JD Supra Law

AUGUST 16, 2024

Find out why Gabby's Table was denied registration in a major Trademark decision that impacts affiliate marketing. Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg break down what this means for your business in this episode of “The Briefing.”. By: Weintraub Tobin

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 28, 2025

As to appearance, "the marks share the letters PBE, but otherwise bear little or no resemblance to one another, even assuming that Applicants mark is depicted in the pink, white, and gray colors shown and claimed in the cited registration." That is not the issue. OSF Healthcare Servs., 2023 WL 6140427, at *12."

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Mahindra, Tanishka Goswami analyzes the Court’s findings on the importance of house marks in infringement assessment, and the nature of the relevant market. The defendant had also applied for registration of ZEO and eZEO in Class 12. Explaining the recent Delhi High Court decision in Gensol v. 3000 crores.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now they are stuck with a book that they paid far more than market value for and no clear path to recouping that cost. Instead, the market has become about buying the “unique” or “scarce” NFT, often made from a widely available work. I guess this is the natural result of NFT culture. That is difficult to say.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

had acted in bad faith when applying for the mark SKY in categories of goods and services it never intended to put on the market. The UK Supreme Court today held that the England and Wales Court of Appeal was wrong to overturn a 2020 High Court decision that found Sky Ltd.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2025

However, neither the EUIPO Examiner, nor the BoA , nor the EU General Court allowed the registration of the sign below as an EU trade mark due to lack of inherent distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) EUTMR. The Examiner, again, refused registration, on the basis of insufficient evidence. The applicant appealed this finding to the BoA.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

If the examiner has certain concerns about the registrability of the proposed mark, or overlaps of the mark with any of the existing registered marks, which can possibly create confusion, then, the examiner may publish an office action. Depending on the complexity and the volume of work, it can take several months up to couple of years.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Geographical indications bring a sense of security that protects unique property that belongs to a particular geographical location, increasing its value in the market. The Geographical Indications of Goods ( Registration and Protection) Act,1999 provides provisions that prevent the G.I. Tags from being violated and misused.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

” The decision was made by the three-person Copyright Review Board, which was reviewing an earlier denial of registration by the U.S. Finally today, Max Slater-Robins at Techradar reports that the United States has added both AliExpress and WeChat to its list of notorious markets for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Other players in the domain name market have been more reserved. Domain name registries that fail to take action are now listed as “ notorious piracy markets ” themselves, as recent reports against the.cc,io, domain extensions have shown. Politics also play a part. For example, U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, the RIAA’s latest ‘notorious markets’ submission to the U.S. RIAA’s 2024 Piracy Threats The RIAA’s latest submission for the USTR’s notorious markets list starts with stream-rippers. This makes it difficult for rightsholders to identify the operators of pirate sites.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 9, 2023

The EU IPO denied a trademark registration for the following symbol in various real estate-related classes: The trademark examiner determined that the symbol means “I love you” in American Sign Language (ASL). The post European IP Office Denies Trademark Registration for “I Love You” Emoji ?

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

Understanding Different Types of Intellectual Property Trademarks A trademark is like a unique identity for a brandit can be a name, logo, slogan, label, packaging, shape, a mix of colours, or even a combination of any of themthat makes a product or service stand out in the market. Registration is not mandatory, but recommended.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even a mark that has been on the International Registry for 40 years does not assure registration of a subsequent national designation. The international registration of the given trademark is valid as of 1980; the Lithuanian designation was made in early 2014. The trademark depicts the shape of the Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These E-commerce platforms make it simple to access consumer goods from a computer or smart phone, but they also, by their very nature, make it simple for counterfeiters to market their counterfeit goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No. 344/2018]. [6] 344/2018]. [7]

