Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2023

Gutman Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. Johnson The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws Do Employers Own LinkedIn Groups Created By Employees?–CDM

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Bloomberg Law: “ JLM Likely Owns ‘Hayley Paige’ Insta Account, Court Says (Correct) ” Linnea Orians: “ More Than a Name: A New Era ” Related Posts : Social Media Ownership Disputes, Part I: the Satanic Temple of Washington Can’t Get Its Facebook Pages Back. The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

What is a registration of trademark? Trademark registration is not a mandate under the Indian trademark law, however it is advisable to go for a registration for certain reasons. The following steps are to be undertaken in order to get a mark registered as trademark under Indian trademark law: a.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Swaraj Paul Barooah Swaraj Paul Barooah is an IP law and policy Consultant and Managing Editor of SpicyIP, globally recognised as a top resource for Indian IP law and policy. Aside from various journals, his writings can be found at SpicyIP.com where he has been writing since 2008.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Gutman Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. Johnson The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws Do Employers Own LinkedIn Groups Created By Employees?–CDM

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Samridhi is a final-year student at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a graduate in Journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. With a passion for the dynamic intersection of law, media and technology, she is particularly interested in exploring intellectual property and tech policy.

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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To obtain trademark protection, a business must first adopt a graphically represented mark which is unique and distinguishable. Section 9(1) (c) of the Trademark Act, 1999 prohibits the registration of words used commonly. During this phase, third parties may oppose your trademark if they feel it infringes upon their rights.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

If you are a brand looking to establish a presence in India, your first step should be to secure your trademark and its associated rights. Indian trademark law has consistently protected international brands with cross-border popularity.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Thou Shalt not Register Your Trade Union with a Name in the Likeness of My Trademark Reportedly, Samsung India is opposing the use of ‘Samsung’ in an application to register the trade union of it’s workers. Instead, the respondent has at the threshold itself refused to register the appellant’s trademark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws. Washington State’s Proposed Employer Social Media Law: The Legislature Should Take a Cautious Approach — SB 5211. Social Media and Trademark Law” Talk Notes.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Samridhi is a final-year student at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a graduate in Journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. With a passion for the dynamic intersection of law, media and technology, she is particularly interested in exploring intellectual property and tech policy.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Applying the Triple Identity Test (similar mark, services, and consumers), the Court held that the respondent’s mark violated trademark law. The Court directed the cancellation of the respondent’s trademark “MH7” and ordered the Registrar of Trade Marks to rectify the register and issue a notification.

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IIPRD

JUNE 9, 2024

AM General LLC, the manufacturer of the popular Humvee military vehicle, initiated an accusation against the publishers of the video game Call of Duty in 2017, claiming that the game’s depiction of the vehicle violated trademark laws by imitating its design.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This is a “serials crisis” i.e., a situation when rising subscription costs for scholarly journals exceed academic library budgets, hampering researchers’ access. I am not even wading into the Bogus Open Access Journals and The dark side of the scientific publishing industry ). One may ask – is open access a solution?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Examination and Publication After submitting your application, the Trademark Examiner will review it to ensure compliance with Indian trademark laws. Once your trademark is accepted, it will be published in the Trademark Journal.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

As I explained in my discussion of the Rick Astley lawsuit , right of publicity and trademark law provided viable claims to Bette Midler and Tom Waits when imitations of their voices were used in advertising. In case you’re interested, here’s a link to a journal article I wrote about the Romantics v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2024

The objective of these requirements is to guarantee the legitimacy of graphical representations of smell trademarks. CHALLENGES Olfactory markings have certain particular challenges under Indian trademark law. Research on the distinctiveness examination criteria of scent trademarks. Science of Law Journal, 2(11), pp.48-51.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

In contemporary times, businesses in different fields such as the gaming industry, music industry, journalism, etc., use Artificial Intelligence for the creation of content.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Samridhi is a final-year student at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a graduate in Journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. With a passion for the dynamic intersection of law, media and technology, she is particularly interested in exploring intellectual property and tech policy.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2024

Aditya Gupta is a lawyer by training and is presently working on issues that fall at the intersection of IP law, freedom of expression, and business strategy. His primary focus is on trademark law and the intersection of finance and social networks. Vijay V Venkitesh is a data scientist and Research Associate at IIMA.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

19] Being able to distinguish one’s trademark falls at the centre of the trademark law, as otherwise, it is liable to be rejected under Section 9(1) of the Act. According to the rules, graphical representation means a representation of a trademark that is represented or capable of being represented in paper or digitised form. [27]

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Second , it has been argued that the court merely espoused the settled principles of trademark law that ‘common’ names and phrases cannot be monopolized. ” Jarrod Welsh, Copyrighting God: New Copyright Guidelines Do Not Protect Divine Beings, 17 Rutgers Journal Of Law & Religion 121 (2015).

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law looks forward to its three panel discussions on Friday, Feb. ● Local certified “specialist” in trademark law with experience working with green start-ups. Rudy Gaines. ● Owner of a Rudy Gaines Creative Business Growth Company.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, it may be more appropriate to consider trademark law as a comparable framework for comprehending the extent of the personality right. National Law School of India Review , 31 (1), 125–148. What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law. Stanford Law Review , 58 (4), 1161–1220.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

This year, we will be accepting entries from not only current law students but also those who completed their first law degree in 2019 or later. Ragavan’s scholarship emphasizes issues intersecting international trade law with intellectual property rights. A master with the pen, Shamnad was a prolific writer.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

The concept of likelihood of confusion is central in trademark law, which is why the entire TrademarkNow system is built around a computational model representing this key factor. M Madrid system The Madrid system for the international registration of marks is a way to register a trademark in multiple jurisdictions.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There is also the possibility that these marks will cause consumer confusion, negating the purpose of trademarks.” ” Shaista Kahkeshani and Mohd Juned Ansari, Non-Conventional Trademarks: The Spectrum of Distinctiveness in the Era of Globalization, 5 International Journal of Law Management & Humanities 1117 , 1122 (2022).

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When it comes to a very noticeable trademark, you always believe that what you are buying is something from a certain company with specified standards. Trademark laws prohibit anybody else from using similar signs or symbols in which customers might get confused with other businesses.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Legal Gray Area: Does IP Law Fully Protect Against Ambush Marketing? This practise seems as a violation of implied rights and causes economic harm to the parties who have been invested Securing sponsorship an exclusive advertising right.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. The Spectacular Failure of Employee Social Media Privacy Laws. Washington State’s Proposed Employer Social Media Law: The Legislature Should Take a Cautious Approach — SB 5211. Social Media and Trademark Law” Talk Notes.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The integrity of trademark law is seriously threatened by such exploitative strategies, which emphasises the necessity of court action to defend and preserve the rights of rightful trademark owners. A study of Indian and US Trademark Law relating to the effect of ‘Non-Use’of a trademark. [3] 2022-2023).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Putting an End to some long standing Trademark Disputes Some of the longest-running battles in Indian Trademark Law have finally reached their conclusions! While these cases raised critical questions in Trademark Law, what truly unites them is the sheer time it took for the courts to deliver a verdict.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 31, 2025

Jeanne Fromer (with Beebe and Stein), An Empirical Picture of Trademark Law We are running out of competitively effective word marks. Decline of reported journalism and expense of real journalism. What about images? Word marks dominate consistently over time, but numbers have increased in every category.

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