TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

With more than 238 million copies sold, it’s also the best-selling video game in history, a reign that looks set to continue. Mojang is totally fine with this, as long as people don’t charge money or distribute modded copies of the game. All repositories are reportedly linked to copies of Eaglercraft.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademarks in the Cloud. The USPTO recently phased out issuing trademark registration certificates on paper to all registrants automatically, and are instead issuing them electronically. But this last element moving to the cloud still is a change. I think that’s a great idea.

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43(B)log

APRIL 2, 2025

Is selling stolen goods trademark infringement? They claim trademark rights in Zoom Blowers, Pogo inflatables, and PartyTentsDirect.com. Defendants sold the plaintiffs products, which bear[ ] the [p]laintiffs names and trademarks[,] including Tentandtable.com, Zoom Blowers, Pogo Bounce House[,] and Partytentsdirect.com.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 19, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video An Ounce of Trademark Protection is Worth a Pound of Curing a Trademark Dispute. This statement is really true when it comes to trademarks. Yes, it takes some time and money to protect a trademark upfront. Why is it so valuable to do that?

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Corsearch

JANUARY 9, 2025

While many businesses go through the process of trademark registration , not every brand needs to take that route right away. Enter common law trademarks a practical way to secure certain rights to your brand from the moment you start using it, without the registration process or fees. What is a common law trademark?

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 16, 2021

The following is a transcript of my video Big Businesses Need Trademark Protection; Small Businesses Need It Even More. The lesson from all of this is that all businesses need trademark protection. Of course, big businesses benefit from trademark protection. They file dozens, if not hundreds, of trademark filings every year.

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 22, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Benefits of Trademark Registration. In going to court, having a federally registered trademark gives you jurisdiction in a federal district court, which is significant and important. This is valuable in being taken seriously and not being knocked off and copied.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Trademark Protection for Bands and Musicians. Just like any other brand, the music industry brands can strongly benefit from trademark protection. The post Trademark Protection for Bands and Musicians appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

vs Deepak Arora, Trading As Ms Heena on 21 October, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner sought cancellation of the trademark “MAX HEAVEN” registered in the name of respondent, claiming it was deceptively similar to its own “BLUE HEAVEN” trademark. Case Summaries Gurnam Singh, Trading As M/S G.C.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Case Summaries L Oreal vs Graphics Traders on 19 October, 2024 (Delhi District Court) Image from here The plaintiff filed a suit alleging import of counterfeit cosmetics by the defendant, bearing its trademarks- “MAYBELLINE” and “BABY LIPS”. No written statements were filed by the defendants. Sri Narasus Coffee Company Private Ltd vs M/S.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 12, 2022

The USPTO recently announced, via notice in the Federal Register , that it intends to issue electronic trademark registration certificates, and only will print physical certificates upon request and with a small fee ($25 per copy). EMP&A is a boutique trademark law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. 238 at page 71249.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Hasaram And Sons on 13 January, 2025 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff, a firm selling Ayurvedic medicines, sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing their copyright and trademark and passing off of trade dress. The plaintiff used the registered trademark Nayan Jyoti for their most popular product.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This prompted Florence Stoker to sue, a case she won handily with an order that all copies of the film be destroyed. However, at least one copy made it to the United States, where the original book was already in public domain. That copy was preserved and is the basis for all copies of the film we have today. Bottom Line.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Having Trademark Registration is Like Double Insurance for Your Brand. What does this have to do with trademarks?!? Trademark registration, believe it or not, is just like that insurance and that smoke detector and fire extinguisher for your brand.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

Earlier this week, independent fashion designer Bailey Prado took to Instagram to call attention to a different fashion label that, according to her, copied her “whole life.” For example, items that may sell on Prado’s website for up to $300 typical appear as copies on Shein’s app for less than $20.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video How NOT to Protect Your Trademark. Having recorded dozens of episodes on how best to protect a brand and a trademark, I thought it would be fun to share my tips on how not to protect your trademark (sarcastically, of course). And don’t worry about if anybody copies it.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 18, 2025

A recent precedential decision enlarges the protection for foreign trademark owners. The question was when is it acceptable to use a trademark in the U.S. Plumrose Holding Ltd. USA Ham LLC, Opposition No. 91272970 (January 17, 2025). By: Baker Donelson

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 12, 2023

On Friday, the USPTO sent out a notice to many trademark owners who’s email address were “recently identified a data security incident that impacted domicile information in certain trademark filings between February 2020 and March 2023.” For more on trademark scams see www.isthisatrademarkscam.com.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 29, 2024

It's accused of copying a store that's just a short walk away. An Australian business has sparked an unusual plagiarism controversy. The post Australian Business Accused of Plagiarizing a Whole Store appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

