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TTAB Reverses USPTO's Section 2(d) Refusal of PBE AWARDS & Design for Marketing Award Services

The TTABlog

T]he Examining Attorney repeatedly claims that these websites show that the same businesses provide awards for excellence in marketing and a forum to showcase new marketing ideas. The Internet webpages cited by the Examining Attorney did not show the offering of services that fall within both sets of identifications.

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Trade Dress Protection for Non-Traditional Marks in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

It reviews the growing importance of the protection of non-traditional trademarks within the fashion world in assessing how firms use trade dress to create and maintain an identity that may thrive within market competition. Recent court decisions such as Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent [1] and Herms v. WHAT IS TRADE DRESS?

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The Madrid Protocol: Streamlining International Trademark Registration

IP and Legal Filings

Country Designations- Desires may be expressed by applicants as named member countries for which they seek trademark protection as ‘designated countries.’ Flexible Further Extension By filing later a subsequent designation, businesses may extend their trademark protection to other member countries at a later stage.

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Why I Think California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Unconstitutional

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I’ve repeatedly expressed my opposition to the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC), and now I’ve put my opposition into more formal terms for a judge. With the pro bono assistance of Jenner & Block, I filed an amicus brief in support of NetChoice’s motion to a preliminary injunction against the AADC.

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[Sponsored] PatSeer Launches AI-Driven Industrial Design Database with Unrivalled Worldwide Coverage

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by PatSeer on the launch of their new Industrial Design Search solution. Utilizing computer vision model trained on millions of design images, it raises the bar for image search accuracy. Design searching has been stuck in sand for a long period. For more details, read on below.

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The Plagiarism of Fast Fashion

Plagiarism Today

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.” But, as popular as the app is, it has also been highly divisive with many fashion designers accusing it of selling inferior rip-offs of their work.

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ZEO v/s EZIO: Trademark Lessons on Passing Off and the Use of House Marks

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Mahindra, Tanishka Goswami analyzes the Court’s findings on the importance of house marks in infringement assessment, and the nature of the relevant market. In pursuance of its goal to accelerate EV adoption, it developed a new vehicle design and coined the same EZIO. Explaining the recent Delhi High Court decision in Gensol v.

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