LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

The KHSAA has owned the trademark for “Sweet Sixteen” since 1951, and it has been used to refer to the high school basketball tournament in Kentucky. From trademarks to copyrights, the NCAA is diligent in protecting its rights and the value of its brand.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Over time, “Promotional posts were interspersed with more personal content, in a strategy that JLM referred to as the ‘personal glimpse,'” and other JLM employees helped manage the accounts. The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party. Not a word on this from the appellate court.

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43(B)log

JULY 15, 2024

Nike claims that, despite those efforts, StockX sold a number of Nike-branded shoes that were counterfeits. NFT background: In early 2022, StockX introduced Vault NFTs, which featured Nike’s trademarks and provided the holder ownership of an associated physical item. Cross-examination could address any deviation from market conditions.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Introduction Mergers and acquisitions have incredibly taken a sharp stride in the Indian as well as the global market in today’s time. The Indian market till 2000 witnessed some major mergers and acquisitions post that the global credit crisis took a blatant hit on many major economies of the world.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. To avoid this risk, the Chinese market has created a different Chinese name for NFTs: Digital Collection (数字藏品, hereafter also referred as “DC”). Ownership and Enforcement.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When a business or brand owner mishandles or infringes the Trademark Law during a trademark assignment, it could discredit the enforceability of the trademark entirely, thereby zeroing out its worth. In straightforward terms, it refers to assigning a trademark in writing by its holder or any other authorized person to another individual.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

“Web3 cannot and should not be reduced to blockchain when the real shift is towards user ownership of digital assets… This definitional shift focuses attention on what assets can be legally owned and the meaning of ownership “rights,” more generally, in the emerging digital spaces of web3.”. . user ownership of digital assets)?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. These rights provide exclusive ownership and control over intangible assets, allowing creators to protect their innovations from unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

Descriptive or Generic Terms: It is technically possible to register a trademark that is descriptive of the products that they refer to or services that they characterize, or even generic symbols that are familiar to the public. Copyright Registration: First being that the ownership of copyright subsists during a limited period only.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A trademark is an important business asset that offers protection to a brand. Licensing your trademark can be a beneficial business strategy that can not only strengthen the brand but also allow for expansion into new markets. His exclusive ownership of the trademark rights. What is Trademark Licensing?

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A trademark exists in the form of an expression, slogan, or any other sign identifying the services or products of one business and distinguishing them from those of others in the market. As people associate a trademark with a brand or business, it serves as an intangible asset to your company or organization.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. Running in parallel, news began to emerge of big changes at Zoro.to.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. In contrast to IP assignments, which transfer the entire ownership of the IP asset, IP licensing provides only limited use.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Barbie, a name synonymous with an unattainable standard of femininity and the concept of commercial feminism, was designed to captivate the toy market with all its glittery pink magnificence. Hence, it is no wonder that the battle for ownership of her trademark is also highly sought after.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 2, 2022

A trademark registration certificate that you receive after getting your proposed trademark approved from a country’s Trademark Office is just the first step in the journey of your trademark ownership. No trademark office across the globe will ever keep a watch on the market for unauthorized use of your Registered Trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

[Image Sources: Shutter stock] If we dig into the main motive of the evolution of trademarks, we will get to know the core reason behind holding up the emerging startups and enterprises who yearn for drawing a foremost position in the market where these trademarks aids in achieving the same.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Introduction Incorporating a novel focus on the digital market environment, the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 stands out as one of the most momentous changes made to the Competition Act of 2002 in the last two decades. The law aims to expand the scope of the Competition Act by including digital markets.

