The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The TTAB has re-designated as precedential its September 2022 opinion in this cancellation proceeding. Andrusiek's "actual" trademark use on comic books did not begin until 2017, but from 2006 he used the term as the name of a character, which the Board accepted as use analogous to trademark use, leading to the award of priority to Andrusiek.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

WIPO, Agreement on diplomatic conference on Design Law Treaty. In July, the WIPO Member States agreed to go ahead with a diplomatic conference on the protection of designs to ease cross-border trade. European Commission, European Media Freedom Act.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Machine has made and displayed his cherry blossom paintings since 2006 and this includes the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, a gallery that Hirst has been featured at as well. In 2006, he was accused by a graphic artist, Robert Dixon, of plagiarizing elements of Valium from his Dixon’s work. It’s a sad, frustrating tale.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Definition of MSME The MSME Development Act, established in 2006, witnessed a significant overhaul in its definition within the Atmanirbhar Bharat package on May 13, 2020. With the enactment of the MSME Act,2006; an effective mechanism has emerged, enhancing the MSME claim settlement procedure and striving to make it more accessible.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Often lurking outside the spotlight of EU IP law, Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) and Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) pose their distinctive set of legal requirements. When you add to this an application from a non-EU country, you get the following.

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43(B)log

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2006, Crocs sued now-plaintiff Double Diamond and Dawgs, its affiliate. This case is the culmination of years long battles between the parties after USA Dawgs and Double Diamond Distribution began selling shoes that infringed Crocs’ patents in 2006. The parties compete in the shoe market. Trial was scheduled for 2022 (!),

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2022

Reports indicated that two people – a 41-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman – had been arrested under suspicion of offenses under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and money laundering. To serve half sentence in custody with the remainder served on license.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The lawsuit was brought James’ Designworks, an aggressive litigant that has brought many similar lawsuits over alleged infringement of its floor plans and home designs. According to the lawsuit, Smith penned a track named Can You Tell Me.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

Among that criteria is that they designate a DMCA agent to receive notices of copyright infringement and then work to remove or disable access to any works they are notified about. From there, the technical measure will become a designated technical measure (DTM). However, that will likely not be the end of it.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU wrote. On behalf of music group BPI, PIPCU sent a takedown request to GitHub, alerting it to the alleged criminal activity taking place on its domain.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2023

This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU wrote. According to the DMCA notice, this meant that GitHub could potentially be aiding criminal activity.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

78 USPQ2d 1861, 1862 (TTAB 2006). Hungerford Smith” to identify the source of its soft drink syrup; the proposed mark "Burgundy"appeared only as a flavor designation and not as a trademark. home brew supply shops, home brewers). In re Eagle Crest, Inc. , 96 USPQ2d 1227, 1229 (TTAB 2010); In re Aerospace Optics, Inc.,

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

This lamp was registered as an international design on 28 January 1991 [ here ]. Carlo Rampazzi, an interior designer, placed numerous orders for the “Lyre” lamp in various sizes between 1995 and 2006, in particular to decorate the Eden Roc Hotel in Ascona, Switzerland. The interior designer then appealed.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

He’s been practising law since 2006 and working since 2011 in the IP Department at Pavia e Ansaldo. With his previous focus on trade mark law, copyright, and design rights, Jan is always looking for interesting cases and new developments in the field. He specializes in IP litigation and transactions (also cross-border).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Travel Sentry sells luggage with TSA approved locks and sued Tropp seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement back in 2006. But, folks already knew how to make a combination lock with a master key. The inventive additions here are in the way the lock is marketed and used. ‘537 patent, claim 1. ‘537 patent, claim 1.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2023

“This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU writes. Police sent a takedown request to the Microsoft-owned company, alerting it to the alleged criminal activity taking place on its domain.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2022

Photo from Cooper Hewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum, 1926. Though the expansion of the public domain is cause for celebration, the honey-loving bear was already freely available for use in Canada since 2006. Under the former legislation, Winnie the Pooh was to enter the public domain in 2006, 50 years following A.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The music industry obtained a pioneering injunction to compel Danish ISPs to implement site-blocking measures back in 2006. Unfortunately, online roadblocks reliant on technical tweaks always run up against other technical tweaks designed to circumvent them.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

