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Choosing the Right Intellectual Property Protection

IIPRD

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are like different keys for different locks. With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? Intellectual Property refers to any intangible asset or property originated from the human intellect.

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The Top Legislative Developments of 2024 for Trademarks

IP Watchdog

trademark owners intellectual property, and threaten the safety of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), from enforcing any trademark that was stolen. This article provides highlights of legislative activities undertaken in 2024 in this regard.

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Intellectual Property Judgments 2024: Key Legal Developments

Intepat

In 2024, Indian courts delivered several landmark judgments in the field of intellectual property (IP), addressing challenges that range from traditional trademark disputes to modern issues like copyright in AI training and digital piracy. Trademark Judgments Limits of Trademark Exclusivity : Pidilite Industries Ltd.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . Trademark and Halloween Costumes.

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INTA Urges EUIPO Grand Board to Confirm Human Face Marks are Not Excluded from Trademark Registration

IP Watchdog

The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced today that it has filed an amicus brief in a referral to the Grand Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that asks for clarification on registering human faces as trademarks.

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Virtual Worlds, Real Rules: EU Parliament’s First Take on IP in the Metaverse

IP Watchdog

Are trademark rights in the Metaverse as intangible as the world itself, or are they as real as in the ‘real’ world? In other words, the Metaverse may be a virtual world, but European intellectual property regulation is very real, and the Metaverse cannot escape it.

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Jack Daniel’s Continues, with Trademark Dilution as the New Battleground

IP Watchdog

The ruling addressed VIP’s defenses to trademark infringement and trademark dilution. The litigation that has unfolded in the past year foretells the downstream implications of the Supreme Court ruling, particularly for trademark dilution law. The High Court ruled that VIP had no defense to either cause of action.

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