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Intellectual Property Law IP Trademark 
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Are trademark rights in the Metaverse as intangible as the world itself, or are they as real as in the ‘real’ world? In other words, the Metaverse may be a virtual world, but European intellectual property regulation is very real, and the Metaverse cannot escape it.
Erik K Pelton
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on intellectual property protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters.
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IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Introduction Registration of a trademark is an important step toward building a brand on solid ground. Lack of distinctiveness to incorrect classification are among the common errors that can bring derailment upon your trademark registration.
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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. The third was an essay competition held by CREATe on the topic of how Artificial Intelligence would change the practice of intellectual property law.
IIPRD
JANUARY 7, 2025
AI and the Global IP System We need a worldwide intellectual property (IP) structure that encourages innovation and invention if we are to benefit from generative AI. The fast uptake of novel technologies such as generative AI necessitates an adaptation of the IP management systems.
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 24, 2025
Patent and Trademark Director Andrei Iancu delivered a keynote address to open the Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) 2025 being held at Dolby Labs in San Francisco, CA. Today, former U.S. Iancus comments excoriated recent calls to weaken U.S.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today officially withdrew its controversial proposed rule on terminal disclaimer practice.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge. In the Law Student category, Pasha Kulinich won for his entry, “Shortcomings of the Trademarks Act in the Frontline against Counterfeit Goods”.
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IP and Legal Filings
AUGUST 4, 2022
Black’s Law Dictionary defines intellectual property as “a commercially valuable product of the human intellect, in a concrete or abstract form such as a copyrightable work, a protectable trademark, a patentable invention, or a trade secret.” Trademarks in the Tourism Industry. For example, Oberoi Hotels Pvt.
Erik K Pelton
JANUARY 6, 2022
Summer is around the corner, which means we are seeking law student(s) for a paid IP/Trademark internship from May/June – July/August 2022. Our intern will have an interest in Intellectual Property law; solid research and writing skills; and attention to detail and deadlines.
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.
SpicyIP
APRIL 8, 2025
in Intellectual Property and Competition Law at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) are now open! From Law to Leadership: How the MIPLC LL.M. Copyright Law , European and U.S. Trademark and Unfair Competition Law , Innovation and Competition Law , and Data Law.
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Kashishipr
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The post Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. For more visit: [link].
Intellectual Property Law Blog
MARCH 13, 2024
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.
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IPilogue
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode are delighted to announce the 2023 edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge. Our goal is to further enhance thoughtful and well-researched intellectual property public policy scholarship and discussion. BCL, and LL.L BCL, and LL.L
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Intepat
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Introduction Trademarks serve as identifiers of the source of goods or services, traditionally encompassing logos, names, and slogans. However, as markets grow increasingly innovative, non-traditional marks have emerged, referred to as unconventional trademarks. The concept of unconventional trademarks has a relatively short history.
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The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 4, 2021
Civil processes and procedures in the Brazilian Courts have been increasingly expedited due to the digitalization of case files and the assignment of courts specialized in specific matters (for instance, in corporate and intellectual property law).
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the JioHotstar domain name dispute and DHC’s order on the Complan disparagement dispute. in Intellectual Property Law & Management Programme. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.
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JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Federal Register Notice (Notice) announcing the offices’ joint study of intellectual property (IP) issues related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On November 23, 2022, the U.S. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
JD Supra Law
JANUARY 19, 2024
Video games are the ultimate interactive experience in intellectual property (“IP”), combining overlapping layers of copyrights, trademarks, licenses, “work made for hire” contracts, and publicity rights, all of which require careful consideration by a game developer to avoid legal issues and prepare the game for distribution.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 10, 2025
IPWatchdog has learned that Farheena Rasheed has been asked by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to serve as one of the Acting Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Rasheed will immediately move to the PTAB.
Erik K Pelton
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on trademark protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters.
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IP Watchdog
MARCH 15, 2024
Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C., The ideal candidate will also have recent experience providing IP clients with trademark, trade secret and copyrights guidance as well as drafting transactional and licensing agreements. This is a hybrid position with flexible hours.
IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 16, 2024
INTRODUCTION Trade dress protection is an important aspect of intellectual property, whereby the special visual aspect of products or packaging will identify the origin of products to consumers. For instance, red soles for Christian Louboutin became a trademark of luxury shoes, while the colour per se was not unique.
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IIPRD
MAY 9, 2024
Overview on Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law Indian IP law is primarily designed to encourage innovation and creativity by providing inventors with exclusive rights to their creations for a specified period of time. Vs. Competition Commission of India and Ors.
