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An Overview on Trademark Genericide

IP and Legal Filings

Generic Trademarks: An Introduction. A trademark refers to a name, mark, or sign through which the products belonging to a company or a person can be distinguished from other products in the market. Primarily, trademarks perform four functions. Firstly, trademarks help distinguish one product from another in the market.

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Guest Book Review: The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity

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Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques , Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben.

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Trademark Abandonment: Causes and Consequences

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Introduction Trademarks are valuable assets for businesses; they reflect the identity, reputation and goodwill that a company builds with its target consumer. However, filing for a trademark is one thing; maintaining its continued existence is equally essential. What is meant by trademark abandonment, then? In the U.S.,

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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

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Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 20-March 25)

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Subbaraya Setty & Anr that made some important observations on the use of trademarks as collateral. The defendants argued that these trademarks/taglines were descriptive in nature, but this was rebutted by the plaintiff in its replication. Regarding the objection of the defendants that the documents related to Defendant No.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page. Fans willing to drop even more money could allegedly buy clothing, keychains and other merchandise at the venue, all of which featured the “Bridgerton” trademark. Netflix disagrees.

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An All-Inclusive guide to Protect invention under IP (Patent)

IP and Legal Filings

Patents enable inventors to receive unique rights for their creations for a predetermined timeframe of twenty years which starts from the date of filing until the invention reaches public domain. The public domain becomes accessible to anyone after the patent term expiration when patent protection ends.