Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Brands are often targeted by bad actors looking to make a quick profit by stealing intellectual property and exploiting consumers. In this guide, we walk through the manual steps you can take to remove counterfeits and other infringements from both the most prominent global marketplaces and the regional powerhouses.

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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. The players can collect up to 30 NFTs in the game, 10 of which are designed by the artist Beeple [i].

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Within the realm of trademark infringement, counterfeiting emerges as a specific violation, wherein individuals or enterprises replicate registered trademarks verbatim to deceive customers, masquerading these imitations as genuine products from your brand.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Case Summaries Abbott Healthcare Private Limited vs Vinsac Pharma on 17 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Abbott Healthcare sued two defendants for trademark and copyright infringement, claiming they deceptively copied its well-known LIMCEE Vitamin C tablets by selling LIMEECEE with similar packaging. Read the post for more details.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Due to the same reason, cyberspace can often become a breeding ground for IP infringement. Some of the most common types of IP infringements that occur in cyberspace include trademark, domain name, and copyright infringement. Instances of copyright infringement in the cyberspace. Image Source: gettyimages].

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Copyrighting a Meme. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Artistic Work. Memes that contain both artistic and literary components may comprise both an artistic and literary work: originality may exist in their combination.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Unique identification is a valuable tool for the many luxury brands and auction houses that have started using the blockchain to sell or auction their products. Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist. What about copyright infringement?

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

In relation to ‘Parodies’, since it is derived from the original work of another writer or artist, it is difficult to draw a line between creative criticism and imitation. Parody is often taken as a defence in trademark infringement suits. It has become a common to modify brand names, movie titles etc.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

Copyright is a crucial right endowed to the formers of any artistic work, it needs to be protected by a process named ‘copyright violation’ which encroaches upon the exclusive rights given to the copyright holder. WHY IS BRAND VIOLATION DANGEROUS? TYPES OF COPYRIGHT VIOLATION. Modak and Ors.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The Court of Appeal’s considerations The Court of Appeal adopted the 2 issues for determination submitted by the Appellant, which related to: appropriate defendant in photography-related copyright infringement cases and image rights cases (i.e. VMNL) or both that person and their licensee (i.e. VMNL and the Respondent in the appeal).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Crocodile International’ Impasse By Samridhi Chugh Marking the end of a protracted copyright and trademark battle, spanning nearly 23 years, the Delhi High Court in a recent landmark ruling permanently injuncted Singapore’s Crocodile International Pte. CIPL) from infringing the French brand Lacoste’s iconic “Crocodile” device.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The distinct appearance and functionality of GUIs often form the unique identity of software products and brands, making them valuable intellectual property. However, protecting these interfaces involves navigating complex layers of copyright, design patents, and other intellectual property laws that cover specific aspects of GUIs.

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The IPKat

MAY 2, 2023

Background The dispute took off in 2022, when Lidl accused Tesco of trade mark and copyright infringement coupled together with an alleged claim of passing off. However, this argument did not satisfy the Court, which on the contrary, specified that it was those characteristics that are specific to Lidl’s brand.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While trademarks protect movie titles, important characters, and other film components, copyright protects content from infringement and recognizes the rights of authors. But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Trade mark infringement – Lidl’s trade mark for the Lidl logo was infringed by Tesco’s Clubcard Price(s) signs, which took unfair advantage of Lidl’s reputation for low prices and damaged the distinctive character of Lidl’s logo. Another example of a “discounter” supermarket is Aldi. Here, it was arguably both.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Can you and should you copyright and/or trademark your unique asset before adding it to the blockchain as an NFT? How are Copyrights Used? Your work is protected by copyright law from the moment it is “created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device”.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Overview of Major International IP Treaties The realm of Intellectual Property (IP) is inherently global, as the creations it protects—such as inventions , literary and artistic works , designs , and trademarks —often transcend national borders.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Once a work is created, in most cases, the creator will automatically enjoy copyright protection in all 164 member countries of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works including all European Union countries and China. Voluntary registration for your copyright is available in China.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

Copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights that protects original expression if that expression is in a material or tangible form. Multiple pieces of copyright material may exist in a single digital work. Trade marks are typically associated with a brand and may include brand names, slogans and logos.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

Rajnish Chibber , the court held that compilations are also copyrightable, following in the steps of SCOTUS. However, even then, the degree of novelty required in work was not so low as to allow everyone to get copyright protection for their artistic work. Copyright Act or Design Act?

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

In this article, we will be throwing light on the 03 most common forms of IP, including trademarks, copyright, and patents, along with the different and varying levels of protection that they offer. Trademarks. In the present digital era, a significant amount of content is freely available on the internet for anyone and everyone to use.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

While the defendants subsequently proposed a new logo during the proceedings, the plaintiff rejected it, asserting that it continued to resemble its own branding. The Court recognised this said resemblance between the competing trademarks and found that there was a prima facie case for infringement. It also directed, Defendant No.1,

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. How do I get a Copyright? To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief!

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Fashion Week season is the chance for fashion brands to show their flair and dynamism by launching new creations, ready to be devoured by buyers, influencers, journalists, consumers, and unfortunately, also by competitors. Fashion show: a work of art? Was it a tribute to Alexander McQueen or copyright infringement?

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

At a fundamental level, each type of Intellectual Property focuses on a different creative work: copyright protects visual art and writings, trademark protects the names, symbols, or slogans for products or services, and patent protects inventions. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

on December 20, 2023(Delhi High Court) Image from here The Plaintiff owned 5 Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to wireless communication technology which the Defendants were allegedly using in their mobile phones being sold under the brand name of OnePlus without the license to do so. . & Ors. Pharmacyclics LLC & Anr.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Fonts and Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? In a guest post , Shivam Kaushik discusses the copyrightability of fonts and typefaces from an artistic work perspective under the Copyright Act, 1957. The US Senate Judiciary Committee discussed four bills aimed at reducing drug prices for consumers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 10, 2024

In light of the ongoing dispute between the makers of the motion picture “Main Ladega” and the National Boxing Championship over the alleged use of the latter’s logo in the film, SpicyIP intern Sumedh Gadham discusses whether such use would amount to trademark or copyright infringement.

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