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Kashishipr

JULY 27, 2022

The term ‘ Intellectual Property (IP) ‘ basically refers to the creations of the human mind that are intangible in nature. They refer to the exclusive and legal rights safeguarding the unique creations of the human intellect for a specific period. Now let us define IPRs. Understanding Mergers. Understanding Acquisitions.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2024

Image from here Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting out Congratulatory Posts? Moment marketing” refers to a strategy where brands can take advantage of ongoing events to gain relevance, and especially for some of the sheen of patriotic athletic victories to wear off on them.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Introduction Over $67 billion USD was transacted in the worldwide contemporary art market in 2018, an increase of nearly $3 billion USD from the previous year’s value. Artwork based on such a notion presents challenges when attempting to establish ownership.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 16, 2021

Its LoopNet is allegedly “the leading digital marketplace for commercial real estate,” and contains CoStar’s copyrighted images, data from the CoStar database, and edits made by CoStar to “improve marketability.” Defendant CREXi is trying to build its own online commercial real estate marketplace and auction platform. McGucken v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

The business must establish itself as a brand which must be in a sense which can provide the distinctive nature of the business in the market. It is important to understand the ownership or possession of IP in case of any such contract with a third party. The registration of the name must be done in the trademark registry.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. It currently accounts for about 15% of the entire revenue spent on global advertising.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

They by using social sites such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat , and many other,create ad revenue, brand endorsement prospects, as well as other income sources. Influencing others via social media is one of the most influential and efficient method of marketing and they get good pay out from it.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. To avoid this risk, the Chinese market has created a different Chinese name for NFTs: Digital Collection (数字藏品, hereafter also referred as “DC”).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 18, 2022

M&A helps organisations increase their market opportunities, combine their resources, and consolidate their operations. Businesses buy out rivals for a variety of reasons, including cost savings, increased market share, and scalability. Competitive Edge: The company’s IP gives it a competitive edge in the market.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 23, 2024

Image from here Traditional Knowledge in Patents: Need for Clarity and Interpretation By Vishno Sudheendra and Kevin Preji The MHC in a recent judgment, in M/s.The Zero Brand Zone Pvt. The Judgment M/s.The Zero Brand Zone Pvt. The Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure, 2019 should be referred to for clarity on examination.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. Patent Law in the Entertainment Industry Patent law is concerned with protecting ideas and innovations, whereas copyright and trademark laws are primarily concerned with protecting creative works and brands.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Introduction Intellectual Property refers to those intangible assets which are created by virtue of the human intellect. Keeping Records – Records form a valuable source when drafting patent applications and keeping records of one’s inventions help in proving the date and ownership of the said invention if and when needed.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. References: [link] [link] [link] [1] CS (O.S.)

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

There is an increasing number of brands, talent agencies, and influencers looking to leverage influencer marketing. Celebrities, Influencers, Talent Agents, Marketing Agencies & Brands. We represent agencies, marketing agencies trying to line up influencer campaigns for their clients, for brands.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 5, 2023

A trademark is a valuable intellectual property that businesses use to differentiate their brand from their competitors’ in the market. It is not in your best interests to broaden the specification to include items or services that the firm does not aim to market. Avoid well-known brands.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

To address the market distortions and the music streaming ‘value gap’, the Government should introduce robust and legally enforceable obligations to normalise licensing arrangements for UGC-hosting services. AIM stated that the independent community accounts for 25% of the UK recording market, thereby putting the majors’ share at 75%.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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”. In court, the issue in dispute was the ownership of the IP in the Cubes Solution software.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

This seems wrong to me—like holding a skateboard nonfunctional because you can also use roller skates if you want personal wheels, or the Dippin’ Dots ice cream configuration nonfunctional because one can eat regular ice cream instead—but does provide a nice illustration of the importance of market definition to functionality determinations.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2022

Trademark law was developed to help protect a seller’s “brand” in connection with the marketing and labeling of products for sale to avoid “consumer confusion.” AK Futures produces and distributes e-cigarette and vaping products, including a brand of delta-8 THC products known by Cake.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2022

Trademark law was developed to help protect a seller’s “brand” in connection with the marketing and labeling of products for sale to avoid “consumer confusion.” AK Futures produces and distributes e-cigarette and vaping products, including a brand of delta-8 THC products known by Cake.

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