WePay Global Payments LLC , determining the design claim of US D930,702 (“D’702”) unpatentable, as both anticipated and obvious based on a single reference, Reddy, US 2018/0260806 A1 (“Reddy”). 3] decision overruled the tests for obviousness of design patents established in Durling v. Gamon Plus, Inc. [1]

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 5, 2022

Santos’ career spans more than 40 years in survey research, statistical design and analysis, and executive-level management. He specializes in quantitative and qualitative research design, including program evaluation, needs assessments, survey methodology and survey operations. Santos and congratulate him on his appointment.”.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

7/2006, as amended by Dubai Law No. Property Investment Funds registered with the designated Register of Property Investment Funds are entitled to various privileges, including the right to own real estate in designated areas. Mandatory Registration and Validity of Dispositions: Dubai Law No.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2024

The Controller General of Patents & Designs , clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. The Controller General of Patents & Designs observed that though “ working examples are essential for demonstrating the feasibility and workability of an invention, they do not define the patent’s scope.”

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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

Deputy Controller of Patent and Designs : Emphasis on a speaking order by the Controller The dispute pertained to Patent Application no. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs , Auckland Uniservices Limited v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs , N.V. 965/DELNP/2006 and the patent office’s rejection order (dt.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Many readers may believe that all of these design registrations are superfluous.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In the leaflet SVI designed to promote its new product ‘Apollo Découvertes’, images of wine bottles manufactured by Constellation, as well as its registered “MEIOMI” trademark, stand alongside images of SVI’S wines. Operations (“Constellation”). In contrast, section 22 is more applicable to trademarks for services.

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2006), upheld the USPTO’s long-standing precedent and practice of treating varietal names as generic, affirming the Board’s ruling that the term “Rebel,” as a varietal name for a type of grass seed failed to function as a mark. This notion reflects the Board’s earlier decisions that if the term is used as a designation of source (i.e.,

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

After blocking Russian MP3 site AllofMP3 in 2006, Danish rightsholders haven’t looked back. As pirate site blocking programs expand around the world, Denmark already has more than 15 years of experience in this branch of copyright protection.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The court recognized that Sonos prosecuted the patent family diligently through several continuation applications off a 2006 provisional application. At any rate, “amend[ing] [to] insert claims intended to cover a competitor’s product” is not “in any manner improper”—and, in fact, is entirely compatible with Congress’s design.

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The IPKat

MAY 9, 2024

018171305 ) as well as case law ( R-51/2006-4 , R-2069/2020 ). Furthermore, the EUIPO pointed out that the infringement cases cited by the Applicant are not sufficient proof of the trade mark’s distinctiveness, as many products are copied without enjoying protection under trade marks or design rights. 018153472 , EU trade mark no.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2023

A split-second decision to backup The Pirate Bay in 2006 saved the site and thanks to the silent work of archivists over several years, RARBG’s massive magnet link database didn’t die along with the site. Backups Are Boring As computing tasks go, backups are indeed pretty boring.

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The IPKat

JUNE 28, 2023

915962 designating the EU for the following figurative mark: It was registered for the EU in 2006 for various goods and services in classes 3, 18, 25, 28, and 35. Hummel’s trade mark consists of two specific chevron designs. Background Hummel Holding A/S (‘Hummel’) owns International Registration no.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2022

David Tropp sued Travel Sentry for patent infringement back in 2006. That was the same year that I first taught a patent law class. Back then, eligibility was almost an unknown concept in patent litigation. The rule of thumb was “anything under the sun, made by man,” and I mean ANYTHING.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 26, 2023

388 (2006), where the Supreme Court found no presumption of injunctive relief even against adjudged patent infringers. The USITC is a branch of the US government designed to protect US industry against unfair foreign competition, including importation of infringing products in a way that may harm a domestic industry.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

644/2006, of 6 April 2006 : Objective identity. Although slight variations or improvements in design are allowed, both inventions must be conceptually identical ( judgment of the Commercial Court of Oviedo No. 644/2006, of 6 April 2006 ). 10/2014, of 18 January 2014 , confirmed on appeal ).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8]. .”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The Ordinance came into effect back in 1997 and incorporates a substantial part of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 of the UK. To this end, since 2006, the Government has conducted rounds of major consultations and introduced two amendment bills in 2011 and 2014 into the Legislative Council.

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