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The following is an excerpt from the ebook, 2025 Copyrighted Content Usage Trends, which draws on data from the 2025 Information Seeking and Usage Study to offer insights into how employees think about, use, and share copyrighted content today, including with AI tools. Since 2007, CCC has partnered with Outsell, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

On 20 January 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the trade mark dispute between Thatchers Cider Company Limited (Thatchers), the largest family-run independent cider producer in the UK, and Aldi Stores Limited (Aldi), the UK subsidiary of a German supermarket operator, in relation to Aldis alleged copycat cider product.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

The wine brand has been around since the nineteenth century and its trade marks are well-known. In his opinion delivered on 3 April 2025, AG Campos Snchez-Bordona noted that Regulation 1493/1999 laid down a general rule that firmly protected geographical names in respect of any other sign, including earlier signs.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

INTRODUCTION A distinct scent has immense recall value and the potential to become a powerful identifier of a brand. Several luxury brands, including Tom Ford, Chanel, and Dior, annually invest millions into developing and marketing their signature perfumes. billion in 2025.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 27, 2025

97295184 (March 25, 2025) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Mark A. I]t is at least somewhat common for a business to offer both sexual arousal treatments and shampoo and conditioner under a single brand. Welch 2025. The marks are close enough to be confusable, but what about the goods? Are they related?

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

The arbitral award dated February 28, 2025 , underscores the importance of accurate registrant information and reinforces that cybersquatting – even passive holding of infringing domains will not go unchecked. Arbitral Tribunals Findings The Arbitrator, agreed with Wakefit on all counts.

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Though boxing built his name, it was business and branding that cemented his legend. Foreman turned his name into a powerful brand, protected by an extensive network of trademarks and licensing agreements. It was another example of his long-standing commitment to protecting and leveraging the value of his personal brand.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2025

This allows third parties to launch their own custom-branded IPTV streaming sites and apps for under $200. Resellers purchase credits for use with their branded services which they can resell to their own customers at a significant markup. Lemo TV In addition to selling direct to consumers, both services operate reseller programs.

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