Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Legal Background: Registration. Unicolors, Inc.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 6, 2022

Under the Indian Trade Marks Act of 1999 , if a sound is or has become a distinctive or unique symbol associated with one undertaking, it will be eligible for obtaining Trademark Registration. This article shall discuss the foundations of sound trademark registrations in India while giving examples of widely known sounds trademarks.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 27, 2022

While applying for the Trademark Registration of a motion mark in India, it is essential to ensure that the mark is capable of being depicted on paper. The prime reason behind the rejection of the registration of motion trademarks lies in the said mark’s inability to represent itself graphically. For more visit: [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

In this blog we will talk about the process of registration and what type of protection is provided under the designs act. ADVANTAGES OF DESIGN REGISTRATION. Several benefits come along with the registration of a design in India. REGISTRATION PROCESS OF DESIGN IN INDIA . Picture Credit: Shutterstock]. PROCEDURE .

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Peter Jones acknowledged the couple's meticulous approach to intellectual property, lauding their investment in patents and other protective measures, commenting "You have done all of the right things, getting all your patents and doing all your IP". We turned down the Tangle Teezer brush and lived to regret it!

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

NTC even referred to the Bombay High Court’s judgment in Dhiraj Dharamdas Dewani vs. Sonal Info Systems Pvt Ltd, where it held that Copyright Registration is compulsory to maintain a civil or criminal action under the Copyright Act of 1957. Bombay High Court’s Decision . No such requirement is mentioned in the Copyright Act.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Instead, it is they may not own the exclusive rights to the Intellectual Property (IP) assets that such technologies are built upon usually. So, let us now make ourselves aware of the different challenges manufacturing firms face around IP in the digital economy and ways of overcoming them. Having Proper IP Portfolios In Place.

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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 ? Design Registration is only available if the design is novel at the time of registration.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. Top 3 Kluwer Trademark Blog posts 1) Brothers in arms.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. IP Challenges in the Metaverse. Market Reach & Presence. For more visit: [link].

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. After compiling a list of those IP assets, the next step would be to review what the company is using and compare that to the list of registered or pending IP.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Intellectual Propriety (IP) rights holders are under the perpetual threat of counterfeit goods in the market that is growing exponentially with advancing technology and a surge in cross-border trade among countries. A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application. ” INDIA.

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IPilogue

APRIL 14, 2022

They held that an inadvertent mistake of law in a copyright registration application does not automatically nullify the application. . Despite this mistake, the District Court ruled that Unicolors’ copyright registrations remain valid because Unicolor was unaware of the requirement when it submitted its application. Unicolors, Inc.,

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

He has a keen interest in commercial laws, especially in IP and allied fields. The heading of the last slide said ‘Key to Success is Innovation and IP’. So, in this post, we will have an overview of the existing IP protections for semiconductors. Image from the IP India Annual Report 2021-22.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Essentially, the Brand Registry is a gateway for Amazon sellers to enforce their IP rights more quickly and effectively. Or, do you search trademark registrations before adopting a brand name? Be prepared to invest in a smart legal strategy to either navigate around registered trademarks or kill those blocking registrations.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

The word “protect” is curious in the context of IP. If you think of IP as an asset, then it makes sense. Along those lines, the concept of protecting your IP would have a similar meaning of stopping others from taking or using your intangible assets. What do we mean by intellectual property protection?

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

However, many companies don’t think about protecting their creative product designs, and product packaging with intellectual property registrations. This blog highlights some of the major things you should consider as you launch your products into the marketplace, from an intellectual property perspective.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Recently, USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder wrote on the USPTO Director’s Forum Blog that registrations for U.S. This has affected trademark registrants from the very beginning of the application process. trademarks are up 63% from the same period in 2020. This is compared to a ten-day target.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Understanding the IP License. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Building your trademark registration portfolio will generally strengthen your IP rights. With a house trademark registration, you would have further rights to argue that a competitor is using a mark that has the likelihood of causing consumer confusion. appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Having a robust Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategizing well to maintain it can do wonders in enhancing your brand value and market share. However, keep in mind that using your IP assets to support the current and future market position of your business can prove to be a major challenge. Managing the IP Portfolio Well.

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azrights

MAY 3, 2022

Though many important decisions people make when creating a new brand identity are intellectual property decisions, IP lawyers are rarely involved in the naming and brand creation process. . Many IP lawyers will agree that there are serious problems with the status quo when it comes to the way brands are created, divorced from IP law.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Initially, we add all the registrations and pending applications which have been approved for publication. As of the date of this post, I have secured nearly 500 trademark registrations for our clients. The sum of registrations and applications approved for publication give us our numerator. First, avoid descriptive marks.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

What does a registration on the Supplemental Register mean? Did you know that there are actually two different USPTO registers on which you can obtain a federal trademark registration ? What are the benefits of a Supplemental Register registration? At the same, an SR registration might be better than no registration.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 12, 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its third part of the series “Closing the Gender Gap in IP,” titled “Looking at Good Practices.” IP was initially not accessible in Oman.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

If you aren’t already familiar with WIPIP, the colloquium provides IP scholars with a forum to present their academic works-in-progress and receive early feedback from their peers. Travel Information There are no registration fees to attend WIPIP, and we will provide meals on Feb. Goldman with your request.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

When a trademark registration is blocking your application, what if you could remove the obstacle by carving an opening? A partial cancellation of a trademark registration is a surgical option to open a door through which your trademark application may progress to an allowance. What does a partial trademark cancellation accomplish?

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 4, 2021

Copyright Registration for Podcasters. In the second , I looked at the group registration procedures recently made available by the US Copyright Office which are specifically useful to bloggers, and to managers of blog sites. Also, some podcasters may be relying on Trademark (more than on copyright) as their primary IP shield.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Trademark reexamination: A new way of attacking registrations Back in the old days, you had to file a TTAB cancellation in order to cancel a trademark registration for lack of use. A cancellation proceeding is like a mini-lawsuit where the challenger and the registration owner engage in an adversarial case much like litigation.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Stop fantasizing about common law rights and all that you theoretically will accomplish without a registration. Your trademark registration will open doors and unlock value that can far exceed the cost of registration. Well, this fantasy is a reality for all federal trademark registration owners.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 22, 2021

Part 2: Group Registration. In my first post , after touching on the need/wisdom of copyright registration for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to discuss the DMCA and how it is a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. The decisions in the second category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) reflect those that we thought showed a fair bit of jurisprudential rigour and/or legal lucidity. Nataraj, Ms.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

La entrada Diversity IP: diversity also makes inroads in intellectual property apareció primero en Intellectual and Industrial Property Blog - Garrigues. At the end of the day, love always wins and, as the above US trademark says, “LOVE SEES NO COLOR”.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In my prior blog post, I wrote: this lawsuit could be an example of emoji trolling. Apple really should rethink its enthusiasm for individual copyright registrations for emojis, because that legal position spurs claims like this one. Unfortunately, this won’t be the last word on the IP protectability of emojis. Apple, Inc.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

The term ‘ Intellectual Property (IP) ‘ is like the term ‘Organic’ to some extent, i.e., people across the globe possess some knowledge as to what it means but aren’t crystal clear on its specific details. In the same way round, IP puts a virtual fence around the property or assets that it safeguards.

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