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Trademark Refusal & Copyright Registration Differences

IP and Legal Filings

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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Fortifying Your Brand: Dissuading Infringers through Trademark Registration

LexBlog IP

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 6 This is the sixth in a series of posts about the benefits of having your trademark registered. A registered trademark serves as a deterrent to potential infringers. Minimizing Brand Confusion Brand confusion can erode consumer trust and loyalty.

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How Do People End Up Losing Their Trademark Rights?

Kashishipr

Your Trademark Application gets approved, and you receive your registration certificate. Don’t let that Trademark Registration certificate fool you. The inconvenient truth in this scenario is that owning a trademark is not like owning a home; instead, it is more like renting.

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UNABLE TO REGISTER YOR TRUE BRAND DUE TO PRIOR IDENTICAL REGISTRATIONS? HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO

Selvam & Selvam Blog

To add more clarity to this, ‘Trademark squatting’ – in which one person obtains registration for a trademark which does not actually belong to them nor do they have any right/ claim over the same – has evolved into an actual business today.

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Celebrity Names and Trademark Claims: Insights from the Hobbs Winery Case

Patently-O

The Lanham Act provides for cancellation of registered trademarks by petitioners who believe they are damaged by the registration. 1064 allows cancellations by “any person who believes that he is or will be damaged” by the registered mark.

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43(a)(1)(A) claims are hard to win against a TM registrant

43(B)log

It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. Zamfir alleged that CasperLabs had agreed to register the marks on his behalf and to transfer the marks to him, but didn’t do so; CasperLabs denied any such agreement.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Need for Protection of Personal Name Harnessing a renowned person’s name in marketing not only seizes the public’s attention but also kindles curiosity, generating interest in the associated products and services. An effective solution to address this concern is the formal registration of a celebrity’s name as a trademark.