azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They copy business models, and any aspect of a business’ successful branding, be it, by introducing new features, copying its positioning, or even using similar names or brand identifiers. Some will copy blatantly, others are more savvy so will copy what they calculate they can get away with. Take Coca Cola as an Example.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Do you need a design or utility patent , or both ? How do you know if your patent claims are any good ? What matters most in getting patents to stop Amazon sellers from copying your product? Need a useful patent that will actually stop competitors from taking your sales? Let’s tackle these questions.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 27, 2021

On June 21, 2021, the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever administrative injunction against the alleged infringement of a design patent. Refusing to comply with the injunction may lead to heavy fines and even loss of business license.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

Design patent filing – U.S. and abroad: If you have a character with a distinctive shape, consider filing for design patents to give you a broader IP portfolio to enforce. Let the infringers know they’re wasting their money by copying your IP. He also is experienced in intellectual property litigation.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Here’s a helpful article on the differences between design patents and utility patents. In certain cases, a product may require both utility and design patent protection. Timing is critical: When is it too late to apply for patents? Design patents protect the ornamental appearance of such products.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Apple had accused Samsung of copying the features of the iPhone, like the rounded-rectangle shape, home button, and the grid icon layout. Upon observation, it was found that since the second litigant’s use was of a very similar shade, it was most likely going to confuse customers.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2021

On June 21, 2021, the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever administrative injunction against the alleged infringement of a design patent. Refusing to comply with the injunction may lead to heavy fines and even loss of business license.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Patents provide peace of mind knowing that your hard work won’t be copied without permission or credit is given where it is due. In summation, although associated with upfront expense, utilizing patents has proactively helped fulfill short-term investment goals and garner long-term reward opportunities down the line.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Are competitors copying your products? Perhaps you might want to send them a C&D letter to get them to respect your patents. In declaratory judgment litigation, the positions are reversed. A larger company with more financial resources can use the high cost of litigation as a weapon to get what they want.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Defendant argued that Plaintiff had suppressed material facts about its knowledge regarding Defendant’s connection with other Defendants with whom it is already involved in a separate litigation in Kerala, over the latter’s use of ‘Haji Ali Juice Centre’ trademark. Hindustan Unilever Limited v.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

What are bad reasons for not filing a patent? Many common misconceptions surrounding patents may also lead to poor choices in declining patent protection. Now that we’ve uncovered some poor reasons for making patent decisions, let’s explore good reasons for deciding whether or not to file a patent application.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

Several modern-day remedies were enacted to reduce the risk that IP owners would otherwise be able to recover only nominal damages—reasonable royalties for patents; statutory damages for © infringement; disgorgement of total profits for infringement of design patents. Repatriation of any copies for violation.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Other Posts COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues The litigation surrounding mRNA patent thickens in the USA as Pfizer/ BioNTech files defence and counterclaims against the patent infringement allegations made by Moderna. Case: Marie Gold Realtors Pvt.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Reputation based on case-law national level—including education, expertise/experience with patent cases, career path (career judges v. management of litigation process, shared values. Trust or not, you had no choice but to litigate in front of Fed Cir. Compete for patent litigation? specialized judge, etc.),

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Depending upon whether your idea relates to appearance or function, you can file either a design patent application or utility patent application. Here’s a helpful article on filing a utility patent application and another one filing a design patent application. How much does IP cost?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

Patents A patent permits the owner to exclude others from making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing the invention of the patent. There are two types of patents that Amazon sellers should be familiar with, utility patents and design patents. Registering trademarks with the U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. This means that no one else can copy or distribute their creations without permission. Design patents: Design patents protect novel ornamental designs for an article.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Rogue specifically identified 8 of the products Bells advertises as infringing upon the Plaintiff’s patents in their design and/or utility. The Plaintiffs claim that the Defendant relies on “making cheap copies of products and designs created by others and only later dealing with patent infringement.”

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Some of the most beloved fixtures of the genre—time machines, faster-than-light space travel, teleportation, downloading memories, copying a consciousness, etcetera—are impossible or not yet possible when described by the author. The answer is usually no, and for good reason.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Industry pushed very hard against cheap copying, and yet as of 2019 there were only 538 registrations in 20 years versus hundreds of thousands of utility patents. Mark McKenna: Another explanation was maybe these bespoke regimes weren’t addressing actual problems; overrepresentation of people w/specific litigation interests.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Leading case on distinctiveness, where Australian High Court lowered the distinctiveness bar—until it reached the high court, it was being litigated by a construction partner. So in litigation, no one says “the Office has done this 20 times before.” They can also seize goods with copying or simulating marks, not just counterfeits.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

PDF copy available. With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. Research and development in the battery industry have led to a notable increase in patent filings at the U.S. IP Enforcement and Litigation Considerations.

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Defendant-side functionality would almost qualify as a thought experiment to test what we really want functionality and ornamentality to do, except for the fact that it’s shown up at least twice at courts of appeals (Louboutin and Lettuce Turnip the Beet) both of which lacked rigorous language to identify the real problem with the litigation.

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