The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Best Patent Book Terrell on the Law of Patents, 20th edition Sweet & Maxwell by Andrew Waugh KC, Douglas Campbell KC, Tim Austen, Tom Hinchliffe KC, Tom Mitcheson KC (reviewed by The IPKat here ) Best Copyright Book The Routledge Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century Routledge eds.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Started in 2018, the 2nd edition of Overlapping IP Rights (OUP) was brought to completion in 2023 by his co-editor, the inimitable Prof Neil Wilkof, along with Prof Irene Calboli who came on as a co-editor following Prof Basheer’s demise. As Wilkof notes in the preface, this was an edition that Basheer and Wilkof had started work on in 2018.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Book Review dreaming of a purr-fect new year full of IP Jocelyn Bosse reviewed the book Research Handbook on the History of Trademark Law , edited by Lionel Bently (University of Cambridge) and Robert G. Wrapping up another year filled with IP, here is what you might have missed from last week! Bone (University of Texas).

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Trademarks indicate the origin of a product. For being registered as a trademark, the 3D shape of a product must be shown to have an inherent or acquired distinctive character. A 3D shape cannot be registered as a trademark if the shape: Arises from the inherent nature of the object or goods; Provides a technical function; or.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This is an interesting example of how intellectual property law can be utilized to smother the proliferation of harmful views. The context surrounding the litigation shows that protecting business interests is not trademark law’s sole function. . However, a proceeding like that between WOTC and TSR LLC can suggest otherwise.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2023

However, the extent of protection and applicable principles of trademark law that surround the numeral trademark takes center stage in the discussion. Additionally, various judgements by courts have provided no straight jurisprudence regarding protection of numeral trademarks. However, protection to numbers have differed.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The first legal article I wrote after law school was published in the July/August 1996 edition of the SC Lawyer (it's so old I can’t even find it online).

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Does federal trademark law reach conduct outside of the United States? which prompted us to revisit a related issue we explored in the fall 2016 edition of The Katten Kattwalk. The Supreme Court addressed this question recently in Abitron Austria v. Hetronic International, Inc., By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law, on May 14 th , 2021 we announced the 2 nd edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on the occasion of Shamnad ‘s 45 th birth anniversary. A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2023 edition. Patent Law . Technology Law . Copyright Law . Trademark Law . In addition, the firm was nationally ranked in seven practice areas, including: . Litigation – Intellectual Property . Litigation – Patent .

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Samridhi Chugh and Manya Gupta write about this order, explaining how the Court appears to have convoluted the issues surrounding the interplay between trademarks, disparagement, and free speech, rather than clarifying them. Eashan shares a short extract from the book’s Preface, highlighting the stimuli for the second edition below.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, What Is a Likelihood of Confusion. A phrase that comes up all the time in several different aspects of trademark work is likelihood of confusion. Patent and Trademark Office, because the examiner asserts that the applied-for mark is likely to be confused with the registered trademark.

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The IPKat

APRIL 6, 2025

Visuals works were narrowly limited to singular/limited series editions of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and photographs produced for exhibition purposes. Thanks to extensive lobbying from studios, motion pictures were explicitly exempted from moral rights protections.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the Vans case, the Vans sneaker company sued the Brooklyn art collective known as MSCHF (sound it out) after MSCHF sold a limited-edition shoe it called “ The Wavy Baby ” (depicted at right). 140 (2023), since that decision was expected to provide guidance to lower courts for resolving free speech defenses in trademark infringement cases.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

In our continuing effort to combat trademark scams and raise awareness of this important issue, we have recently submitted comments to the FTC. Because there are many types of fraud and government impersonation, only a handful of other commenters mentioned trademark issues. ” More than 100 comments were submitted. .”

