Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

billion in 2025. CONCLUSION The rise of fragrance dupes highlights the vital role of trademark law in the protection of luxury perfume brands. Several luxury brands, including Tom Ford, Chanel, and Dior, annually invest millions into developing and marketing their signature perfumes.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Kilpatrick partner Ted Davis recently presented his Annual Update on Recent Trademark Case Law at the firms 2025 Advanced Trademark Law Seminar in San Francisco. By: Kilpatrick

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

5 Proven Steps to Protect Your Intellectual Property in 2025 In a world where ideas are currency, protecting intellectual property (IP) has ne ver been more critical. While intellectual property law can be complex, following a structured approach can help secure your ideas and prevent misuse.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

The arbitral award, dated March 7, 2025, brings clarity to the protections available to well-known brands in Indias domain name system and underlines the risks of cybersquatting. Well-Known Trademark Status: The brand is recognized as a well-known trademark, a designation under Indian trademark law that provides broader protection.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In a landmark ruling on February 25, 2025, the Delhi High court ordered Amazon to pay a hefty Rs. This case highlights the intersection of trademark law and e-commerce regulation, raising questions about the accountability of online marketplaces in protecting brand integrity.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2025

The 7th February 2025 decision in Sir Ratan Tata Trust & Anr v. In this case, Tata Trust had two main allegations: first, that the defendant was using the Tata trademark, and second, that his image and name were being misused to hold an event titled THE RATAN TATA NATIONAL ICON AWARD 2024 by a journalist.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 24, 2024

Despite all the hoopla about the Supreme Court's rulings in Tam , Brunetti , and Elster , how much do those rulings affect the everyday practice of trademark law? Amazon's Quiet Overhaul of the Trademark System" (June 19, 2024), California Law Review , Volume 113, forthcoming 2025. Fromer, Jeanne C. Welch 2024.

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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. PTO–T–2022–0034 Comments of Erik M.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Applying the Triple Identity Test (similar mark, services, and consumers), the Court held that the respondent’s mark violated trademark law. The Court directed the cancellation of the respondent’s trademark “MH7” and ordered the Registrar of Trade Marks to rectify the register and issue a notification.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

The court agreed with the petitioner’s arguments and also found that the explanation of reverse deduction by the defendant, for the coinage of the mark, if accepted, will trivialize the trademark law. Glenmark to pay USD 87.5 mn to settle lawsuits over a product in US.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Sunanda Bharti on the Michelin Stars and its interaction was trademark laws. Bharti is a Professor of Law at Delhi University, and her previous posts can be accessed here. Image from here Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark! As an IP enthusiast, the author perceives this as a trademark matter.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2025

On March 21, 2025, I participated in a spirited panel at the annual IP symposium hosted by the Penn Intellectual Property Group (PIPG) at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Titled How Far Should Trademark Protection Extend, and Should Stronger Marks Get Greater Protection,. The article.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 23, 2025

Case Summaries Ds Drinks And Beverages Private Limited vs Hector Beverages Private Limited on 3 March, 2025 (Delhi High Court) The respondent alleged that DS Drinks’ use of “CATCH SWING ENERGY INVIGORATES & MIND” was deceptively similar to its registered trademark “SWING,” leading to consumer confusion.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 5, 2025

In this writer's opinion, this latter trio of decisions has generated a number of articles, webinars, and symposia wholly disproportionate to their importance to the daily practice of trademark law. In any case, kudos to Ted for pointing out the Court's "numerous cringeworthy uses of 'trademark' as a verb" in the Elster opinion.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

10th OxFirst IP and Competition Forum (13 January 2025) OxFirst, an Oxford-based IP law and economics consultancy is hosting the 10th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum at the University of Oxford on Saturday, January 13th, 2024. The event will include a Roundtable discussion with experts on the topic.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 3, 2025

Davis Law Rev. 1513 (February 2025), Dustin Marlan , Assistant Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law, tackles the elusive term tertium quid that Justice Scalia injected into trademark law in Wal-Mart v. Welch 2025. Read comments and post your comment here.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Wishing everyone a prosperous and a healthy new year ahead and hoping that 2025 brings in spicier IP developments to the Indian IP regime, making it a more fair, balanced and effective one! While these cases raised critical questions in Trademark Law, what truly unites them is the sheer time it took for the courts to deliver a verdict.

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The TTABlog

JULY 2, 2024

Developments" The Trademark Reporter's "Annual Review of European Trademark Law" J. Other: TTAB Posts June 2024 Hearing Schedule The Last Two Slides from My INTA Presentation>/a> "MEET THE BLOGGERS" Postponed Until 2025 S.D. Michael Keyes: "Will Bad Spaniels' New 'Disclaimer' Keep VIP Products Out Of The Doghouse?"

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Oliver Fairhurst covers the Jukic v BBC (2025) case, where a LiP claimed her TV show treatment was copied for Glow Up. Michelle Bogre and Nancy Wolff Best book on Trade Mark Law - Research Handbook on the History of Trademark Law, Edward Elgar, eds. CIPIL Spring Conference (29 March 2025) 2.

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