Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 7, 2021

To make sure you create the right perception for the brand, thorough due diligence is a must. So how do you do proper brand due diligence from an IP (legal) perspective? Professional opinion: Trademark registration is a vital step in today’s era. Let us break it down into four points for ease of understanding.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2022

A trademark security agreement filed with the USPTO must specifically identify the mark, the jurisdiction, registration number, registration date, and record owner of the trademark. Federal trademark registrations and applications are governed by the Lanham Act. Due Diligence for Security Interests in Trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. Voluntary reactive measures, such as trusted notifier arrangements, should be encouraged,” the presentation concludes ( pdf ).

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 11, 2024

To add more clarity to this, ‘Trademark squatting’ – in which one person obtains registration for a trademark which does not actually belong to them nor do they have any right/ claim over the same – has evolved into an actual business today. So, how do you approach this issue when your brand is caught in the middle of it?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 16, 2023

on 10 October, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Delhi High Court rejected the plaintiff’s application to amend the plaint and the memo of parties to add new defendants for lack of prior due diligence by them. POI Social Media Pvt. vs Vijay Munjal And Anr. Humans of Bombay Stories Pvt.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Google de-indexing also only removes the URL from search results – the website’s content remains accessible via social media, direct URLs, and other search engines. W hen a registrant uses Cloudflare, how does Corsearch ascertain the ultimate host to take enforcement action? We do the due diligence and bring them into the fold.”

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