IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

Many film titles or names like Dhoom (ID: 1319835), Padman (ID: 3749859), 3 Idiots (ID: 1940729), and Singham (ID: 3672533), have been registered as a service mark under class 41, of the fourth schedule of the Trademark Rule, 2001. These registrations aid in allocating precedence. Northstar Entertainment (P) Ltd.,

Cinema 81

Cinema Copyright Blogging Registration 81

IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

trademarks, service marks, commercial names, and designations; industrial designs; and any other rights stemming from intellectual endeavors in industrial, scientific, literary, or artistic spheres. Trademark law One of the areas where both trademarks and AI intersect with each other is in creation of new brands and trademarks.

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Intellectual Property Inventor Invention Trademark 59

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Trademark and other subjects of industrial property, such as patent, industrial design, utility solution, etc. Cambodia has adopted the “first to file” system of registration. Cambodian trademark law defines a “mark” as any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods (trademark) or services (service mark) of an enterprise.

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Trademark Service Mark Intellectual Property Registration 52

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered. The Ardagh analysis echoes the analysis found in American courts and registration controversies, such as in the case of Ride The Ducks, LLC v.

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Trademark Registration Music Intellectual Property 52

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 3, 2023

“Failure to Function” refers to a situation where a trademark application is rejected because the proposed mark is deemed incapable of fulfilling its essential role as a source identifier. Therefore, in order to acquire a registration, a trademark must function as a trademark along with being distinctive.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 26, 2024

The court found substantial evidence supported the TTAB’s conclusion that the slogan fails to function as a source identifier for the applicant GO & Associates’ goods and services. The opinion here is more nuanced. See, TMEP § 1202.04(b)

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Registration Trademark Service Mark Trademark Law 64

Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

Whether you’re interested in trademark screening, searching, clearance, registration, or watching, refer to this glossary of key terms to help you in your day-to-day role. Absolute grounds for refusal of registration are factors within the individual trademark in isolation which hinder registration.

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Trademark Registration Registering Trademarks Designs 52

The TTABlog

JULY 2, 2024

TTAB Orders Cancellation of "THE PLIMSOULS" Registration on Ownership and Likelihood of Confusion Grounds, Rejects Abandonment Claim Another Section 2(d) Reversal: USPTO Fails to Prove Cosmetics Are Related to Flatware and Other Household Goods /li> BREAKING!

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Registration Ownership Trademark Reporting 67

Patently-O

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

13, 2023) , the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB’s refusal to register the mark EVERYBODY VS RACISM because it failed to function as a trademark. In order to qualify for federal trademark registration under the Lanham Act, a mark must be able to function as a source identifier. In Trek Bicycle Corp.

Trademark 64

Trademark Registration Trademark Law Service Mark 64

The TTABlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The CAFC observed that "[i]f the nature of a proposed mark would not be perceived by consumers as identifying the source of a good or service, it is not registrable," citing TMEP § 1202.04(b) The TMEP is not the law - ed. ]. widely used slogans), but nevertheless function as source-identifiers.

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Designs Design Registration Service Mark 62

The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The CAFC observed that "[i]f the nature of a proposed mark would not be perceived by consumers as identifying the source of a good or service, it is not registrable," citing TMEP § 1202.04(b) The TMEP is not the law - ed. ]. widely used slogans), but nevertheless function as source-identifiers.

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