They did so anyway and followed up by filing a trademark We’ve tried to sort this out in private and they have been uncooperative at every turn [link] — OBS (@OBSProject) November 17, 2021. Hey, can I copy your homework? ? Yeah, just change it up a bit so it’s not obvious you copied. The user reviews are even a COPY!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

In an April 2023 summary judgment ruling , the plaintiff established that it “possesses the legally protectable, incontestable trademarks TEXAS TAMALE and TEXAS TAMALE COMPANY.” The court said that the trademark owner had been using the trademark since 1985 and registered the trademark in 2006. ” Uh oh.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

On 12 January 2022, the Lithuanian Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the Lithuanian designation of Chanel SARL’s two-dimensional trademark (see below) in Class 3 for perfumery products. The trademark depicts the shape of the Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle. T 862/19 ). This claim, too, was unsuccessful.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The fashion industry sector extends beyond simple trademarks, such as logos or brand names, but rather includes characteristics, including colour palettes, product forms, or even the structure of physical store spaces. For instance, red soles for Christian Louboutin became a trademark of luxury shoes, while the colour per se was not unique.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 6, 2022

The attorney, who is listed as director of the company ’42 Ventures,’ registered several piracy-related trademarks, including ‘YTS’ and ‘Popcorn Time.’. YTS Trademark Enforcement. Shortly after the trademarks were granted, Culpepper managed to suspend the Twitter account of a popular Popcorn Time fork. website previously.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

A Long History of Copying. However, it wasn’t the end of Epic Games’ issues with copying. Though Epic Games has long been heavy-handed with its copying in Fortnite , this story seems to have upset not just the developers and creators, but the gamers. Their copying is flagrant, but unlikely to be illegal.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

They are a way to sell “unique” copies of digital works but do not transfer any rights. Nonetheless, Mirimax claims to hold all the copyrights and trademarks related to the film, prompting them to file a lawsuit for breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement and unfair competition.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

INTRODUCTION In the United States as well as in India, application for a trademark may be rejected for several different reasons. GENERAL REFUSAL REASONS FOR A TRADEMARK Likelihood of Confusion: The first reason for refusal is that it is often considered that the use of the trademark will lead to confusion with similar trademarks.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 16, 2024

Bold brands, great trademarks, memorable logos, and witty slogans are all around us. Bold brand names are more likely to be unique, more likely to be protectable, and much more likely to get approved for registration and have strong legal status, and as a result are generally much easier to enforce if copied.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.” Looking at the side by side pictures in the complaint, this is a bit hard to swallow, but the evidence of copying/references to Roblox clearly bleed over from the TM side.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 17, 2023

Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will no longer issue patents in a printed “ribbon copy” form as of April 18, 2023. Instead, patents will now only be issued electronically in a digital form.

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Patently-O

JULY 30, 2021

A potentially important product design trademark case is pending before the U.S. Glico sued for trademark infringement, asserting Glico’s trademark rights in the product design of chocolate-covered elongated rod biscuits. The district court found that the design is functional and therefore not protectable by trademark.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 28, 2025

Images from here and here In a recent trademark dispute between Evergreen Sweet House v. Brief Facts and Contentions of the Parties Evergreen Sweet House, the plaintiff, instituted a suit for trademark infringement and passing off against JV Evergreen Sweets & Treats and others. Aditi is a final-year B.A., Aditya Birla.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2024

In an interesting turn of events, the plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit had to face the wrath of the Delhi High Court for submitting false evidence and got criminal proceedings instituted against them on the directions of the Court. By Rishabh Deshpande How does a trademark infringement case go from civil to criminal in nature?

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Relying on a string of TTAB precedents, the Board observed that informational matter fails to function as a trademark if it comprises a common term or phrase that consumers are accustomed to see in use by various sources to convey ordinary, familiar, or generally understood concepts or sentiments, rather than serving as a source indicator.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2022

Next up today, Vikas SN at Moneycontrol reports that, in India, the company behind the video gaming platform WinZo has filed a lawsuit against their competitor Mobile Premier League (MPL) over allegations that MPL copied one of their games. Winzo claims that the game was a near copy of a game from their platform, including the name.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The plaintiff claimed to have used the trademark “POLO” since 1967. The defendants were using the trademarks “POLO,” “POLO BY RALPH LAUREN,” and a device of a polo player for their footwear products, which closely resembled the plaintiff’s marks. Mrs Arti Gupta & Anr.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Trademark law is mainly governed by two key principles: “first to file” and “first to use.” ” While countries like China focus on the “first to file” rule, India gives more importance to those who first use a trademark in the market. trademark law. Banff, Ltd.

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