SpicyIP

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Q: What do you think is an emerging field or topic in IP law that future lawyers should focus on? Li : Privacy Law is a growing field of law, as is law related to artificial intelligence (AI). These Technology Marketplaces raise a variety of concerns including privacy and antitrust.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

This grants celebrities to capitalize on their brand value and at the same time protect it under the realm of privacy rights. Celebrity rights are in a way paradoxical in nature are they form a combination of publicity, personality and privacy rights. under the trademark laws.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2024

Accountability AI can help address trademark infringement but faces challenges in evaluating target audiences and their interest in specific product categories. Academics question the practicality of AI conducting subjective examinations in trademark law, as it lacks the ability to capture subtle distinctions.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In response to these threats, many popular personalities have started trademarking their names to protect their goodwill and reputation from being misused by technology.

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2023

The benefits of trademark registration allow the ‘Trademark holder’ to enjoy the following benefits – Protection of the channel name, preventing competitors from stealing or using a similar version of the YouTube channel name. It is clear that the protection of a trademark is essential for maintaining the goodwill of the brand.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

TM law may also be contextless b/c they’re about registration. Philosophers might be able to learn from consumer protection law about how to break down the concept of manipulation [and distinguish it from persuasion?] TM rights depend on registration, though not unaffected by use; registered TMs are property rights.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Concerning infringement, a trademark is abused when a person adopts a corporation’s domain name without authorization. The unlawful use of a web domain containing a registered trademark is in direct violation of the Indian trademark law. EZY Services and Others”. As per the factual matrix, Phonepe Pvt.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Can “honest concurrent use” be used as a defense against a trademark infringement claim? Lokesh, highlighting its history, argues that honest concurrent use is a principle of trademark law and is not limited to a provision. Thus, there is no question of invasion of privacy or personal information of a third party being sought.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The determination of whether proactive measures are reasonable shall consider the size and resources of a platform, the available technological and non-technological solutions at the time of screening, the information provided by the registrant to the platform, and any other factor considered relevant by a court.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The complaint notes that at least two of these pirate sites use privacy services provided by the named defendants – Cloudflare and domain company NameSilo. TIR claims that enforcing its rights is all but impossible due to these privacy services. 65 Videos in Total. . ” ‘Pirate’ Mistress-Harley Still Active.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

The Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs trademark law in India and provides for the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademarks. 14 provides that if anyone files an application for the registration of a trademark, the consent of the living person must be taken and it should not be falsely or fraudulently obtained.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke. Copyright Law.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nevertheless, with the increasing impact of copyright and privacy on the flow of information, the path of transparency seems to be becoming more and more turbulent, warranting more attention and closer scrutiny than before. For collective marks, he argued that out of 10 collective mark registrations he examined, 9 were granted erroneously.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Trademark etc. claims: Claims for infringement of a registered mark were untimely because they accrued before registration occurred.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Differentiating the right to privacy and the right to anonymity, the court held that a tussle between RTBF and public interest needs to be settled mainly through legislative action and, in some cases, by Courts using a balancing exercise. Such a decision cannot sustain the scrutiny of law. Case: Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta & Anr vs Ms.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. In Dhiraj Dewani v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

By Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court held in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but the Justices disagree on how to evaluate the constitutionality of trademark restrictions In a unanimous opinion published on June 13, 2024, the US Supreme Court held in Vidal v.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Changes in Trademark Law and Evidentiary Rules Introduction: Jake Linford Before courts admitted surveys routinely, they were concerned about hearsay. Mid-Point Discussants: Eric Goldman Antitrust is not a model of empirical evaluation at law, but empirical evidence does matter across consumer law—formation of TOS.

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Patently-O

JUNE 8, 2023

The holding is that the First Amendment does not require any special scrutiny in cases where the accused activity is “the use of trademarks as trademarks.” ” Rather in this use-as-a-mark situation, standard principles of trademark law apply.

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Patently-O

JULY 30, 2024

This provision prohibits the registration of trademarks consisting of or comprising “a name. Instead, Federal Circuit has now affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) original decision barring Elster from registering the mark “TRUMP TOO SMALL” as a t-shirt slogan.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Right To Publicity- A Constitutional Right The right of publicity stems from the right of privacy. But right to privacy only came to be recognised as a fundamental right in the year 2017 in the case of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (retd.) Union of India and Ors. Nonetheless, in R. Rajagopal v. State of T.N., State of T.N.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refused registration of “Trump Too Small” under Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act ( 15 USC 1052(c) ) because the phrase includes a living individual’s name without his written consent. VIP Products (2023) opinion and its other trademark cases. Tam (2017) and Iancu v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2022

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law. Federal Circuit holds refusal to register a political message for T-shirts violates the First Amendment, but fails to acknowledge that these types of registrations can chill expression. The Federal Circuit disagreed.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2024 has been an explosive year for IP developments in India, with more IP divisions coming up in different High Courts, an increasing number of IP registrations and an overall higher degree of attention on IP issues in the country. to clarify that registration does not grant exclusive right in a part of the mark.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

. § 1052(c) provides, in pertinent part, that the PTO must deny federal registration to a trademark if it “[c]onsists of or comprises a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular individual except by his written consent….”

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Patently-O

JUNE 11, 2023

Elster to determine if the PTO violated Steve Elster’s First Amendment right to free speech when it declined to federally register his trademark TRUMP TOO SMALL in connection with T-shirts. The PTO had denied registration under 15 U.S.C. Brunetti , the Federal Circuit’s decision was almost certainly correct. [4]

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