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. The plaintiff used the registered trademark Nayan Jyoti for their most popular product.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 24, 2025

In yet another recent example of the need for care in establishing a full record when appealing the denial of a trademark application, on April 14, 2025, the U.S. In re: R.S. Lipman Brewing Company, No. 2023-2131 (Fed. By: Fish & Richardson

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee--Bee) has scheduled only two (2!) oral hearings for the month of March 2025. March 5, 2025 - 11 AM [Virtual]: Asustek Computer Incorporation v. March 26, 2025 - 1 PM [Virtual]: The Saul Zaentz Company and Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC v. Welch 2025.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective January 18, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement substantial increases to trademark fees, impacting application filings, post-registration maintenance filings, and Letters of Protest and Petitions to the Director. By: Venable LLP

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2025

March 12, 2025) In an interesting trademark decision, the Federal Circuit has clarified that terms once considered generic do not necessarily remain permanently unregistrable. provides important guidance on genericness timing and addresses a question of first impression in trademark law. Sazerac Brands, LLC , 2023-1682 (Fed.

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Intepat

APRIL 27, 2025

In addition to copyright and patents, trademarks are a crucial element of Music IP. Trademarks protect brand names, artist names, logos, and other distinctive symbols that identify and distinguish the source of music goods and services.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

SpicyIP Tidbit: The Evergreen Conundrum: DHC Grants Interim Injunction to Evergreen Sweet House in a Trademark Dispute In a recent trademark dispute between Evergreen Sweet House v. The matter is listed before the Joint Registrar on March 19, 2025 for completion of pleadings. Itc Limited vs Raj Kumar Mittal & Ors.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 23, 2025

LLC, 2025 WL 1099603 (Fed. 14, 2025) - Be careful when selecting a name for your product, otherwise you might find yourself cooked at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)! Lipman Brewing Co., By: Irwin IP LLP

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 27, 2025

In a precedential decision in September 2023, the Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark HME in the stylized from shown below, for various types of pipes and other building products, finding confusion likely with opposer's mark KME for overlapping goods. Welch 2025. TTABlogged here ]. Applicant Zhejiang Hailiang Co.,

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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 last day to apply for the workshop is April 19 and there is no registration fees. Inox India Ltd. 63(4)(c), BSA.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume IX, Issue I [Submit by January 10, 2025] National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for its upcoming issue (Volume IX, Issue I). The last date for submissions is January 10, 2025.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee--Bee) has scheduled eleven (11) oral hearings for the month of February 2025. February 5, 2025 - 11 AM [Virtual]: Kiss Nail Products, Inc. February 11, 2025 - 11 AM [Virtual]: Texas Department of Transportation v. February 12, 2025 - 2 PM [Virtual]: Mobilemoney, Inc.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Call for Applications: SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellowship 2025 (Apply by February 23) Attention IP and tech enthusiasts! We are very excited to announce the SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellowship 2025! The defendant had applied for registration of the ASTELLAZ PHARMACEUTICALS mark to which the plaintiff filed an opposition.

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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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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

In 2016, Duca di Salaparuta initiated an action against several other wineries, as well as the representative body (the Consorzio di tutela dei vini DOC Salaparuta) and the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (which granted the national registration). The other wineries had been using the word "Salaparuta" on their labels.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Highlights Finding the Real Burger King: Identical Marks & Prior Use in the Pune Eatery Case It has been 14 years since the Burger King trademark dispute began in India, still with no end in sight. vs Clubramada Hotels And Resorts Private Limited on 9 March, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Image from here. Ramada International, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 6, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant changes to trademark filing fees, which will take effect on January 18, 2025. By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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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

JANUARY 26, 2025

Lokesh Vyas dwells on these questions in his post in the aftermath of SRAIs registration! The plaintiff claimed to have adopted the trademarks in 2006, acquired a registered design in 2019, and built significant goodwill for his products. The plaintiffs claims regarding his trademarks and registered designs were upheld.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a gloriously chaotic trademark case, Lady Gaga is being sued for $100 million over the word Mayhem. interstate commerce in 1992, and registered the trademark in 2015. And according to that registration, the first commercial use of the mark wasnt in 1986it was September 1988. Not by another pop star.

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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. incorporates the trademark in its entirety, differing only by the top-level domain (.in).

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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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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a final rule adjusting certain trademark fees for United States trademark applications and registrations.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 7, 2025

Will these changes affect your trademark portfolio? Effective January 18, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase trademark fees affecting most future trademark application and registration filing costs. trademark system. trademark system. By: UB Greensfelder LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

By Marie Lussier In January 2025, the Registrar of Trademarks launched a pilot project in which it sends notices to certain registrants asking them to show use of their registered mark, failing which their registration is to be cancelled. By: International Lawyers Network

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Beginning in January 2025, the Canadian Trademarks Office (CIPO) will start proactively and unilaterally (i.e., without a request by a third party) sending notices to registered trademark owners requiring them to prove that they recently used their trademarks in Canada, or risk losing their registrations.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

Our friendly neighbors in the Great White North are implementing important changes in 2025 with respect to language requirements for trademarks and a new pilot project initiated by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to issue cancellation proceedings against trademark registrations based upon non-use.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 12, 2025

United Trademark Holdings, Inc. , the Board dismissed Professor Rebecca Curtin's opposition to registration of the mark RAPUNZEL for dolls and toy figures, finding that Curtin, as a mere consumer of fairytale-themed products, failed to prove her entitlement to a statutory cause of action. United Trademark Holdings, Inc.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2025

Further details and registration here. Warhol Registration is now open for the European University Institute (EUI) upcoming conference on the topic " Botticelli v. Further details and registration here. Details and registration here. Details and registration here. EUI Conference on Botticelli v.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The deadline for registration has now been extended to October 4. Majumdar & Co. Majumdar & Co.,

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

79311562 (January 21, 2025) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas L. The Thirteenth DuPont Factor: Applicant invoked Strategic Partners , pointing to its two registrations for marks that are quite similar to the subject mark, which registrations co-existed on the Trademark Register with the cited registration.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

The following are the comments our firm submitted today regarding the USPTO’s proposed trademark fee changes and increases: Docket No.: Pelton & Associates, PLLC Regarding “Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025” The following are the comments of Erik M. trademark registrations.

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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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The TTABlog

MARCH 4, 2025

In this cancellation proceeding involving four registrations for the mark FARAM , in various forms, for furniture and parts therefor, petitioner claimed abandonment and nonuse, but respondent pointed to the dismissals of two prior proceedings as a basis for claim preclusion. 92084197 (February 24, 2025) [precedential] (by the Board).

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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. The deadline to make a submission in the field of competition, trademark or antitrust law ends on 31 December 2024. For further information please click here.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 6, 2025

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Indias Top IP Developments in 2024, a potential trade secret litigation at the Delhi HC and Screenwriters Rights Association of Indias registration as Copyright Society. This and a lot more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review. Aparna Mallick And Anr.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 2, 2025

In a precedential decision invoking the zone of natural expansion doctrine, on March 19, 2025, the Federal Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S. By: Fish & Richardson

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