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Tacking in Trademark Law: Even Big Brands Sometimes Miss the Mark

JD Supra Law

Trademark law continues to be the cornerstone of brand identity. One concept that introduces a unique set of challenges in trademark law is “tacking.” Tacking is the ability of a trademark owner to modify their mark without forfeiting its priority status. By: Sunstein LLP

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Should Lawyers Offer A Brand Creation Service?

azrights

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. . As a trademark lawyer, I began to ask myself why? So, I wrote Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property.

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EMP&A comments on Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses

Erik K Pelton

The Commission is soliciting written comment, data, and arguments concerning the need for such a rulemaking to prevent persons, entities, and organizations from impersonating government agencies or staff and businesses or their agents.” trademarks for clients who are overwhelmingly small businesses. Comments of Erik M.

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Empowering Trademarks: How Emerging Technologies Are Revolutionizing Brand Protection

IP and Legal Filings

It serves as an essential element in making up the brand identity, customer loyalty, and market differentiation. A strong trademark opens the door for instant recognition and emotional connection with the consumers such as the infamous Nike’s “swoosh” [2].

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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION Section 29 [1] of the Trademark Act, 1999 , defines infringement as: “Trademarks infringement occurs if an unauthorized party makes use of a registered trademark in a way that is likely to lead to confusion about the origin of the product.” It underlined brand recognition as borderless in the modern age. [6]

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

It is easy for businesses to associate their products and services with religion since people are so deeply devoted to their faiths. However, what would happen if business houses wanted to trademark the name of the god they worshipped? Hence to regulate the same legislature has formulated the following law with regards to it.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. The other major part of the question is trademark. trademark protects names, slogans and other things that identify a specific business, product or service. Bottom Line.

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