Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The system is designed to be navigable by non-lawyers and, instead of a judge and/or jury, the case is heard by a panel of three officers and the entire process is held online. Registration Status at the Time of Filing. Of the registrations, 49 of the registrations were before 2020 and 68 were from before 2022.

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Copyright Registration Music Copyright Infringement 283

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Late last month (August), the Kampala Protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related rights within the framework of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) was adopted at a Diplomatic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. This post presents some of the highlights of the Protocol. See Article 6.

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Related Rights Registration Copyright Contracts 95

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The deadline for registration has now been extended to October 4. The IP Press presents the third cohort of the Comprehensive Course on Patents.

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Registration Intellectual Property IP Patent Drafting 103

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Unicolors, Inc. Factual and Procedural Background.

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Registration Blogging Copyright Design 98

IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

If the examiner has certain concerns about the registrability of the proposed mark, or overlaps of the mark with any of the existing registered marks, which can possibly create confusion, then, the examiner may publish an office action. Depending on the complexity and the volume of work, it can take several months up to couple of years.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

In all this, it is no surprise that new and quirky designs require effective IP protection to retain their goodwill and reputation, as well as competitive advantage. The applicant maintained its request for registration. These had been circulating on the market since, at least, 2017.

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Registration Design Designs Marketing 91

The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2024

By decision of 24 January 2024 ( T-537/22 ), the General Court of the European Union (GC) confirmed the validity of the Registered Community Design (RCD) by Lego A/S (Lego) “Building blocks from a toy building set” by stating that an RCD is invalid only if all its features are excluded from protection. On 2 February 2010 Lego obtained RCD No.

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Design Designs Registration Intellectual Property 70

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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Registration Trademark Trademark Law Law 89

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

With the trademark registration in-hand, the district court partially granted SoClean’s motion for preliminary injunction. Here, however, Federal Registration serves as prima facie evidence of validity. ” In general, that amount of evidence is insufficient to support a product design trade dress registration. .”

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Design Designs Registration Trademark 75

Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context The Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT), finalized at the WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Riyadh in November 2022, marks a significant step towards harmonizing global industrial design registration processes. Utilize e-filing systems for quicker registrations.

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Design Designs Law Registration 52

The TTABlog

MARCH 20, 2023

In a whopping 163-page opinion, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of two registrations for the configuration of safety helmets, rejecting Petitioner Honeywell's Section 2(e)(5) functionality claim but sustaining Honeywell's claim of lack of acquired distinctiveness. referred to as the "Ridge Designs").

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Registration Advertising Advertising Design 68

The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. If this qualifying criterion were to be relinquished, design law would ultimately become obsolete. This is the price for the fact that the author can and should create completely without purpose.

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Copyright Law Art Design Designs 78

The IPKat

JULY 7, 2022

Concern is often expressed that design rights that are limited in time may be unduly extended in perpetuity through trade mark registrations and thus extended to create a monopoly for a particular shape. Therefore, the present rectangular shape was merely a slight variant of those shapes present on the market.

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Marketing Marketing Registration Design 113

Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

is to “offer a resource to the organizations designing, developing, deploying, or using AI systems to help manage the many risks of AI and promote trustworthy and responsible development and use of AI systems.” For pending applications and registrations that have already issued, the applicant must update them to meet the duty of disclosure.

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Government Business Licensing Technology 237

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

This summer, the Copyright Review Board issued an interesting decision about the registrability of emojis. The Copyright Review Board is the Copyright Office’s internal administrative review process for the registration decisions of individual copyright examiners. The examiner denied the registrations. copyright law.

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Copyright Registration Fair Use Design 126

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .” per sticker set.

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Design 132

SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Highlights of the Week Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look Recently a monograph on patent oppositions was published by HNLU, Raipur and was presented to the DPIIT with suggestions on streamlining patent opposition process and enabling ease of doing business in India. Please let us know so we can include them!

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Design Designs Invention Registration 105

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

He gave a fantastic and very informative presentation on this area, which I’d highly recommend, explaining the larger role of the US and China in the global semiconductor market.The presentation ended with a slide from where my search began. The heading of the last slide said ‘Key to Success is Innovation and IP’.

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IP Design Designs Intellectual Property 105

SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

However, in the present case, Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) and Novex, two entities that are not copyright societies, were assigned rights by some well-known producers such as Tips, Eros, T-Series, etc. , Presently, the application for re-registration is pending before the government for consideration.