IPilogue
JULY 23, 2021
Here are my top ten IP-related podcast picks (in alphabetical order): . “C C elebrities Sued f or Posting Images of Themselves ” by The Briefing by the IP Law Blog . The IP law blog, published by Weintraub Tobin and hosted by intellectual property attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo, delves into IP issues in the news.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Luxury fashion brand Hermès won their trademark lawsuit against Mason Rothschild, the creator of the non-fungible tokens (NFT) MetaBirkins, on Wednesday. The trial was the first legal case that tested the bounds of artistic expression in NFTs against the country’s intellectual property laws.
IP Law 360
APRIL 29, 2024
Intellectual property law firm Greer Burns & Crain Ltd. has filed a second trademark infringement suit claiming an unknown defendant has been using a nearly identical website domain name to impersonate its attorneys and request the release of court-ordered asset restraints, after winning a similar case last year.
IPilogue
JANUARY 26, 2023
With the rise of significant non-fungible token (“NFT”) trademark disputes taking place in the United States, Canada is looking towards the outcomes of those cases in order to interpret Canadian trademark law in relation to NFTs. Nike argues that StockX told consumers that tokens would be redeemable for physical shoes.
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IP Law 360
JUNE 20, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office's guidance on when inventions developed using artificial intelligence can be patented generated criticism from the American Bar Association's Section of Intellectual Property Law, expressing concern that it could be detrimental as it "casts doubt on inventorship through general acts of human direction."
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IP Watchdog
APRIL 9, 2023
Since content solely generated by an AI system is not available for protection under existing intellectual property laws, the following are practical guidelines for human creators who wish to protect content that was created with the assistance of an AI system.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. On June 28, 2021, the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) was established and began operating to regulate patent and trademark agents.
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JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Tucked into last December’s stimulus and relief package were critical reforms in intellectual property law, designed to empower trademark and copyright owners by providing stronger enforcement tools. trademark statute in more than 20 years.
IP and Legal Filings
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Abstract In the changing landscape of intellectual property law, Trademarks have gone beyond the traditionally used symbols, names, logos to enhance the non-traditional identifiers. The significance of these non-conventional trademarks lies in the introduction of the innovative branding concepts.
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IP Law 360
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The Chicago attorney who runs a small intellectual property law practice called Seven Eleven Law Group made good on her promise this week to fight the trademark infringement allegations that convenience store giant 7-Eleven sued her for last month, rejecting the company's claims that her firm is creating consumer confusion and profiting from 7-Eleven's (..)
JIPL Online
APRIL 22, 2021
In fact, over the centuries, patent law has developed a formal approach for evaluating a product’s “innovation.” The FDA can find comfort knowing that the law, particularly intellectual property (IP) law, has already defined “innovation.” Intellectual Property Law: Cases & Materials 124 (5th ed.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 19, 2023
A basic understanding of Intellectual Property (IP) law is essential to managing an Amazon storefront, as IP issues can be a minefield for the uninformed. Trademarks Trademarks are words or symbols used to identify the source of a product. Registering trademarks with the U.S.
Kashishipr
APRIL 13, 2022
With the Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) being the common buzzwords as of late, the USPTO (US Patent & Trademark Office) has been experiencing a significant rise in the number of Trademark Applications filed in the virtual sphere to safeguard the products and services. IP Challenges in the Metaverse.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 10, 2025
The well-known tech giant Microsoft Corporation has quite a history of appearing in a plethora of cases involving intellectual property rights. The tech giant flashed in the news again in the trademark dispute with Gurugram-based fraudulent call centre company Retnec Private Limited. lakhs in Indian currency.
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IP and Legal Filings
AUGUST 11, 2023
Introduction Trademarks are no longer confined to words, numbers, or devices. This is primarily because of the clash between the traditional concept of trademarks and the ever-growing need to find newer ways to differentiate one’s product and services from competitors. [1] 7] Is Braille a ‘Mark’ ?
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IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 8, 2024
In 2007, I began attending sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organizations (WIPOs) Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications (SCT) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the development of the Design Law Treaty.
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IPilogue
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Cynthia Zhang is an IP Intensive Student and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. After a test copy of New Genesis was leaked online, WOTC took issue with development company TSR LLC’s use of their IP rights in the game. Compared to other practice areas, trademark law is often seen as purely a business mechanism.
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Kashishipr
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
A trademark is an important business asset that offers protection to a brand. Businesses own valuable trademarks, which, once registered, can be licensed out. The rights that flow from a trademark can be licensed to others to receive royalties for commercialization. What is Trademark Licensing? Exclusive License.
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