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 9, 2023

My former law partner and long-time spouse Jane Coleman does. She’s writing a chapter on secondary trademark infringement liability for the second edition of a. Remember the GEICO v. Google case? The post GEICO Isn’t Good News for Google appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IPilogue

JULY 22, 2021

On June 8 th , the Federal Court of Australia ruled that AGL Energy, Australia’s largest electricity generator, failed to establish its trademark and copyright infringement claim against Greenpeace , an international environmental activist organization. In trademark law, a trademark owner can invoke s. 4 of the same Act.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2021

Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques , Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Trademark and other subjects of industrial property, such as patent, industrial design, utility solution, etc. Cambodian trademark law defines a “mark” as any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods (trademark) or services (service mark) of an enterprise. [Image Source: Freepic].

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

AUGUST 19, 2021

Cynthia Johnson Walden , Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Boston. Seth Sproul , Lawyer of the Year: Litigation – IP, San Diego. Benjamin Thompson. John Thornburgh. According to Best Lawyers , “Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book review of The Future of Intellectual Property , edited by Daniel J. Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, US. In the introduction, Gervais explains that the approach to discussing IP law reform taken in this edited collection is considering both primary and secondary level reform.

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Intepat

JUNE 25, 2024

Introduction Trademark licensing is a legal phenomenon where a trademark owner (Licensor) grants permission to another (Licensee) to use the trademark on mutually agreed terms and conditions. Hence, it reduces the uncertainty associated with the licensing of trademarks.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1 2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. It is a common tort law aspect and can be used for unregistered trademarks.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The New York-based court has yet to rule on whether Hermès’ trademark rights will prevail over Maison Rothschild’s freedom of expression. In view of the proliferation of similar cases, brands are considering whether they should file registration applications to protect their trademarks in these new virtual spaces.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Mariah Carey has widely been referred to by fans as the ‘Queen of Christmas,’ but when she attempted to trademark the title last year, it was met with pushback from another singer and songwriter who claimed to hold the same title. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss this dispute on this Holiday edition of The Briefing.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Sunanda Bharti on the Michelin Stars and its interaction was trademark laws. Bharti is a Professor of Law at Delhi University, and her previous posts can be accessed here. Image from here Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark! As an IP enthusiast, the author perceives this as a trademark matter.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

Shamnad Basheer’s 46th birth anniversary today, we at SpicyIP are proud to announce the third edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law. Shamnad won the very first edition of that competition for his essay on Section 3(d) of the Patents Act. A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

News & World Report – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” 2021 edition. Patent Law. Technology Law. Trademark Law. Copyright Law. Firms included in the 2021 Edition of U.S. Litigation – Patent. Appellate Practice.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Moreover, if the original design from the archive itself is an original work under copyright law, the archival editions of the “Ciao, Kim” Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 23 collection might be thought of as derivative works, already within the scope of the designers’ rights. As in the U.S., see this chapter.)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

In a twist, however, it is not copyright law, but rather an expansive view of trademark law, that poses this threat. Jack Daniels asserts that the Bad Spaniels toy infringes on its trademark and dilutes its brand. Trademarks are a cornerstone of our shared cultural vernacular. Constitution’s First Amendment.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. yet this relationship has received very little attention.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In response to these threats, many popular personalities have started trademarking their names to protect their goodwill and reputation from being misused by technology.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” context to see how various other countries have responded to such challenges as well, not only in copyright but in trademark and patent too.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

1) He made this request on grounds including trademark law and unfair competition law. The request was based on IP provisions as well as trademark and unfair competition law. The flavour of food cannot be characterised as “work” within the meaning of Law 2121/1993 or directive 2001/29.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As an example, Roblox hosted a Gucci Garden experience where users could interact with the brand and even purchase limited-edition Gucci digital items that avatars can wear in Roblox[3]. Brands and IP owners are closely watching the development of StockX and MetaBirkins lawsuits that may lay the foundation of IP law in the metaverse.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: EPC.App and PCT.App (Self-editable EPC and PCT reference books) Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: A Global Guide, (eds) Paul W Browning, Christopher C Johns and Sara A Leiman The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA, by Jorge L. Dinwoodie and Mark D.

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