IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 6, 2024

This guide explores the process, benefits, and key points about copyright registration in India. Abstract This blog provides complete information to go about the registration for copyright in a systematic manner with due incorporation of all steps required to help creators of the works of art. What is Copyright?

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 10, 2025

Fraudulent entities send deceptive notices and make scam telephone calls demanding unnecessary fees or posing as official government agencies, preying on trademark applicants and registrants. These scams not only rob people of their hard-earned money but also erode trust in the trademark system.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 29, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video What Information Becomes Public in a Trademark Application? An important topic that I get asked about frequently is, “What information from my trademark filing will be public?” And again, it relates a lot to the scammers that are out there for the public information.

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Cogency Global

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

What this is : There are a plethora of misconceptions that nonprofits have with regard to nationwide charitable solicitation registration requirements, which can lead to non-compliance and missed opportunities for taking advantage of available exemptions.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 27, 2022

The system, which made domain registrant contact information available to the public, was inherently incompatible with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This prompted registrars to redact valuable information, regardless of who was applying for it. However, the system hit a landmine in 2018.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

Users simply upload their work to RighsClick with all the relevant information about them, including the title of the work, the date it was created, whether it is published or unpublished and who the author is. . However, the fee for most registrations is just $15 over the U.S. The first step is the most straightforward.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

Geographically Descriptive Terms: It is important to note that trademarks that include words that are geographically descriptive (like names of cities or countries) will not be eligible for registration if they create the impression that the products or services originating from other places are originating from the mentioned geographical location.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The decision, which attracted considerable commentary over the weekend, involves mandatory registration rules for audio and visual services that include far more than the large streaming services. To understand what is at play, some context is needed.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

February 6, 2025 Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC (EMP&A), a leading trademark law firm dedicated to protecting brands, is proud to announce the successful registration of U.S. For more information about Erik M Pelton & Associates and its innovative approach to trademark law, visit www.erikpelton.com.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Screenshot of Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2022

This copyright office granted registration in this case. The basis of grant of registration is not clear. It appears that the Copyright Office granted this registration by mistake, without applying its mind, as it issued a withdrawal notice , around one year later. As reported , this notice was issued around November 2021.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains. “With no one way to request or access such data, it can be difficult for interested parties to get the information they need. . Anyone can make a request, via the system, for certain non-public domain registration data.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Applicants who have already submitted applications for works containing AI- generated material should check that the information provided to the Office adequately disclosed that material. If not, they should take steps to correct their information so that the registration remains effective.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. Receive a registration certificate.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 14, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office has a very robust website that has tons of useful information? In fact, it has so much useful information that it can be overwhelming at times, and that’s even for someone who uses it frequently and is very knowledgeable about all the ins and outs of trademarks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Against that background, this blog post provides some tentative musings on the impact of text-to-image generators on human artistic creativity by analysing recent US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works. For simplicity, I will label this ‘commercial significant artistic creativity’.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. They asked about the descriptions on the FDN-hosted CCA website, but were informed that those were owned by FDN. The Registration Wrinkle. In the United States, a registration with the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

The guide is an amazingly thorough overview of copyright, written in a way to be understood by lay people and it includes nearly all of the important information one needs to know in just 10 pages and 4,000 words. The largest, in my view, is any information about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2024

TorrentFreak reached out to both SIDN and EURid, requesting more information and both registries say that the domain name terminations referenced by BREIN were not copyright related. “This is a standard procedure at SIDN that we apply if there is reason to doubt the correctness of the registrant’s data. .

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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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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

information portal went offline too, leaving many users in the dark. As a result, even international domain registration companies such as Namecheap have suspended the targeted pirate domains. Dramacool Shuts Down Earlier this month, several Dramacool domains ran into trouble again, becoming unreachable.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Key Features: Registration of trademark is mandatory for protection against infringement, but not against passing off. Registration is not mandatory, but recommended. Registration of patent is mandatory. Key Features: Registration of design is mandatory under the Designs Act, 2000.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by former GuestKat Nedim Malovic (ASSA ABLOY), commenting on a recent referral to the EUIPO Grand Board regarding the registrability of face trade marks. Incidentally, the referral was also discussed during last month's IPKat webinar on image rights.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

Note: Though there are 100 cases, only 98 have enough information for analysis. The lion’s share of cases, 84, had works that were already registered when the case was filed (Note: There are an additional three cases where the registration status is unknown). Registration Status at the Time of Filing.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Adding in the Information. Back in November, Safe Creative announced a new product that makes it easy for users to append copyright and licensing information to an NFT. That file ( see example ), contains information about the work, it’s copyright and the rights that were acquired with the NFT.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright Bharat Harne Image from here The 161 st Report of Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Committee on Intellectual Property observed (paragraph 11.1) Thus, registration of copyright is completely discretionary and not compulsory.

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Patently-O

APRIL 4, 2023

Bertini filed an opposition to Apple’s TM registration which the TTAB eventually dismissed. Meanwhile, Charlie Bertini created his band AppleJazz Band back in 1984 to perform at the AppleJazz festival. He also created the AppleJazz record label. ” Slip Op.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Whois information for the seized domains now list the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center ( IPR Center ) as registrant, with Virginia as the registered state. New Owner: The IPR Center The changed ownership of the.APP and.DEV domain names is undisputed.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

According to the lawsuit, Hanagami created and received a copyright registration for a dance he choreographed to Charlie Puth’s song How Long. Finally today, Jennifer Bullock at WCMH reports that the Better Business Bureau is warning Instagram users of a scam that aims to obtain login information for users’ accounts.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 23, 2022

Our website is packed with information, resources, videos, and much more exploring the world of trademark protection and registration. Our website is packed with information, resources, videos, and much more exploring the world of trademark protection and registration.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

More information here. More information is available here. More information here. More information here. A notice on the practice followed by the International Bureau of WIPO for the examination of applications for international registration during the transition period to the new edition was also released.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Although the appellate court did not categorically reject registrability of all AI-generated works, the D.C. Perlmutter affirming the denial of a copyright application filed by artificial intelligence (AI) developer Dr. Stephen Thaler to an image created by one of Thalers generative AI systems.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

The arbitral award dated February 28, 2025 , underscores the importance of accurate registrant information and reinforces that cybersquatting – even passive holding of infringing domains will not go unchecked. Concealment of registrant identity and non-participation in proceedings can work against the domain holder.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This starts with the domain name registration. The owner of every domain name on the Internet is required to supply personal information when they buy a domain. This “Whois” information has to be accurate. There are several commercial Whois proxy or shielding services that hide registrant information.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Background: The Petitioner’s Contentions In this case, Snapdeal, a popular e-commerce platform in India, initiated legal action against 32 Domain Name Registrars (DNRs), including Godaddy.com, for permitting the registration of numerous domain names that incorporated variants of its registered trademark “SNAPDEAL.”

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 11, 2024

A client forwarded me a recent letter about renewing their trademark registration from Trademark Renewal Services with an address at 1229 Chestnut Street, Front 1 #449 Philadelphia, PA 19107 See the image of their mailing below. And because they lied about the renewal date and the registration date. name of “Trademark Renewal Service”?

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