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Concept Of Trademark Bullying: Forceful Enforcement Of Trademark Rights In The Name Of Protection

IP and Legal Filings

A well- known trademark helps the consumers in spotting the difference between similar products by educating them about the product which results in informed choices. The trademark owners enjoy monopoly and exclusive proprietary rights of their trademarks through the law of trademark protection.

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Four Thoughts Before Bringing a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

Traverse Legal Blog

Once you have determined that your trademark is likely being infringed, there are a few different enforcement options you can pursue. A cease and desist letter is typically the most cost-effective option, but in some cases a particularly egregious or blatant instance of trademark infringement can call for initiating a lawsuit.

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Here’s How You Can Maintain Your Trademark Registration in India

Kashishipr

Maintaining a Trademark Registration can indeed be challenging if you aren’t familiar with the Trademark Law. However, there exist some steps and guidelines you can take and follow to ensure your Registered Trademark remains protected and valid. Exclusive Trademark Rights for Trademark Owners in India.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Characters are often protected by copyright, even if their fashion is not, but they are also routinely protected by trademark. Trademark infringement, however, isn’t like copyright.

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China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

IP Tech Blog

If, instead, this were a case of trade dress infringement, the right holder would have to file a civil lawsuit under the Unfair Competition Law and prove: a) the notoriety of its product packaging/decoration, b) the infringing act, and c) the damages. 57 of the Chinese Trademark law. Tsingtao’s choice.

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Let the Chips Fall Where They May: Hershey Sues Californian Cookie Maker

IPilogue

The design of Hershey’s cone-shaped small chocolate “Kisses” has been a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) since 1996. One Brands sold a product labelled “Tough Cookies Only” which Cookie Department argued infringed on its “Tough Cookie” trademark.

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Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute

SpicyIP

This article seeks to examine how trademark law interacts with the freedom of expression of artists to choose the subject matters they wish to engage with, using the dispute between Hermès, a fashion industry giant and Mason Rothschild, a digital artist, as a contextual backdrop. The precedent set in Consim Info Pvt.

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