IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

I won’t say much about that, though I do have a big question, but there are also false advertising aspects of the case. Plaintiffs’ registered trademarks include “SLEEP NUMBER”, “WHAT’S YOUR SLEEP NUMBER”, “SELECT COMFORT”, and “COMFORTAIRE.” Baxter; 996 F.3d 3d 925 (8 th Cir.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a timely guest post by Sangita Sharma on a recent order by the Delhi High Court, on the usage of a competitor’s registered trademarks as keywords or adwords. The plaintiff filed the suit seeking protection of its various registered trademarks used by Defendant No.1- Defendant no.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 28, 2022

17, 2022) Along with the headline-worthy nature of the claim (“ITALY’S #1 BRAND OF PASTA” plausibly falsely communicates Italian origin), the decision contains an extended discussion of judicial notice on a motion to dismiss v. incorporation of documents into the complaint by reference, both often significant in false advertising cases.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

In particular, Tsingtao alleged that such use of its registered trademark created in the relevant users the impression that the small breweries’ beer and brand was somewhat related to Tsingtao Beer. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”. 57 of the Trademark Law.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

Apple’s multiple trademark oppositions and IP Litigation worldwide has become a part of its broader strategy to maintain exclusive rights to the “Apple” icon and term. Apple could argue transborder reputation, asserting that its brand’s recognition and reputation extend beyond national borders.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If there are no oppositions, or if the opposition is unsuccessful, the trademark will be registered, and a certificate of registration will be issued. A registered trademark is valid for a period of 10 years, after which it can be renewed for additional 10-year periods.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 6, 2023

However, the protection of a trademark has always been important for a firm since it is closely associated with the identification of a product but in the present scenario of social media culture, the risk of trademark infringement has increased to a large extent. Hashtag and trademarks. Parody and trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

[Image Sources : Istock] Metaverse- a Magnet to Fashion Brands Virtual worlds provide fashion brands with the opportunity to significantly cut down on the excessive resource consumption of lifestyle and create sustainability. Fashion brands are no strangers to the continuous fight against fake and counterfeit items in the real world.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2024

Facts of the Case In this case, the Plaintiff, an incorporated company engaged in the manufacturing of dairy products under the trademark ‘NOVA,’ filed a suit against the Defendants for infringement and passing off of their registered trademark.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable. While multiple witnesses testified as to Plaintiff’s significant marketing and advertising efforts, that alone is not indicative of strength. Defendants market only their K12 brand nationally.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, in order to have legal proof of ownership, it is always advisable to register for copyright registration. Trademarks. In today’s market, a distinct brand identity is critical in all company sectors. Influencers that make a lot of money from internet marketing must also defend their own brand identification.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When we talk about building brand image and attraction, fashion companies put in a lot of time, money, effort, and hard work. Trade dress protection falls under trademark law as the design functions as a trademark, i.e., identifying a product emerging from a specific fashion house or fashion designer.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. Entertainment v.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Also, the plaque carried a fork, knife, and plate symbol (see also image 2) which was introduced by Michelin in the 2016 edition of the Paris Michelin Guide, as a brand new L’assiette’ or The Plate symbol to recognise restaurants that ‘simply serve good food’. The present post is devoted to this latter question.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The first trademark registered under this system was a Bass Brewery’s red triangle in 1876. The red triangle was chosen because it was easily recognizable and stood out on advertising materials. However, trademark protection in the U.S. However, trademark protection in the U.S.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

This is often perceived as a means of brand building and a way to assert and secure their position and goodwill in the market to avoid losing customers or market share to the smaller entities. Section 142 of the Act categorizes threats as circulars, advertisements or other similar means served on the other party.

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Kashishipr

JULY 13, 2022

Undoubtedly, both technologies bring a complete set of novel Intellectual Property (IP) issues for business companies, brands, individuals, courts, and IP practitioners. Sometimes, AR and VR are used in overlapping ways; however, the two terms present unique and different issues in the IP world.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The court observed that, by the present appeal, the appellants cleverly intended to challenge the injunction order dated October 2021 against which they have not instituted any appeal in 15 months. Ltd for disobeying the Palbociclib interim injunction. Check out the post for more details.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Indeed, in recent years the Supreme Court has repeatedly emphasized the multiple benefits of registration to a trademark claimant, including in the recent cases of Matal v. I’ve left out the parts specific to registered trademarks and the reference to treaties. If you just saw it, would you think that’s their brand?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Plaintiffs saw an advertising for Defendants’ syrup/sharbat, which had the mark ‘DilAfza’ on it and was packaged in deceptively similar ringlet bottles to the ‘RoohAfza’ bottle.As Since 1949, the defendant corporation has been in the business of producing Unani medicines, syrups, and botanical items.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. It is also called a brand name because it contains names, symbols, logos, and taglines that help to identify and differentiate a company’s goods and services from those of others. How do trademarks function?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2023

A fundamental principle of trademark law permits the owner of a well-known trademark to forbid third parties from using it in a manner that would lessen its distinctiveness. A feature of trademark law known as trademark dilution gives the brand owner exclusive rights to the mark, providing them a strong and recognisable trademark.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Other Posts Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Sift through the pages of November(s) posts on SpicyIP in another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh. If the Expert Committee, so opines, any senior official may be contacted from CGPDTM, who may also be present before the Exert Committee for rendering assistance.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. The case clarifies that the bar on arbitrability of trademark disputes is not an absolute one. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. Under The Trademarks Act 1999, a trademark if registered comes to be known as a registered trademark.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

and the socio-legal opportunism of the defendants’ arguments for condonable trademark infringement, set in the backdrop of the ongoing global pandemic. s copyright and registered trademark by thrusting its deceptively similar goods and flooding the high-in-demand but low-in-knowhow market, with its imitation products.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

With the fast-growing media and entertainment sector, the era of digital advertising for product branding and selling has also stepped up. With the fast-growing media and entertainment sector, the era of digital advertisement for the products branding and selling have also stepped up.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

This blog presents an overview of what luxury fashion is doing with crypto technology in this feature, as well as what to expect as fashion moves forward into a tech-savvy future. Even premium watch brands are promoting NFT auctions through the many social media platforms accessible. What are NFTs?

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

Of course, each use stems from the shorter phrase “make your mark,” embodying the mere notion of the archer hitting the target , or maybe even the less educated simply indicating agreement with an initial, an X, or a cross , or at times a craftsman adding “ a maker’s mark—essentially personal branding.”

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I’m going to talk briefly about last term’s Jack Daniels case—a trademark infringement and dilution case—as well as Elster, argued last week, in which the Justices appeared inclined to reject a First Amendment challenge to the refusal to register the claimed mark “TRUMP TOO SMALL” for t-shirts.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

My presentation, galloping across a bunch of developments. Begin with legislative action: Trademark Modernization Act, Which introduces three of the big themes of the year: (1) trademark use, (2) the harm of infringement, and (3) the role of the First Amendment in limiting the scope of trademark rights. Slides here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Many trademark attorneys and professors hoped the Supreme Court would provide more guidance on how to resolve conflicts between trademark and free speech rights in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. VIP Products LLC, a dispute involving a “Bad Spaniels” dog toy parody of Jack Daniel’s brand of whisky.

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