IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. The concept of passing off under trademarks law was used to provide relief to the plaintiff. Entertainment v. Entertainment Pvt. In Amitabh Bhachchan v.

Personality Rights 77

Personality Rights Intellectual Property Social Media Intellectual Property Law 77

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

Branding 119

Branding Brands Branding Registration 119

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. It is also called a brand name because it contains names, symbols, logos, and taglines that help to identify and differentiate a company’s goods and services from those of others. How do trademarks function?

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Artists also may own registered trademarks in their names for use as source identifiers. As I explained in my discussion of the Rick Astley lawsuit , right of publicity and trademark law provided viable claims to Bette Midler and Tom Waits when imitations of their voices were used in advertising.

Music 84

Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 84

Kashishipr

APRIL 27, 2022

With the increase in globalization and cross-border trade, intriguing types of trademarks are trending and have become a crucial tool to signify a company’s identity. The most critical aspect that may be subject to the Trademark Protection of a motion mark is the succession of images in the said mark.

Registration 105

Registration Trademark Branding Brands 105

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. This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark. Cipla Ltd [Madras High Court].

IP 136

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 136

LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

Of course, each use stems from the shorter phrase “make your mark,” embodying the mere notion of the archer hitting the target , or maybe even the less educated simply indicating agreement with an initial, an X, or a cross , or at times a craftsman adding “ a maker’s mark—essentially personal branding.”

Registration 52

Registration Trademark Law Trademark Law 52

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.

Trademark 101

Trademark Blogging Trademark Law Fair Use 101

43(B)log

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

VIP Products, the Court held that it did not need to apply or even decide the validity of a speech-protective limit on trademark law designed to prevent trademark owners from shutting down expressive works that comment on trademarks, known as the Rogers test.

False Advertising 75

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Trademark 75

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

My former student Grace McLaughlin has written an excellent note about the fact that these putative trademarks don’t serve human trademark functions—it’s very hard to remember them or distinguish one random string from another random string in terms of knowing what you’ve seen before—and has proposed some possible responses from the PTO.

IP 94

IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 94