JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Recently, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the draft version of 'Implementation Measures for Drug Trial Data Protection (hereinafter referred to as the 'Draft for Comments'), aiming to clarify the registration categories and corresponding regulatory data protection periods for chemical drugs and biologics.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Indian Copyright Registration The Indian Copyright Office is similarly confused how to handle such requests. In this case, the copyright office allowed registration. The basis for registration is not specified. The procedure is a correction proceeding in court to cancel the registration. A troubling dilemma.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 27, 2022

A motion trademark refers to a moving logo used by a company as a creative and innovative marketing approach to attract customers to their business offerings. While applying for the Trademark Registration of a motion mark in India, it is essential to ensure that the mark is capable of being depicted on paper. For more visit: [link].

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2021

According to that directive, from 1 January 2022, the CNIPA will only provide an electronic version of trade mark registration certificates. As strange as it may sound in today’s world of electronic formality, ‘paper’ is a big deal for the registration process in China. 1574) was launched.

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Cogency Global

MAY 18, 2023

What this is: Refer to this guide to help you determine whether using the Unified Registration Statement (URS) is right for your nonprofit. What this means: The URS is still a very useful, time-saving tool when registering or renewing to solicit.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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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

JULY 28, 2022

Maharashtra Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (Registration of Real Estate Projects, Registration of Real Estate Agents, Rates of Interest and Disclosures on Website) Rules, 2017. Registration of Real Estate Projects. Registration of Real Estate Agents. Under this Act, all real estate agents must register.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Introduction Registration of a trademark is an important step toward building a brand on solid ground. Lack of distinctiveness to incorrect classification are among the common errors that can bring derailment upon your trademark registration.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

[Image Sources : Shutterstock] Icann Rules According to the ICANN rules, the domain name registrant is required to comply with all the standards, requirements, procedures and practices when entering into a Domain Name Registration Agreement with the Domain Name Registrar. Schechter, The Rational Basis of Trademark Protection, 40 HARV.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 23, 2023

Concomitantly with announcing the overall initiative, the Office released new registration guidance on how to handle registration of works that include material generated by AI-technology. In short, for anyone handling copyright registration applications that involve an AI aspect, it’s a must read. The guidance notes that U.S.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The application was based on German trade mark registration No 1 119 686 ‘SYMPHONIE’ (word mark) registered in class 33 for “wine; sparkling wine”. To support this, the applicant referred to the Similarity Tool, contending that, according to this tool, win and gin are similar. 003196752 ).

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The TTABlog

JUNE 10, 2024

In an attempt to side-step a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark shown below, for "gin," Petitioner Iron Balls International petitioned to restrict Respondent Bull Creek's registration for the mark IRON BALLS for "beer" to "“micro-brewed craft beer." See Embarcadero Techs., RStudio, Inc. 2013 WL 2365029, at *2 (TTAB 2013). Issue Preclusion?:

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s broken apart into multiple sections but, in the most broad terms includes the following: What Works Are Protected by Copyright What Those Protections Include and Don’t Include Who the Copyright Holder Is How Long Copyrights Lasts What One Can do With a Copyright-Protected Work Basics of Copyright Registration. perspective.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Paragon Polymer Products Private … vs Sumar Chand Nahar on 7 January, 2025 (Madras High Court) Image from here In an appeal against the Trade Mark Registrys order, the Appellant, a footwear company using the mark Paragon since 1975, opposed the registration of the same word by the respondent for electric motor starters under Class 9.

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The IPKat

MAY 3, 2023

Rebekah Vardy, wife of football player Jamie Vardy , has managed to secure registration of WAGATHA CHRISTIE for a wide range of goods and services. Given this, there’s something a little disconcerting about the (perfectly legal) registration of the WAGATHA CHRISTIE mark. Why is this noteworthy? The libel trial ensued.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It finds that, in 2023, there was a 10% increase in visits to pirate IPTV registration pages, with an average of 2.14% of internet users visiting these websites each month. These percentages are hard to interpret without a historical reference. This has long been a gap in the reporting, as MUSO’s data is based on website visits.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

The arbitral award dated February 28, 2025 , underscores the importance of accurate registrant information and reinforces that cybersquatting – even passive holding of infringing domains will not go unchecked. The Arbitrator referred to similar decisions under WIPO and INDRP that considered such conduct as evidence of bad faith.

