Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

To date only one case, which ended in a settlement, has actually been concluded. The lion’s share of cases, 84, had works that were already registered when the case was filed (Note: There are an additional three cases where the registration status is unknown). Registration Status at the Time of Filing.

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Patently-O

APRIL 4, 2023

The two eventually reached another settlement that transfers substantial rights over to Apple Inc. Bertini filed an opposition to Apple’s TM registration which the TTAB eventually dismissed. The companies eventually settled the case with Apple Computer paying $80k and agreeing to stay out of the music business.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In addition to the filing fees, if you require an expedited registration of your work, that is another $50 fee for each work involved. This means that, in CCB fees alone, you will be charged $100 for the whole of the case and another $50 per work if you need to file an expedited registration in the case.

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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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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

This far-reaching measure appears to have paid off as both parties have just informed the Virginia federal court that a settlement has been reached. While the settlement terms will remain private, a few details have been shared in public. Settlement With Blocking Requirements. As in previous lawsuits against VPN.ht No Logging!

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The next most common reasons were a tie between those where the respondent opted out and where the case was voluntarily withdrawn, likely due to a settlement. Make sure you have a case that the CCB can hear, that your copyright registration is in order, and that you fill out the paperwork fully and properly.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Legal Background: Registration. Unicolors, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. After the apparent demise of Area 51 but in advance of the settlement being finalized, it’s alleged that Tusa launched a close copy of Area 51 called SingularityMedia, which scooped up Area 51’s customers.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 12, 2022

We’ll certainly delve into a TTAB cancellation in this post, but we now have a couple more ways to cancel a trademark registration. What is great about having more options to cancel a trademark registration is that you can control how much leverage you wish to maintain over the trademark owner. This is what inter partes means.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Registrations Aren’t Needed Upfront. Copyright owners must have a copyright registration or denial in hand before initiating a federal court case. A CCB case, in contrast, can be initiated after filing a registration application. Key Design Features of the CCB. Pleading Standard.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Granules India, the Delhi HC recorded a settlement after Granules’ undertaking for exemption under Section 107A a.k.a The defendant had applied for registration of the ASTELLAZ PHARMACEUTICALS mark to which the plaintiff filed an opposition. Read for more on this update! the Bolar provision. Oracle America, Inc.,

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I asked for proof that they owned the copyright, and they wrote back that the registration was pending and that I had 21 days to respond before they handed it over to their attorneys. Registration and bargaining. We recommend that you try bargaining the settlement figure down to $250 using the arguments above.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. The registrant counternoticed each time. per sticker set.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

has trademark registrations in a popular dictionary word, “Emoji.” . ” Last month, in one of them, I filed a declaration stating that “Emojico appears to be running a trademark trolling operation.” ” My declaration lays out how I reached my conclusion. To summarize the declaration, I believe Emoji Co.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 16, 2023

On July 5, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal by PepsiCo India Holdings against an order passed by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority in 2021, thereby effectively revoking Pepsico’s registration of the FL 2027 potato variety. The multinational corporation had claimed damages worth around 1.05

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. In the case of UST Global (Singapore) Pte. 1] AID No. 2 OF 2019

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

Individual emoji symbols can obtain copyright registrations… sometimes. When the symbols “include something in addition to common tropes and shapes,” and even then, the registrations should only preclude verbatim copying. Dear [smiley]” formed a settlement agreement. When exactly?

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 25, 2024

Introduction Section 3 of the Real Estate Regulation and Development Act, 2016 provides for prior registration of projects under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority that are undergoing completion as of the commencement of the Act and have not been granted a completion certificate by their respective local authorities.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Most trademark oppositions will include likelihood of confusion as grounds for denying the registration of an applied-for mark. Is a trademark registration worth fighting for? Owning a first registration paves the way for future applications for the same mark on expanded product lines. earlier use or a priority date).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Federal courts typically require the copyright owner to have a copyright registration in hand before suing ( see 17 U.S.C. In contrast, a copyright owner can initiate a CCB proceeding before obtaining a registration. 411 and Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. Wall-Street.com, LLC , 139 S. 881 (2019)).

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The TTABlog

MAY 9, 2024

Respondent claimed, however, that petitioner's prior use resulted in "minimal market penetration," asserted that the challenged registration should survive with a carve-out granting rights to Petitioner that are geographically limited to Jellico, Tennessee, and argued laches as an affirmative defense. Read comments and post your comment here.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Holding the registration to be in violation of Sections 9, 11, and 18 of the Act, the court directed the trademark registry for the cancellation of the respondents mark. The Delhi HC initially granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favor of the plaintiff, and the matter was later referred to mediation, resulting in a settlement.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2023

is openly displayed as the registrant along with one of two specific email addresses. It was registered with Namesilo on March 27 with PrivacyGuardian.org hiding the registrant’s details. From there, a malicious actor could attempt to ‘seize’ domains, extract a settlement, or resort to basic blackmail.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 3, 2025

Supreme Court said Mondayit will not consider a Florida souvenir store chain's challenge to a Second Circuit decision shutting down its case that a bankrupt beachwear company fraudulently procured a trademark registration to secure a $3.5 million settlement.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2022

The Respondent secured federal trademark registration for “Get Lucky” in 1986, and the Petitioner commenced offering garments employing the registered trademark “Lucky Brand” and term “Lucky” a few years later, in 1990. Lucky Brand’s request to dismiss was granted on remand by the District Court. “The

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Holding the registration to be in violation of Sections 9, 11, and 18 of the Act, the court directed the trademark registry for the cancellation of the respondents mark. The Delhi HC initially granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favor of the plaintiff, and the matter was later referred to mediation, resulting in a settlement.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2025

Supreme Court to consider its challenge to a Second Circuit decision foreclosing its arguments that a bankrupt beachwear company fraudulently procured a trademark registration to secure a $3.5 million settlement in yearslong litigation between the competitors.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 11, 2024

To add more clarity to this, ‘Trademark squatting’ – in which one person obtains registration for a trademark which does not actually belong to them nor do they have any right/ claim over the same – has evolved into an actual business today. So, how do you approach this issue when your brand is caught in the middle of it?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions. The original complaint lists four copyright registrations but two of these were first published on November 10, 2020, well after the cheats were first made available. The same accusations were also made against Phoenix Digital Group, the alleged creators of the software.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Procedure for registration of Non-Banking financial company with reserve bank of India. The Central Office then grant the Non-Banking Financial Company Registration certificate only when all the conditions and requirements under section 45-IA of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are met and fulfilled by the applicant company.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

While the judge rejected a number of arguments advanced by the Phillies (including arguments that the defendant committed fraud on the Copyright Office with its initial copyright registration), she ultimately recommended that the Phillies be allowed to continue using the new version of the mascot.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

Earlier this year the parties in the DISH matter said that a settlement was being discussed for a second time, just as DataCamp found itself under mounting pressure in an increasingly complex case. Dramatic developments this week indicate that an amicable settlement is of no interest to DataCamp.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

So it appeared that your trademark application was approved and on track to a registration until it got derailed. A third party has filed an opposition with the TTAB to block the registration of your mark. What trademark opposition strategies increase the probability of an earlier settlement?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2023

As a result, several YTS users received settlement requests or were sued instead. The site’s registrations remain closed, however, and comments are still disabled. YTS has been the target of several lawsuits in the U.S. over the past few years. The operator signed a consent judgment and agreed to hand over user data to rightsholders.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In some cases, however, there may be hope for an early settlement that would not require a huge investment. Sometimes the opposer is looking for coexistence or a certain compromise that might allow for your trademark application to proceed to registration.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2021

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is limited to deciding issues of registration only. Accordingly, it only has the authority to either cancel an existing trademark registration or refuse a trademark application from maturing to registration. the parties agree to suspend proceedings to engage in settlement discussions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

” But the trademark registration was over 5 years old, so it had become “incontestable.” 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. OxBlue * Want To Know Amazon’s Confidential Settlement Terms For A Keyword Advertising Lawsuit? ” UGH.

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