Kashishipr

MARCH 2, 2022

Your Trademark Application gets approved, and you receive your registration certificate. Don’t let that Trademark Registration certificate fool you. Therefore, we can say that failing to safeguard your registered trademark adequately would lead you at risk of forfeiting your exclusive rights.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, one should keep in mind that the Trademark Rights arise out of use or maintenance of the exclusive rights concerning some specific products or services. Trademark Registration provides the exclusive rights to the owner to pursue legal action in case of infringement. Generic Trademark. Scholastic Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2024

Introduction In this blog I will discuss the registration obstacles for non-conventional marks in India and in the UK. In my analysis I will focus on sound marks and smell marks when discussing the development of the law in the two countries. What is a non-conventional trademark?

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The China National Intellectual Property Association (CNIPA) has recently published a draft amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law. If adopted in its current version and without further modifications, this amendment would have a considerable impact on many aspects of trademark law and practice in China.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

What is a registration of trademark? Trademark registration is not a mandate under the Indian trademark law, however it is advisable to go for a registration for certain reasons. Under Section 31 , the registration certificate of the trademark serves as an evidence during infringement lawsuits.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Introduction Registration of a trademark is an important step toward building a brand on solid ground. Lack of distinctiveness to incorrect classification are among the common errors that can bring derailment upon your trademark registration.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

As a trademark law firm, we represent a wide array of clients but predominantly focus on helping small business owners protect their intellectual property. In recent years, trademark scams have proliferated and become increasingly problematic, particularly for small business owners. About Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law. In essence: ‘use it or lose it.’

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Maintaining a Trademark Registration can indeed be challenging if you aren’t familiar with the Trademark Law. However, there exist some steps and guidelines you can take and follow to ensure your Registered Trademark remains protected and valid. Some Other Crucial Aspects to Keep in Mind.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Morgan is believed to be the only car shape accepted by the Alicante, Spain-based registry as qualifying for legal protection under the EU Trademark Law. Registration took two years. The post 3D Shape Trademark on Cars appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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Intepat

MAY 29, 2024

It is a formal declaration of prior use, establishing the applicant’s claim to the trademark. This blog delves into the essentials of trademark user affidavits, highlighting their significance, the information they must contain, and best practices for drafting them to ensure a successful registration process.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Therefore, the prime role of such hashtags needs to be assessed in line with the Trademark Law to deduce whether they qualify for trademark protection. Therefore, if the hashtag is inherently distinctive, it would support and ease registration, and if not, additional efforts may be needed to amass publicity and extensive use.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Instead of showing two or more letters as letters in and of themselves, the letters might be entwined or interwoven into a single device, formed into a monogram, which is prima facie registrable as a device. Registrability of letters or numerals as wordmark. Additionally, letter marks have an aspect of pronouncability.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Trademarks are valuable IP assets, but the manual registration process may seem inefficient with AI revolutionizing this landscape by employing advanced tools, automating key steps from search to examination.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

What is the new deadline to respond to trademark Office Actions? When you’ve practiced trademark law long enough, you take certain things for granted. And, until recently, trademark Office Action deadlines were not extendable. Post-registration Office Actions will not be subject to this new deadline.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The Offices agreed with these assessments and did not believe that changes to intellectual property laws, or to the Offices’ registration and recordation practices, are necessary or advisable at this time. The USPTO has provided guidance on these issues and will continue to work with stakeholders to identify additional needs.

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azrights

MAY 3, 2022

Brand Tuned was a difficult book to write because although I had dealt with trademark registration and brand protection work, and had explored the concept of brand in my Legally Branded book, I didn’t have a deep understanding of it. Focus on Trade Mark Registration.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If the title sounds familiar, you are part of the reason Booking.com successfully trademarked “Booking.com” while paving the way for owners of similar marks to receive trademark protection. com” does not make “booking” non-generic for trademark registration when it becomes “Booking.com.” The Decision.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Tech giant Apple has recently filed a lawsuit against the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and Director Kathi Vidal over the Office’s refusal to register Apple’s “SMART KEYBOARD” trademark based on genericness. Apple asks the district court to require USPTO to approve its SMART KEYBOARD mark registration.

