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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Marks can be of various types i.e., word marks, service marks, logos, symbols, series marks, etc [1]. In Freudenberg Gala Household Ltd v.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

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One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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Navigating the Essentials of Trademark User Affidavits for Successful Registration

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Trademark applications can be filed under two primary categories: “Claiming User Date” and “Proposed to be Used.” Each category demands specific documents based on the goods and services to process the application effectively.

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The Failure-to-Function Doctrine

IP and Legal Filings

The more familiar the term or phrase is, the less likely it will be a mark that could be used to identify a single source of goods or services. Marks consisting of designs or patterns may also be rejected as a failure to function. Descriptive marks directly convey information about the product or service.

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Trademark Glossary of Terms

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The regulations for the use of the mark must be submitted officially as a part of the registration process. See also certification mark. What is a combination mark? In a combination mark the text is usually also protected as a word mark, unless a disclaimer applies. What is a common-law trademark?

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

LexBlog IP

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered.