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[Guest post] Turin Court of Appeal upholds protection of Juventus FC’s unregistered colour combination trade mark for ‘Be the stripes’ jersey

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The defendant appealed the decision claiming, amongst others, the inexistence of the unregistered trade mark related to the jersey (whose ownership, in any case, would be Adidass and not Juventuss, as the former designed the shirt) and its infringement, as well as the lack of any unfair competition.

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Empowering Innovation: The Role of Intellectual Property in Technology Transfer

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It’s the first important step towards protecting owner’s rights and its lawful public use. Well, it helps in commercialisation of the invention by allowing its public use. It results in a shared knowledge through enhanced collaboration and maximizes the use of knowledge An invention’s IP rights may be assigned as well.

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Haldiram India Pvt. Ltd. V. Berachah Sales Corporation And Ors., 2024: A Case Study On “Well-Known Trademarks

IP and Legal Filings

The defendant also tried to bring to light the prior discrepancies relating to the ownership of marks and the succession of it to the plaintiff after Late Shri Ganga Bishan Agarwal.

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The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal Year in Review 2023

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The case did not address either of the more interesting questions of: a) whether the AI could be said to have actually invented anything, and b) how ownership of AI generated technologies should be determined. Use of large language models in the patent industry: A risk to patent quality?

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Deliberating Colonial Policies to Understand the Causes behind Tribal Revolts in the Chota Nagpur Plateau – Part I

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The eminent domain is the power of the sovereign to acquire property of an individual for public use without the necessity of his consent. Eminent Domain was a policy adopted by Britishers against the tribal land which is similar to nowadays ‘eminent domain’ policy followed by the State. This power is based on sovereignty of the State.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Federally Funded Research

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Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-63579507143ea2268{display:

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Precedential No. 34: "IFG" Fails to Function as a Trademark For Live Plants Because It's a Varietal Name

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As to the third question, the Board concluded that applicant's ownership of a registration for IFG for partly identical goods ("live plants, namely, table grape vines, cherry trees") did not alter the result here. Applicant cannot now inhibit current and future public use of these varietal denominations because of its decision-making.