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Spanish trademark law reform

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La entrada Spanish trademark law reform se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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Analyzing Smell Trademarks: Laws, Significance and Issues

IP and Legal Filings

Smell marks and Indian trademark laws. Currently, Indian laws do not permit the registration of smell marks. The pre-requisites for registering a trademark include graphically representing it. Rule 25(12) b of the Trademark Rules, 2002 makes it mandatory to represent the trademark graphically.

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Unveiling Trademark Dilution from Scratch to Denouement

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vs. Mehtab Ahmed 99 (2002) DLT 678 Where court observed that the nature of the goods is identical, and it immensely affects the identifying value of the original owner’s mark. on 9 August 2002 99 (2002) DLT 678 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post Unveiling Trademark Dilution from Scratch to Denouement first appeared on IPLF.

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Trademarks vs. Generic Terms: Can Generic Terms be Trademarked?

IP and Legal Filings

Can their names be officially protected under trademark laws?At At first, it might seem a little confusing as Trademarks are like- ‘special signs’ that help us know where products or services come from. Imagine a place where a tea stall named “Chai Chai Chronicles” warmly invites you to enjoy a cup of tea.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The concept of passing off under trademarks law was used to provide relief to the plaintiff. The concept of passing-off under Trademark law can be applied if the person concerned is a well-known figure. It is a common tort law aspect and can be used for unregistered trademarks. 893 of 2002 (Del) (India). [2]

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2d 410, 414-415 (SDNY 2002)) that the Supreme Court expressly used to “offer as one last example” of “a case with a striking resemblance” in which the Rogers test was cabined. Going forward, my advice to parodists who don’t want to be found to infringe trademarks: make sure your parody slaps everyone right in the face.

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

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Therefore, to protect your business in the hospitality industry, you must seek protection via Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , specifically by registering your hotel or restaurant brand name and logo as trademarks. Here in this article, we shall shed light on the relationship between Trademark Law and the hospitality sector in India.