The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2022

It granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark DANTANNA’S for “steak and seafood restaurant” on the ground of fraud. Therefore, the Board held that “[i]n matters of trademark registration and maintenance, where the USPTO relies on declarations to be complete, accurate, and truthful.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Hence, it is no wonder that the battle for ownership of her trademark is also highly sought after. A straightforward pink sans-serif typeface was used for the 1959 original trademark registration. Over time, the trademark underwent five changes before returning to its original form in 2009.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 2, 2021

For only the second time since the CAFC's 2009 decision in In re Bose , the Board upheld a claim of fraud, ordering cancellation of a registration for the mark FUJIIRYOKI for massage chairs. William Shen, the CEO of Respondent ACIGI, filed the underlying application and then assigned the registration to ACIGI soon after issuance.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Petitioner JNF LLC was undoubtedly unhappy with the result of its petition to cancel a registration for the mark HAPPIEST HOUR for bar and restaurant services. Registrant Harwood International enjoyed a constructive first use date of October 6, 2014, the filing date of its underlying application. TMEP Section 903.06 (2022).

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It identifies the product of that company and recognizes its own and gives some rights to ownership that can be enforced. For example, in 2009 the owner of a physical TASER gun sued Liden Lab stating that the users of Second Life are infringing the TASER’s trademark by creating a version of the TASER gun and trading them in Second Life.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 31, 2022

But the claim still failed for failure to plead registration of those photos, though again there was leave to amend. Lanham Act false advertising: The theory was that Meta misrepresented “the creation and ownership” of Logan’s photos. Baden Sports, Inc. Molten USA, Inc., 3d 1300 (Fed.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Three industry organizations—the China Banking Association and the Payment, the Clearing Association of China, and the National Internet Finance Association of China—released a statement stating unequivocally that it is not permitted to provide services like registration, clearing, settlement, and trading.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The question of ownership in the virtual world, particularly in video games, has long been debated. Subsequently, dozens of blocking injunctions were granted under this new ‘Dynamic Injunction’ Process, and the Government was asked to ‘Suspend Domain Name Registrations’ (see also here and here ).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ownership of the registration was subsequently transferred to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd (the predecessor to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd, ‘the applicant’). How it begins.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

General Motors pledged its “Green Technology” patents for a period of 2 years when it faced bankruptcy in 2009. The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. In 2009, State Bank of India advanced a loan of over Rs.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application. After approval of the application for recordation by the Commissioner of Customs, the UTRN will be converted to UPRN (Unique Permanent Registration Number), and the said UPRN would be issued, which confirms the recordation.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009. The plaintiff also alleged that the examination of impugned trademarks was faulty, registration should have been denied under Section 11(1)(b) of Trade Marks Act, 1999. In response, the present rectification petition was filed to remove the subject registration.

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azrights

MARCH 23, 2022

One person who clearly didn’t understand this was Mr Gu who set up a Chinese takeaway in Barrow-in-Furness in 2009 using the name China Tang. One reason people tend to be confused into believing it is acceptable to use their chosen name is that they managed to secure their desired company name or domain name registration.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 4, 2021

In the age of cryptocurrency, the first move was advanced by the introduction of Bitcoin, which was introduced in a white paper in 2008, and then it came to be launched in 2009. The ramifications of not attributing trademark ownership could lead to multiple issues arising from the unsound use of such technology. Concluding Remarks.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2023

An Abitron employee had unearthed documents that suggested that Abitron (rather than Hetronic) had retained ownership of the trademarks in question after a series of business restructurings. 2009) that Google’s sale of trademarks as search engine keywords was a use in commerce. Google Inc.

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