IIPRD

JULY 4, 2021

It wasn’t long till these set of symbols were adopted by the leading tech-brand Apple in its keyboard and since then, its use has been unstoppable. Trademark Law. There may be the possibility of more than one person having trademark rights for various classes of goods in the same emoji.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Mickey Mouse is protected as Disney’s property because it is a registered trademark.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Mickey Mouse is protected as Disney’s property because it is a registered trademark.

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Public Domain Copyright Law Copyright Registering Trademarks 40

LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

When it comes to Disney, branding is everything. But what happens if one of the most recognizable faces of one of the world’s most recognizable brands falls out of copyright protection and can be used by the masses? While copyright protection expires, trademark protection does not. By: Haley Sink. Cases, like Dastar Corp.

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Derivative Work Trademark Law Branding Branding 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In this judgment, the Delhi High Court delved into the interpretation of section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with respect to disputes involving trademark licensing agreements. The Division Bench reiterated that what makes something a trademark is the power to distinguish a product from others.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Trademark and branding roles in Business Strategy Due to fierce competition in India nowadays, having a brand is essential. Branding also refers to a company’s brand and its products’ identification, standards, and warranties. A trademark primarily serves as a legal indication.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 25, 2025

The “Mind the Gap” trademark dispute centers on the legal conflicts arising from the use of the iconic phrase, widely recognized in the context of the London Undergrounds public announcements. Under trademark law, for a phrase to qualify as a trademark, it must be distinctive and not merely descriptive or generic.

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Public Domain Trademark Law Trademark Registration 52

43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Does the ornamentality doctrine have doctrinal purchase elsewhere in trademark law? A membership group might not have brand value (Happy Valley PTA example) v signaling I can afford LV, which does depend on brand value). Ramsey: BB is interesting because they used a public domain image on the shirt.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and recently wrote a paper with Professor Christine Haight Farley that focuses on speech-protective doctrines in trademark infringement law.] By Guest Blogger Lisa P. Ramsey [Lisa P.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I disagreed , and continue to think the Court will uphold the constitutionality of Section 2(c), but the question is what free speech doctrine(s) the Justices will use to make this determination and whether they will provide additional guidance on evaluating First Amendment challenges to trademark laws.

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