The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The wine brand had been around since the nineteenth century but changed ownership a few times. Duca di Salaparuta appealed, arguing that when pre-existing national GI registrations were converted into EU unitary registrations, they were fully subject to the validity requirements of the 2008 Regulation on wines. Article 14.3

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

In a somewhat comparable situation, a trade mark holder has surrendered some of their registered marks, even though they were accepted by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), after receiving public backlash against the registrations. What does this mean for the hundreds of other registrations that include these, or similar, words?

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 10, 2020

Another important aspect of the trademark application is asserting the proper ownership of the application. But an application with incorrect ownership could be null and void or worthless, so it is important to get the ownership correct. I often refer to it as a long and winding road.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 30, 2024

In addition, concerns have been raised regarding the authenticity and possession of the artwork, the involvement of the artist, and the authorship and ownership of its copyright in relation to the integration of artificial intelligence into the artistic process. As a consequence, the courts have yet not examined this legal complex issue.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

Gutierrez held that Arty had contractually given up ownership of the rights over remix composition, and therefore had no grounds to sue. The Remixer Declaration provides that Arty does not have any ownership or financial interest in the “underlying musical composition” embodied in the Remix Master. Background and decision.

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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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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2022

Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Unfortunately however, while seemingly obvious, the concept of ownership is sometimes overlooked and can be more complex than originally imagined. At this point, it may be too late! Let’s start with the legislation – a very good place to start.

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CopyrightsWorld

MARCH 1, 2021

As a business owner, make sure you obtain copyright ownership over the logo of your business using a contract for hired work with them. Copyright, also referred to as “author’s right”, is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their intellectual property. Copyright © vs. Trademark ®. Copyright ©. Trademark ®.

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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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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Interestingly, T-Series enjoys joint ownership of the franchise “Aashiqui” with Vishesh Films. The viability of title registrations with societies and guilds has also been a major aspect of discussion for film title registrations. Lyca Productions v. The issue was resolved amicably, leading Kapoor to alter the film’s name.

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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. The Trademark Law of different nations is not based on registration alone, but on the usage of marks and timely renewal as well.

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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. This refers to the shape of packaging and or the physical shape and form of the product, where this forms part of identification of the source.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

For the owner of the copyright, registration is crucial since it is a precautionary and strategic measure done to protect the content’s future and other associated aspects from any potential legal problems. The work must be written down in order to get registration of copyright. REGISTRATION PROCESS .

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

By August 2020, CasperLabs had begun referring to its blockchain protocol and forthcoming token as “Casper.” It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. 1) The marks were identical. (2)

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

To put it straightforwardly, the Metaverse refers to an immersive digital space in which users interact with different people and things by using digital avatars. NFTs may refer to the digital goods or specific pieces sold in the Metaverse. These are non-fungible, implying that they are unique and can never be replaced by something.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Even if you have the Trademark Registration in place, it is essential to understand that the trademark rights are not self-executing; being the trademark owner, you are ultimately responsible for monitoring the marketplace and your use as well to safeguard well against losing the rights. Bottom Line.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Applicant New Africa Ventures argued that “SOUL FOOD has no direct meaning in relation to its actual identified services, as the services make no reference to 'soul food'." When combined, this wording refers to a retail store featuring traditional southern African American foods” and thus “merely describes a feature” of grocery stores. "In

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

633/1941 (Italian Copyright Law) refers not the idea that underlies the creation of the work, but to the form of its expression, i.e. the personal vision and development of the idea in an original form suitable to reflect the personality of its author. RAI contested all the claims as groundless. Here below the artwork by Lindelokse.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that the Chinese government prohibits the transaction of virtual currencies, the Chinese market and users had to change this translation to avoid referring to crypto currencies as that could make NFTs illegal. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Registration was sought as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine. As early as in Sarony (a seminal case concerning copyright protection of photographs), the US Supreme Court referred to authors as human. Secondly, the doctrine is about ownership, not existence of a valid copyright.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

WRB has an incontestable registration for “Hammer-Schlagen” and a registration for the trade dress of its stump, cross-peen hammer, and nails: specifically, “a three-dimensional configuration. DAMM has a registration for “Minneschlagen.” WRB’s word mark registration states that “the English translation of ‘hammer-schlagen’.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In June of 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that a “generic.com” is eligible for trademark registration so long as the consumer recognized the mark as a distinguishing member of a certain class of goods or services. [i] BOOKING.COM refers to some specific entity.” The Decision.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

There’s no reference in the application but PornHub owner MindGeek actually made Doe #1’s identity public in September. Already under new ownership, DaftSex.com now redirects to RedTube, another platform owned by MindGeek. Applicants Demand Everything – and More.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. In court, the issue in dispute was the ownership of the IP in the Cubes Solution software.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. If a new user re-registers a name whose registration is expired, a new token is created. If a new user re-registers a name whose registration is expired, a new token is created.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 29, 2024

.” Plaintiffs Don’t Allege Ownership Of Registered Copyrights George Carlin’s most famous comedy routine is “ Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” Here are seven words you should never say in a copyright infringement case: “I don’t have a copyright registration yet.” In 2019, the U.S.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. In contrast to IP assignments, which transfer the entire ownership of the IP asset, IP licensing provides only limited use.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Hy-Vee counterclaimed for declaratory judgment that Williams’s copyright registration certificate for the mural is invalid because Williams knowingly provided inaccurate information to the Register of Copyrights when he filed his copyright registration application.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2024

The original Club opposed the applications on several absolute and relative grounds, including the confusing similarity between the marks and the use of the proposed registration in a deceptive manner. Therefore, beyond a prior written agreement to that effect, individual members cannot claim ownership of the marks.

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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. REFERENCE Intellectual property and technology transfer. Technology-transfer.

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43(B)log

APRIL 5, 2024

plaintiff's RAW defendant's Raw Garden Also over a dissent, the panel finds that a court can order trademark applications cancelled, not just registrations. The panel did affirm the refusal to cancel defendant’s registrations on grounds of unlawful use, since they weren’t for unlawful items.)

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

CC has a recent trademark registration for a design mark “consist[ing] of the stylized wording ‘COLOR COPPER.COM”, [with] a diamond shape between the wording ‘COLOR’ and ‘COPPER’ made up of four smaller diamonds, each diamond having a pattern inside of it,” COPPER.COM disclaimed. There’s a similar copyright registration for this site.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In contrast, a tussle on fair use and free speech would be activated if companies contest ownership in respect to trademarking hashtags. but infringed in a country in which no registration occurs; therefore, the nature of this global dynamic means that companies will need to put in place multi-jurisdictional strategies for their trademarks.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 10, 2024

Section 1119 of the Trademark Act gives a federal district court the power to "determine the right to registration, order cancelation of registrations, in whole or in part, restore canceled registrations, and otherwise rectify the register with respect to the registrations of any party to the action."

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Intepat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Registration at UKIPO The case in question, originating in 2019, presents a groundbreaking legal dilemma: Can an artificial intelligence (AI) system be acknowledged as an inventor for the purposes of patent ownership? Uniquely, he declared that he was not the inventor; instead, he attributed the creations to his AI system named DABUS.

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