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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

According to NTC, the SSPL label mark was only a registered trademark, and therefore, it couldn’t be used as an artistic work. It further added that an individual could either own a registered trademark or copyright but not both. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label.

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Trademark Refusal & Copyright Registration Differences

IP and Legal Filings

If the goods, services, or any other relevant aspect covered by a proposed trademark is similar to any recognized trademark in a manner likely to cause confusion, the application will be rejected. Trademark: should be easily distinguishable and should be enough to point out the origins of the goods or services.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

A digital asset that is held on a blockchain, such as music, art, in-game items, or films, is referred to as an NFT. Copyright: NFTs are closely related to artworks that are the subject to copyright and related rights protection. NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

The IPKat

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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Intellectual Property Protection for Content Creators & Social Media Influencers

Kashishipr

Therefore, content creators and social media influencers must understand that their unique and creative content is easily accessible to millions of social media users and can be easily copied. Trademarks – A trademark helps identify, indicate, classify, and differentiate the source of products or services of one from those of others.

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Facebook

Corsearch

If someone uses your mark without authorization, it constitutes trademark infringement. Counterfeits Counterfeiting is a specific type of trademark infringement where exact copies of registered trademarks on products are used to deceive customers into believing they are buying from the original brand.

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from eBay

Corsearch

Trademark infringement A trademark is a distinctive word, logo, phrase, design, or symbol used to identify the source of goods and services. Trademark infringement occurs when a mark resembling yours is used without authorization. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized use of a protected work.