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, as markets grow increasingly innovative, non-traditional marks have emerged, referred to as unconventional trademarks. However, unconventional trademarks challenge traditional concepts of visual representation, leading to significant complexities in their registration, protection, and enforcement. A landmark case was the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Last week, Hollywood’s Motion Picture Association (MPA) shared its annual overview of “notorious markets” with the US Trade Representative (USTR). With the nomination for the USTR’s annual list of notorious markets, these organizations risk becoming targeted by diplomatic pressure.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In assessing the infringement claims and the cross-claims for invalidity, the Federal Court found that Australian consumers would not understand the word "mercato" (market or marketplace), but could probably recognise the meaning of "centrale" (central). The Facts AU Trade Mark No.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Earlier this month, the Fifth Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EUIPO refused the registration of CHOPIN for several goods in Classes 29, 30, and 32 of the Nice Classification due to the risk of free-riding on the reputation of the earlier trade mark CHOPIN under Article 8(5) EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR).

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

on 22 October 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The appellant, proprietor of the “BRUFEN” trademark, challenged the registration of the mark “MEBUFEN,” claiming deceptive similarity. Thus, the Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the Registrar’s order granting registration to “MEBUFEN.” Mehboob Ahmad & Anr.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2025

An Insight into the Nexus between Customs and Trademark Laws Trademark laws protect the identity of brands through exclusive rights granted to the owners of registrations. It deprives trademark owners of losing market and financial losses through apprehension of infringing imports.

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Cogency Global

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What this is : Here's a brief guide to the new law and proposed regulations, which are subject to finalization in the coming weeks and will be fully effective on January 1, 2024.

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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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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This starts with the domain name registration. There are several commercial Whois proxy or shielding services that hide registrant information. Domain registrar oversight body ICANN is aware of this and is considering whether to make ‘proxy’ registration data available for enforcement purposes. Whois Privacy.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

From time to time, this Kat receives queries from clients in relation to the registrability of slogans as trade marks. Let’s take a closer look at the “TAKE FIVE” hard seltzer marketed by Studio Beverage Group in the image below. Recap: Are slogans treated differently than other types of marks?

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Non-conventional or Non-Traditional trademarks such as sounds, color, shape, scent or any other motion marks have emerged as a new innovative tools widely being used in the todays changing and competitive market era that redefine how brands connect with the public at large.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 21, 2022

Registration, monitoring, enforcement, all the things that go into trademark protection–of course, starting with a bold brand. Prolific marketing is the second prong of watering your brand for growth. Prolific marketing: getting your brand out there. Those five things are: Solid trademark protection. Great content.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2021

According to the Board, the applicant’s sign was a mere variation on the shapes of lipstick cases normally available on the market. It follows that the norms and customs of the sector cannot be reduced to what is statistically most widespread, but must include all the shapes that the consumer is accustomed to see on the market.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

WIPO administers the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. In 2015, the US linked its design patent system with Hague — this gives U.S. designers easier access to global design rights; and non-U.S. applicants easier access to the U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-experimented hybrid feature trademark should also take care of all areas comprising both physical and digital dimensions: File under multiple trademark classes or registration numbers so as to be making claims and protecting almost anything a hybrid product has. Think of User Experience in Developing a Good Trademark Strategy.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

The eatery owners argued that they had been using the name Burger King since 1992, which was over two decades before Burger King US entered the Indian market in 2014. While its first registration for the brand name in India (1979) was under Class 16 [Paper & Paper Products] , the trademark was registered w.r.t.

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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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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Local reports suggest that at least 200 films owned by Disney, Sony, and other Hollywood studios, will disappear from licensed streaming platforms, including market leader Kinopoisk. The company says that between February 1 and February 10 alone, registrations were up 64% on similar registrations for the whole of January.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Travel Information There are no registration fees to attend WIPIP, and we will provide meals on Feb. The conference hotel registration deadline is Dec. 2-3, 2024 appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Goldman with your request. 2 and breakfast and lunch on Feb. Travel details are available at [link] wipip2024/.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 4, 2022

Let’s take a closer look at Pyrotechnics’ registration. ” Pyrotechnics’ copyright registration then starts to fall apart. .” ” Pyrotechnics’ copyright registration then starts to fall apart. Pyrotechnics wants to control the market for every component of its system. Implications.

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