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Trademark Fundamentals: Likelihood of Confusion

JD Supra Law

A core concept in trademark law that every startup founder should understand is “likelihood of confusion.” This legal standard plays a pivotal role in both trademark registration and enforcement. It’s essential for protecting your brand and ensuring that your trademark does not infringe on existing trademarks.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

As a result, the rise of hypersensitivity to religion, religious texts, and religious symbols determines the jurisprudence around the utilisation of such marks under Indian trademark law, even if they are not strictly prohibited. In Parul Food Specialities Pvt. Lal Babu Priyadarshi [9].

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Trademark Fundamentals: Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings

JD Supra Law

For startup founders, navigating the complexities of trademark law is essential for protecting your brand. These are formal disputes aimed at challenging an application or registration for a trademark. An important aspect of this process involves understanding opposition and cancellation proceedings.

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Yet Another Change Coming Up?  Structural Changes to CNIPA and China’s Potential 5th Amendment to Trademark Law

LexBlog IP

We are just a few months into 2023, but we are already seeing a number of proposed changes to Chinese Trademark Law. Overall Theme and Key Takeaway It should be noted that this will be the 5 th round of major amendments to the China Trademark Law since it was first adopted in 1982.

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Canadian Trademark Law 2022: Year in Review

JD Supra Law

The proverbial brand owner’s guidebook became a little bigger in 2022. Developments in practice opened new avenues for securing and enforcing trademark rights over the past year, including an “accelerated” path to trademark registration and additional guidance for invalidating bad faith registrations.

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How to Create, Build, and Maintain Brand Strength

Corsearch

Invest in brand strength. Put simply, brand strength (sometimes known also as brand equity) is the value that is carried by a brand. It denotes a consumer’s perception of a brand, or the value invested in it by a business over time. What Makes a Brand Strong? Protectability A trademark must be protectable.

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Registration of Trademark: The Indian Context

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

What is a registration of trademark? Trademark registration is not a mandate under the Indian trademark law, however it is advisable to go for a registration for certain reasons. Under Section 31 , the registration certificate of the trademark serves as an evidence during infringement lawsuits.