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IP Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

Foreign individuals or organizations filing for trademark registration in Pakistan may find themselves curious when faced with the obligation to indicate the mark's "date of first use" in their application.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 4, 2021

Can we Trademark QR Codes? QR codes by themselves are unable to be trademarked since Trademark Law only covers the things that allow the public to identify your goods and services easily, such as names, logos, slogans, sounds, or colors. There is also no public interest in refusing the registration of the sign.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decided against the opposer since the use of ‘Industry’ did not reflect a secondary meaning. It was submitted that 74 third-party registrations were existent, and the consumers did not associate with the brand as a household name. Dish Pizza.’ For more visit: [link].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Emojico has trademark registrations in the word “emoji” for a ridiculously broad range of product categories–from (I’m not making this up) ship hulls to penis enlargers–and it then licenses the word to product manufacturers and defendants ensnared in its enforcement net. ” That’s true.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The rightsowner has trademark registrations for the tree-shaped outline: Armed with protectable rights in tree outlines, Car-Freshner has turned into a serial plaintiff, though this is my first time blogging them in-depth. The contributory trademark infringement claim survives a motion to dismiss.

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Paolo will discuss how to protect your IP in China, sharing insights on the new trademark law proposal, as well as current counterfeiting trends and strategies for how to combat them. The in-person event will take place in Milan on October 12; details and registration are available here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

GmbH has registered trademarks in the dictionary word “Emoji.” ” They mostly are a licensing organization, and their registrations are in a wide range of classes: “from articles of clothing and snacks to ‘orthopaedic foot cushions’ and ‘[p]atient safety restraints.'” –Emoji GmbH v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

The blog will address the legal protection of film titles and answer the big question of whether anyone can make another DDLJ. These registrations aid in allocating precedence. The problems arises that mere registration is not enough to grant legal protection, which is why the copyright becomes a necessity.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

TSR LLC’s position is that they are entitled to own and use both the word marks “TSR” (the name of the original company that published the first iteration of D&D) and “Star Frontiers”, since WOTC allowed registration in these marks to lapse in the 2000s. However, a proceeding like that between WOTC and TSR LLC can suggest otherwise.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Companies need to guard against these attempts at misappropriation and defend their rights in order to protect their trademarks and products. In short, the invalidity of the trademark “Pierre Cadault” highlights the importance of registering a trademark lawfully.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

So, in this blog, we will look through the most common mistakes that a person makes while filing a trademark and how to avoid them. Mistakes to prevent when filing for a trademark Selecting a Descriptive Mark or a Generic Mark: One of the most repeated mistakes is selecting a descriptive or a generic mark for goods & services.

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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. In accordance with a provision of trademark law known as trademark dilution, the owner of a brand may. What is Trademark Dilution?

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 4, 2021

The presence of cryptocurrency is constantly growing, and therefore, it needs the law to transform along with it to address its administration and execution. Several courts have had trouble in applying substantive Trademark Law to this field of technology. Can Cryptocurrencies be Protected under the Trademark Law?

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

Even though the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) does not currently allow federal trademark registration for goods or services that violate federal law, it does allow federal trademark registration for cannabis and cannabis-related goods and services if the use in commerce is lawful.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

JULY 9, 2020

In addition to making history in the remote-work era, this case caught the attention of trademark lawyers and some mainstream media ; after all, it concerns a relatively well-known brand and the intriguing question of genericness. Yes, Booking.com can now obtain a federal trademark registration and can use the ® symbol with its mark.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On November 7, 2018, Pest Control, Banksy’s authentication body, filed an EU trademark claim on behalf of the artist for Laugh Now. Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. Trademark law allows Banksy to remain anonymous and maintain his mysterious artistic persona. street artist Banksy.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

So, althoughGhostwriter977 may have written the words and the beat to Heart on My Sleeve , he or she probably could not obtain a registration for the finished product. If an AI can’t obtain a registration, can it (or perhaps those who are using it) infringe one?

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Hershey’s Kisses trademark may not be considered inherently distinctive since Kisses look like any other chocolate chip on the shelf, making Hershey’s Kisses a descriptive good rather than a mark registrable on the USPTO’s Principal Register.

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