IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

These rights include exclusive ownership benefits and rights against any misuse, alteration, modification etc. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Key Features: Registration of trademark is mandatory for protection against infringement, but not against passing off. Registration is not mandatory, but recommended.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Indian sports market, especially is a ground for rapid growth, with a die-hard fan base, and an ever-growing hunger for more, the market of sports is at the top of its game. Almost every facet of the sports industry is now being tapped into and marketed and Intellectual Property are valuable assets for these marketing tactics.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The mainstream reputation of NFTs was hopelessly trashed and, as the regular crypto market began to falter, the NFT market was especially hard hit. For example, blockchain copyright registrations in the United States would be of almost no use, as such registrations already need to be recorded with the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

According to Duff and Phelps, and CII’s joint report in 2019 on IP-backed financing, the proportion of tangible assets in the market value of Standard and Poor’s 500 firms has declined from over 80 percent to under 20 percent in the past three decades, thus signifying the rising contribution of intangible assets.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

Belmora ) had the TTAB tackled this issue, and here it reached the same outcome: cancellation of two registrations on the ground that Registrant Meenaxi used its registered marks THUMS UP and LIMCA to misrepresent the source of its soft drink products. Section 14(3) cases are as rare as a White Sox fan in Boston. 2021 U.S.P.Q.2d

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that the 2025 version of the twelfth edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) will enter into force on 1 January 2025. Review the report here.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The Offices agreed with these assessments and did not believe that changes to intellectual property laws, or to the Offices’ registration and recordation practices, are necessary or advisable at this time. Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In this year's ninth appeal from of a mere descriptiveness refusal (with no reversals yet), the Board reviewed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal of SOUL FOOD MARKET for "online retail grocery store services; retail grocery stores." Of course, the word "market" is merely descriptive of a feature and characteristic of grocery store services. "In

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The Defendants contended that the plaintiff had not established ownership, and in any case, the impugned display or exhibition of allegedly infringing material was incidental and transient in the cinematographic films of the defendant. The 3rd respondent filed an application for registration of the same mark in his favour.

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Patently-O

JUNE 1, 2022

That exchange included ownership rights of the LEHMAN BROTHERS trademarks. But, Barclays was not using the marks and allowed their registration to expire. Barclays opposed the whisky registration and also applied to re-register its mark. The spirit of the Lehman Brothers.

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The IPKat

MAY 5, 2023

A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

This summer, the Copyright Review Board issued an interesting decision about the registrability of emojis. The Copyright Review Board is the Copyright Office’s internal administrative review process for the registration decisions of individual copyright examiners. The examiner denied the registrations. copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

As a lawyer, we tend to advise that the registration of your IP is of utmost importance since it affords multiple rights to the owner which assist them in their enforcement. In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States.

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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. No trademark office across the globe will ever keep a watch on the market for unauthorized use of your Registered Trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 9, 2024

This article discusses the domain of trademark registration, which is useful for businesses and individuals in order to protect their brand. Descriptive marks may sometimes be protected, in case they have become distinctive as a result of repeated use and being recognized in the market by consumers.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

Trademarking of a building s design is a significant step in branding and marketing. However, it can be challenging to secure trademark registration over the design of a building. On the other hand, the main aspect looked into for trademark registration, is that of distinctiveness.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Copyright infringement of digital photos differs in important ways from infringement in the markets of music and movies. Get proof of ownership by registering your copyright. Even though it is not mandatory, copyright registration provides valuable legal protection. Based on statistics , 2.5 Watermark your work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

White created “beats” and got copyright registrations for them. Second, how is DistroKid supposed to sort through the ownership and license rights here? DistroKid appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Rivers incorporated the beats into her album. Ugh, so much going wrong here.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

Company Claims Ownership of ‘Reloaded’ Trademark. Trademark Registration No. Due to the “Omi in a Hellcat” persona, the market became so saturated with Reloaded products that the trademark is now associated with Carrasquillo, not NuStar. ’ The RELOADED® trademark was registered on June 8, 2021.”

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While many see China’s AI policies as a cover to curb freedoms and control society, the reality is that China is an active AI developer in a thriving market for AI applications in both the trade and industrial sectors. China is at the forefront of the AI development race.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. Assignment of License is transfer of ownership. Where licensing is temporary, assignment is a transfer of IP rights like ownership over the invention. The offices are established for movement of innovation from lab to market.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”

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The TTABlog

MAY 9, 2024

Respondent claimed, however, that petitioner's prior use resulted in "minimal market penetration," asserted that the challenged registration should survive with a carve-out granting rights to Petitioner that are geographically limited to Jellico, Tennessee, and argued laches as an affirmative defense.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

Not to mention, it allows for almost infinite expansion, allowing marketers to design apparel of any size. For undisputed ownership of virtual designs, Intellectual Property (IP) laws must be thoroughly handled with. The trademark registration safeguards the owner’s rights and establishes the business’s legal standing.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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Patently-O

MAY 28, 2024

The Lanham Act provides for cancellation of registered trademarks by petitioners who believe they are damaged by the registration. This approach presupposes that competitors, in their pursuit of market dominance, will zealously guard against any encroachments on their trademarks, thereby indirectly safeguarding consumer interests.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

After he was released from jail, he got copyright registrations for the photos and sued (pro se) the media entities for copyright infringement, 1202 violations, and more. To be clear, joint copyright ownership of photos like these could be a policy disaster, so I don’t share the judge’s lament on that front). The complaint.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

At present, with the immense growth of interconnectivity, along with digital experiences creating augmented reality and virtual reality, many digital marketers and technology experts have given the term ‘Metaverse’ to these new spheres of human interaction. Market Reach & Presence. IP Challenges in the Metaverse.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Board dismissed an opposition to registration of SPLIT DECISION for "Entertainment services in the nature of live visual and audio performances, namely, musical rock band," finding that Opposer Billy Stott failed to carry his burden to prove that Applicant Split Decision Music, LLC was not the owner of the mark. Wonderbread 5.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 6 This is the sixth in a series of posts about the benefits of having your trademark registered. Establishing Legal Ownership and Exclusivity Trademark registration establishes your legal ownership over a distinctive mark.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. Without assessing whether Zamfir owned any valid interest, reasoning that ownership of a valid mark is not a requirement under §43(a), the court jumped straight to the Sleekcraft factors.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” There’s some transformation in organization; used entire work/market substitute so Cord wouldn’t be able to sell her narrative a publisher. It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Apple really should rethink its enthusiasm for individual copyright registrations for emojis, because that legal position spurs claims like this one. Copyright Owner Claims Ownership Over Depicting Emoji Symbols in Multiple Colors–Cub Club v. Apple appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Marc Jacobs.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines. Granting patents registrations is generally based on a first-to-file (or first-to-invent, depending on the country) basis. Jurisprudence has also established the doctrine of prior use as a basis for trademark ownership. For example, U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Importance of Registration of Trademarks in the Metaverse Businesses may now reach a larger audience, increase their digital footprint, and increase profits by utilising the Metaverse. The trademark registration safeguards the owner’s rights and establishes the business’s legal standing.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

The Indian Trade Marks Registry is also seeing activity under classes 9, 35 and 41 for registration of trademarks in relation to ‘downloadable virtual goods’ and online virtual services. If not for these efforts, the virtual goods market has the potential to be very competitive.

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