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Cogency Global

MAY 16, 2024

What this means : The number of states that do require charitable solicitation registration varies in some circumstances, usually depending on the type of organization and sometimes you’ll find conflicting information when searching for the exact states where this is required.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

A recap of emoji law developments in 2021: Court References. I maintain a dataset of US court opinions that reference emojis and emoticons. Most case references are merely that–the court simply notes the presence of a symbol as part of reciting evidence in the case. Footnote: courts sometimes clearly mislabel the symbol.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

However, in some rare instances there are some other peculiar forms of trade mark registrations as well. These are not the most conventional forms of registrations and are often accounted for a higher degree of proof due to their nature. There are numerous issues that may arise for the registration of smell mark.

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The TTABlog

JULY 29, 2024

The Board denied a petiton for cancellation of a registration for the mark shown below, for various clothing items, rejecting Petitioner Paradise Holdings' likelihood of confusion claim because Paradise failed to prove priority. 1057(e), a registration may be amended “for good cause.” Neo Nyc inc , Cancellation No. Welch 2024.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Additionally, the copyright registration depicts the work as a work for hire, and if that were inaccurate then the copyright would potentially be invalid, which would also necessitate dismissing the suit. If the doctrine were not applicable, Cooper would not own the copyright and would have no grounds for an infringement suit.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 13, 2024

Look Cycle, owner of the mark LOOK for bicycles and bicycle parts, petitioned to cancel a registration for the mark BLOOKE for bicycles, parts, and accessories, alleging likelihood of confusion, nonuse, and fraud. Pronunciation is like what patent lawyers refer to as a nose of wax - selectively twistable - id. ]. Unlikely - ed.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This blog discusses the concept of non-conventional trademarks, its use in Pharmaceutical Industries, relevance and complexity surrounding the registration process under Indian Law. The trademarks act, 1999, references colour combinations in section 2(1)(m), 2(1)(zb), and 10(1).

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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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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Applicant feebly argued that Registrant, Renton Technical College, is a technical college that sells simple clothing bearing the name of its institution for students and faculty. Since there are no restrictions in the registration, Applicants restriction of its own identification of goods "does not impose a meaningful limitation."

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Once you apply for a trademark at the USPTO, there are numerous grounds on which your mark can be refused registration, one of which is a claim that your mark is generic. Generic words typically refer specifically to a particular good or service, or a class of goods or services.

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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. The process involves:- Submitting trademark details and evidence of registration. Information about an individual suspected of counterfeiting or trading routes.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A quick search on the USPTO’s trademark database shows that Apple first filed the trademark registration for SMART KEYBOARD back in December 2015 as an iPad Pro accessory. The successful registrations include Apple’s own marks like SMART COVER, SMART CASE, SMART CONNECTOR, and SMART FOLIO. Generics cannot have trademark protection.

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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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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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Patently-O

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In Australia, the term “ugg boots” refers to a general style of sheepskin shoe with the fleece turned in for warmth. 1064(3) for determining whether a registered trademark has “become” generic applies where a term originated as generic before registration. by Dennis Crouch. Petition ].

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Any business owner based in Singapore therefore ought to understand key concepts regarding copyright registration in Singapore, copyright protection in Singapore, as well as which items can be protected by copyright. These different exclusive rights form the bundle of rights that we refer to as copyright. Image Source:Freepic].

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2023

In India, Section 47 [iii] of the Trademarks Act defines two situations under which a registered trademark may be revoked: If it can be shown that the trademark was registered without a bona fide purpose to use it, the registration will be invalidated. This is also known as the removal of a trademark from the registry for lack of usage.

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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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SpicyIP

AUGUST 10, 2024

Recently Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA secured trademark registrations for three colour combinations for its inhalers. Highlighting some interesting bits from the prosecution of these applications and explaining the implications of these registrations on the larger access to medicines issues, we are pleased to bring to you this post by Md.

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