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Trademark Refusal & Copyright Registration Differences

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION In the United States as well as in India, application for a trademark may be rejected for several different reasons. GENERAL REFUSAL REASONS FOR A TRADEMARK Likelihood of Confusion: The first reason for refusal is that it is often considered that the use of the trademark will lead to confusion with similar trademarks.

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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs? World over companies are rushing to protect their trademarks in the online, virtual environment – the metaverse. In the US too, several companies are protecting their trademarks for similar goods and services. Aparajita Lath. Image from here. Application date.

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NFTs: Friend or Foe for Brand Owners?

Corsearch

With brands continuing to explore the opportunities offered by the digital world, do NFTs present a new type of commercial opportunity or a threat? A non-fungible token, also known as NFT, is a one-of-a-kind digital item stored on a public digital ledger (a blockchain), which provides a certificate of ownership to a particular individual².

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Amazon

Corsearch

Your business has likely collectively spent countless hours and resources to build a strong brand presence on Amazon. However, counterfeiters will continuously undermine these efforts by listing counterfeit products and passing them off under your brand name. Copyright infringement as the unauthorized use of a protected work.

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

These NFT drops offer valuable learning lessons which every NFT project, brand, and company must consider before launching their NFTs project. In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. What Is A Trademark & How Does It Impact NFT Drops?

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Copyright Laws & Trademark Infringement for NFTs

Traverse Legal Blog

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Trademark rights can be even more confusing to navigate in the world of NFTs. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. Can other IP rights like trademarks play a role in protecting NFTs? Use in commerce and distinctiveness are two basic requirements to obtain trademark protection.

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