JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2023

Why You Should Attend - Recent years delivered major trademark law developments, underscoring the dynamism of this area of intellectual property law.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 13, 2023

Why You Should Attend - Recent years delivered major trademark law developments, underscoring the dynamism of this area of intellectual property law.

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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. What may pass for the other country may not go well in this country.

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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. .

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Although scents are implicitly included in the Act’s protection of trademarks, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has stringent procedures for scent trademark registration. The objective of these requirements is to guarantee the legitimacy of graphical representations of smell trademarks.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 2, 2022

Your Trademark Application gets approved, and you receive your registration certificate. Don’t let that Trademark Registration certificate fool you. Therefore, we can say that failing to safeguard your registered trademark adequately would lead you at risk of forfeiting your exclusive rights.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, one should keep in mind that the Trademark Rights arise out of use or maintenance of the exclusive rights concerning some specific products or services. Trademark Registration provides the exclusive rights to the owner to pursue legal action in case of infringement. Generic Trademark. Scholastic Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

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] 4] Second, the qualification for registering a trademark, both traditional and non-traditional, essentially remains the same.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Naman Keswani on the concept of naked licensing within trademarks law. Naman is a fourth-year student at the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur who has a keen interest in Intellectual Property Law, especially Trademark Law.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Maintaining a Trademark Registration can indeed be challenging if you aren’t familiar with the Trademark Law. However, there exist some steps and guidelines you can take and follow to ensure your Registered Trademark remains protected and valid. Some Other Crucial Aspects to Keep in Mind.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law.

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The IPKat

MAY 30, 2023

Belgian waffle Kat The IPKat is pleased to inform readers that the 'GRUR meets Brussels' conference is returning on 13 June 2023 and IPKat readers are entitled to receive a 30% discount in the registration fee. To claim the discount, readers should email Sandra von Lingen ( s.vonlingen@grur.org ) and use "IPKAT" in the subject-line.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Mehnaz is a recent law graduate from Aligarh Muslim University Centre Malappuram. She is passionate about Intellectual Property Laws and is interested in pursuing a career in the corporate sector. For clarity, it is important to know that Rule 9 of the MP Foreign Liquor Rules focuses on the registration of labels.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

registration requirements. Intellectual property rights are a key consideration when it comes to NFTs because they contain art, music, videos, pictures, and other creations. Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It is this judgment that more or less laid the foundation of “trans-border reputation” in Indian trademark law. Whirlpool was able to claim rights over its trademark in this country, even though it didn’t have a physical presence here and did not have any registration at that time.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Therefore, the prime role of such hashtags needs to be assessed in line with the Trademark Law to deduce whether they qualify for trademark protection. Therefore, if the hashtag is inherently distinctive, it would support and ease registration, and if not, additional efforts may be needed to amass publicity and extensive use.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Morgan is believed to be the only car shape accepted by the Alicante, Spain-based registry as qualifying for legal protection under the EU Trademark Law. Registration took two years. No other manufacturer or replica company can copy the shape without risking being taken to court. The protection only applies in the UK.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Protecting fictional characters under intellectual property law is crucial given the economic and cultural value they can acquire. An example of this is the trademark “Pierre Cadault”, which monopolizes the name of the main character in Emily in Paris and was contested on the grounds of bad faith.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decided against the opposer since the use of ‘Industry’ did not reflect a secondary meaning. It was submitted that 74 third-party registrations were existent, and the consumers did not associate with the brand as a household name. Dish Pizza.’

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Kashishipr

JUNE 4, 2021

Can we Trademark QR Codes? QR codes by themselves are unable to be trademarked since Trademark Law only covers the things that allow the public to identify your goods and services easily, such as names, logos, slogans, sounds, or colors. There is also no public interest in refusing the registration of the sign.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

As a trademark law firm, we represent a wide array of clients but predominantly focus on helping small business owners protect their intellectual property. In recent years, trademark scams have proliferated and become increasingly problematic, particularly for small business owners. About Erik M.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, unconventional trademarks challenge traditional concepts of visual representation, leading to significant complexities in their registration, protection, and enforcement. The Lanham Act in the United States allowed broader interpretations, recognizing sound marks as trademarks as early as 1978. John Distilleries Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

For most intellectual property questions, your attorney can be located anywhere in the United States. This is because most of the relevant intellectual property laws involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are federal laws, which apply uniformly throughout the United States.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Events Workshop: The Human Right to a Healthy Environment: What Impact on Intellectual Property Laws? (4 4 December 2024) This IViR workshop event will include a series of sessions focussing on the impact on IP laws of the human right to a healthy environment, which was recently recognised as a self-standing right by the UN.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 4, 2021

The presence of cryptocurrency is constantly growing, and therefore, it needs the law to transform along with it to address its administration and execution. Several courts have had trouble in applying substantive Trademark Law to this field of technology. Can Cryptocurrencies be Protected under the Trademark Law?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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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. On the other hand, single colour trademarks are not specifically mentioned in the act.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Board noted that product packaging trade dress and trade dress for services can be inherently distinctive, but here inherent distinctiveness was not at issue because Applicant sought registration under Section 2(f). Consequently, "the proposed mark’s lack of inherent distinctiveness is deemed an established fact."

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

Kayode & Co, a boutique IP law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Lara is a leader in Africa trademark law, and represents the interests of numerous international companies in counterfeit enforcement and brand protection matters. Why should international companies seek to register their trademarks in Nigeria?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

Kayode & Co, a boutique IP law firm with offices in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Lara is a leader in Africa trademark law, and represents the interests of numerous international companies in counterfeit enforcement and brand protection matters. Why should international companies seek to register their trademarks in Nigeria?

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 3, 2023

“Failure to Function” refers to a situation where a trademark application is rejected because the proposed mark is deemed incapable of fulfilling its essential role as a source identifier. Therefore, in order to acquire a registration, a trademark must function as a trademark along with being distinctive.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

For instance, famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has registered his name “Shah Rukh Khan” and the initials “SRK” as a trademark to protect his publicity rights. Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2023

To prevent the undue usage of their goodwill and branding celebrities used to get their names registered under the trademark act. The term ‘Celebrity’ is not defined in the Intellectual Property Law in India; however, the Indian Copyright Act defines the term “performer” which is a wider expression and may include the word “Celebrity”.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Eliezer How to Legally Protect your Board Game with Intellectual Property Law Table of Contents: Copyright Law Design Patents Trademarks and Trade Dress Utility Patents Limitations of Protection Say there is a game that’s been around. Learn more about Trademark law for board games and Trade Dress protection.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

A trademark typically consists of a word (like Cheerios), a stylised word or letter (like the iconic M logo for McDonald’s), a design (like Nestlé’s birds’ nest), or a phrase (like “Life tastes better with KFC”). References Intellectual Property Law | Color Trademarks: What Protection Can They Have?,

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In the author’s personal opinion, Trademark law when implemented and enforced effectively can play a crucial role in the protection of personality rights of celebrities and to target the prevention of deepfakes and unauthorized use of an individual’s identity or likeness by third parties.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Therefore, to protect your business in the hospitality industry, you must seek protection via Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , specifically by registering your hotel or restaurant brand name and logo as trademarks. Relationship between Trademark Law & the Hospitality Industry.

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