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Trademark Refusal & Copyright Registration Differences

IP and Legal Filings

If the goods, services, or any other relevant aspect covered by a proposed trademark is similar to any recognized trademark in a manner likely to cause confusion, the application will be rejected. Trademark: should be easily distinguishable and should be enough to point out the origins of the goods or services.

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Fashion Industry – Trademark and Trade Dress Protection

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The Trademark Laws of different nations prevent third parties and entities from using a Registered Trademark , which is undoubtedly crucial considering the amount of time, money, effort, and hard work that goes into building a widely recognized and viable brand name. Understanding the Secondary Meaning of Trademark.

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

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The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. According to NTC, the SSPL label mark was only a registered trademark, and therefore, it couldn’t be used as an artistic work. It further added that an individual could either own a registered trademark or copyright but not both.

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IP rights for social media Influencers and content creators

IIPRD

There is a need to understand that the content published is available to anyone and everyone with internet and can be copied and used. Ensuring Compliances of IP laws Trademarks and logos: On media platforms, names and emblems are commonly used to advertise companies and services, both visually and orally.

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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition

azrights

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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The First Trademarks by Chat GPT

LexBlog IP

I asked: “ What were the first trademarks? “ ChatGPT replied: The use of trademarks can be traced back to ancient times, when craftsmen and traders marked their goods with unique symbols or designs to identify their origin or quality. However, trademark protection in the U.S.

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Five Widely Recognized Brands Accused of Being Copycats in the Market

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” In one of the articles published by Fortune Magazine in 1999, journalist Paul Lukas wrote that it is a familiar story when a small fledging company comes up with a brilliant new product – so good that a more powerful and bigger company copies its unique idea. and the so-called rival RealMe. Tencent Holdings Ltd.,