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Licensing Copyright Ownership Registration 115

The TTABlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The USPTO refused to register that mark DRYLANDS BREWING COMPANY & Design for "beer" and for "restaurant services, including sit-down service of food and take-out restaurant services; taproom services featuring beer brewed on premises” [BREWING COMPANY disclaimed], finding confusion likely with the registered mark DRYLANDS for wine.

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Registration Design Designs Law 119

The IPKat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Then, on 29 November, the General Court ruled ( T-19/22 ) on the distinctiveness of the Vespa EU 3D mark, eventually ruling that the EUIPO Board of Appeal had erred in holding that registration invalid due to lack of distinctive character. Does ‘substantial value’ mean ‘artistic value’?

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Design Designs Copyright Registration 134

The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2022

Last week, the General Court (GC) answered this question in the affirmative in its decision in T-483/20 Tecnica Group , concerning trade mark protection of the shape of an icon of Italian fashion design and history: the Moon Boots. Registration ( No 10 168 441 ) was granted the following year. Milano, Tecnica Group S.p.A.

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Registration Copyright Copyright Infringement Branding 142

The IPKat

MAY 5, 2023

A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria.

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Registration Ownership Copyright Trademark 121

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance.

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Copyright Art Fair Use Registration 145

SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Gaurangi writes on the recent DPIIT public notice restraining Copyright Societies from violating Section 52(1)(za), remarking how it falls short in clarifying the present situation and may be susceptible to further litigation. The suit design was a “Handi” shaped pressure cooker registered in favor of the plaintiff. Hollow Victory?

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Design Designs Invention Intellectual Property 98

SpicyIP

MARCH 6, 2023

on 24 February, 2023 (Delhi High Court) In the present case, the plaintiff alleged infringement of its device “Royal” and passing off by the defendant’s adoption of “Zabreen Royal” device. The present order concerns the appeal filed against the order of the trial court in the infringement suit.

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Design Designs Music IP 116

Intepat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Trademarks are valuable IP assets, but the manual registration process may seem inefficient with AI revolutionizing this landscape by employing advanced tools, automating key steps from search to examination.

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Registration Trademark Branding Brands 52

The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For those interested in participating, the business opportunity can be found here (in order to see the tender documents and participate, a BASIC registration in the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) is required). Register here.

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Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Registration IP 109

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Preliminary Exams for the Recruitment of Patent and Designs Examiners Cancelled! For this the plaintiff presented a newspaper clipping. Dr. Reddy’s Labs Ltd.

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Registration Trademark Copyright IP 105

The IPKat

JULY 9, 2022

The conference, which from now on will be a yearly event, was excellent: during the two days of proceedings, over 50 speakers covered topical issues and recent case law spanning all substantive IP rights: not just trade marks designs and geographical indications (all areas over which the EUIPO does have competence), but also copyright and patents.

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Registration IP Design Designs 98

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Board furt her argued that “design” and “trademark” correspond ed to two distinct types of industrial property rights that are governed by various legal frameworks and registration requirements. As a result, the present Community design has no direct impact on the distinctiveness of the contested trademark application.

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Trademark Registration Design Designs 97

The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2021

Both Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) rely on the origin link (e.g., The empirical analysis presented in Chapter 4 discusses the evolution of the EU GI regime after Regulation 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

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Law Registration Publishing Design 131

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 25, 2024

Introduction Section 3 of the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act, 2016 provides for prior registration of projects under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority that are undergoing completion as of the commencement of the Act and have not been granted a completion certificate by their respective local authorities.

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Registration Settlement Law Blogging 52

SpicyIP

MARCH 13, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs: Revisting the CRI Guidelines and Ferid Allani Patentability of Computer Related Inventions (CRI) in India has popped up again! SpicyIP intern Tanvi Agarwal discusses this order and assesses the element of disparagement outside the lens of the existing jurisprudence. Microsoft v. Ranjan Gupta & Ors.

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Trademark IP 119

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MAY 2, 2024

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Registration Trademark Design Designs 52

The IPKat

MARCH 17, 2024

VCC also failed to have the NEW CERTAN trade mark registration cancelled. The overall presentation of the wines and close-ups of the pink capsules on "Vieux Château Certan" and "La Gravette de Certan" The first respondent, Kreglinger (Australia) Pty Ltd, has been registered as a company in Australia since 1914.

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Design Designs Marketing Marketing 107

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The beauty of this book is that the authors have taken all the above into consideration and have presented this book with deliberate simplicity and yet deep in scope and analytical preponderance. Chapter two presents the legal and policy framework for IP protection at the international, regional and domestic levels.

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