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Haldiram India Pvt. Ltd. V. Berachah Sales Corporation And Ors., 2024: A Case Study On “Well-Known Trademarks

IP and Legal Filings

This is a landmark decision in the Indian intellectual property law regime as it sets a precedent for safeguarding established trademarks in India. Let us look into the said case i.e. Haldiram India Pvt. A recent ruling by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court elevated the brand Haldiram as a well-known trademark.

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Use It or Lose It: How to Acquire and Protect your Trademarks

IPilogue

Madelaine Lynch is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. This means that this name has become the name the public uses broadly to identify the goods or services and no longer identifies the brand.

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Charting New Waters: Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse Sets Sail into the Public Domain

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

The copyright for Mickey’s debut appearance in the 1928 short film, “Steamboat Willie,” finally expired, allowing a specific portrayal of the beloved character to become available for public use. This momentous occasion follows a prolonged journey shaped by numerous extensions and revisions of copyright laws.

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MYTH VS. REALITY: CAN YOU PATENT AN IDEA?

Intepat

Additionally, intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, is governed by territorial laws, and enforcement varies by jurisdiction. Navigating the complexities of intellectual property law requires a thorough understanding of the rights, processes, and limitations involved.

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Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Kashishipr

To Facilitate Governmental Use : The governmental use of a patent is regarded as based on ’eminent domain,’ which means that the government can acquire private property to make public use possible.

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The Good Get: Interviews, The Predicates Of Copyright Ownership, & Divorcing Subjects From Owning Copyright Content

LexBlog IP

It is strange because that would mean that the unpublished portions would also be government works available for public use. And it doesn’t have to be a paid performance to qualify,” as Dr Hayleigh Bosher, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at Brunel University London, notes.