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How Do People End Up Losing Their Trademark Rights?

Kashishipr

A trademark registration certificate that you receive after getting your proposed trademark approved from a country’s Trademark Office is just the first step in the journey of your trademark ownership. Furthermore, it will also never enforce your trademark rights on your behalf.

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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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An Explorative Study on the Liability of Domain Name Registrars with reference to Trademark Infringement.

IP and Legal Filings

Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection. Reliance is also a registered trademark, and as such, it is protected from trademark infringement.

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Be Aware as Trademark Email Scams Get More Sophisticated

IP Intelligence

Recently, the fraudulent scammers have become more sophisticated with their solicitations by claiming to be attorneys or law firms with expertise in trademark law. They are targeting both new application filers and established companies with registered trademarks.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. Article 143 of the Patent Law provides patent holders recourse to file claims in the Commercial Court if the rights under their patent are infringed by another party. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark.

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CAFC Affirms TTAB Dismissal of Consolidated Cancellations Due to Lack of Entitlement to a Statutory Cause of Action

The TTABlog

The causation requirement was satisfied because "[t]he allegedly unlawful registrations of Appellees’ marks cause a diminishment of value in Appellant’s Hobbs Winery ownership interest." And "there can be no doubt that Appellant’s injury would be redressed by a favorable decision." While Appellant, who, after all, owns up to 21.6%

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Here’s Why You Should Handle a Trademark Assignment Properly

Kashishipr

Owning a trademark undoubtedly counts as one of the most valuable and crucial assets for every business company or organization. Hence, it becomes imperative not to stay ignorant about a Trademark Assignment. Moreover, trademark assignment proves to be beneficial for both parties involved. Restrictions on Trademark Assignment.