IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

This right can be related to music, a book, a logo, any art work, work related to science, designs of the industries. For example, noodles people prefer Maggie over other companies noodles because of the uniqueness in the packaging, taste and also the advertisement which creates an impact on customers to buy the product. 2] Novartis v.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 3, 2024

EL’s design also includes the idea of different elastic strengths. His first prototype testing occurred in 2018 and continued up until the end of 2019. By November 2019, EL was satisfied with the design. Once the pull-strap extends to its maximum length, the webbing sleeve engages to prevent the rubber from being over stretched.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

. “In the case of an April 2019 attack on a synagogue in San Diego, for example, the perpetrator allegedly both drew inspiration for the attack from 8chan forums and used the site to advertise his actions and garner more attention from likeminded users. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, the MPA is also a financial contributor to the ICLE.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 11, 2021

In re Sausser Summers, PC , 2021 USPQ2d 618, (TTAB 2021) [re-designated as precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin). 2018) (quoting In re Boston Beer Co. , In the absence of supporting evidence, we cannot find that Applicant has advertised extensively." Royal Crown Cola Co. Coca-Cola Co. , Examining Attorney Andrea B.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

At the time, ANCINE was clear that the deal meant it would gain access to automated systems that would allow it to “monitor irregularities” related to online advertising in connection with piracy-related products. There was never any real mystery about what it hoped to achieve. Ether appears to be one of its anti-piracy platforms.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Delhi High Court clarifies that for “lack of novelty” to be used as a defence against a Design infringement claim, the lack of novelty is to be seen as on the date of registration of design and not thereafter. Delhi High Court directs Registry to advertise KFC’s ‘Chicken Zinger’ trademark.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 18, 2021

were valid and infringed, but the latter wasn’t counterfeited; SMRI’s dilution victory was vacated, but not its victories on deceptive trade practices, ACPA, false advertising, and unfair competition. The Composite Design Mark registration specifically acknowledged that it made “no claim. apart from the mark as shown.”

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” He started collecting real-world test data in August 2018. The court grants summary judgment on lack of likely confusion. Downloads declined after a 2015 peak.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

(Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020. According to 2018 research, one in five Australians has a tattoo. [1] From some general Google searching, it seems common for people to download pictures of works they like and bring them to their tattooist to copy. Why does it matter?

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The High Court also noted that merely because the impugned mark’s advertisement occurred in Delhi, the courts of Delhi will not become eligible to adjudicate on the dispute. The Defendant was served with a copy of summons and it did appear in one of the hearings, but later stopped, thus causing the matter to proceed ex-parte.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ltd [2022] EWHC 1895 (Ch) (July 2022) In our last volume , we reported on Samsung being held directly liable as a platform for copied watch faces for Samsung smartwatches. An appeal in 2018 failed to dodge this finding by trying to argue that the registration was a series of marks (see Volume 5 ).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court noted that the Patents Act is specifically designed to deal with matters concerning allegations of unreasonable conditions in licence agreements, abuse of one’s status as a patentee, the necessary inquiry into these allegations, and eventually the relief that can be granted. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 24, 2021

Russell created four sculptural works: “Medusa,” “Polyp,” “Hydra,” and “Ophelia”; there was a dispute about whether the sculptures resemble or embody natural aspects of real-life jellyfish and whether Russell intentionally designed them to look like freshwater jellyfish. And in November 2018, [redacted] Walmart claims that [redacted].Walmart

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The defendant in that case had offered adapters for sale which enabled Nintendo games, that had been produced by third parties in circumvention of copy protection measures and downloaded from the internet, to be used on the Nintendo games console. Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements.

Contracts 98

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

The trial court found Ethicon committed 153,351 violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and 121,844 violations of the False Advertising Law (FAL) and imposed a $1,250 civil penalty for each violation. Materiality can also be relevant to whether class treatment is justified in a private FAL/UCL restitution action.

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Intepat

APRIL 19, 2023

In other words, copyright does not prevent others from creating a similar software program or user interface, as long as they do not copy the original code or design. One of the leading cases here is Ferid Allani v.Union of India (2018). Controller of Patents & Rediff.com India Ltd.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2021

The authors also look to lawmakers at the federal and state levels, who considered a variety of legislative proposals relating to biologics and biosimilars designed to improve patient access, encourage commercialization, and reduce costs. Regulatory And Legislative Actions Set The Tone For Biosimilars in 2021. Biosimilar Regulatory Updates.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. December 14, 2018. first submission May 2017; resubmitted June 2018). first submission May 2017; resubmitted June 2018).

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The company has brought over 300 cases since 2017, often using copyrighted product images as a technical hook to shut down undesired resellers who advertise its products at below retail prices. In 2018, when Goldman v. But as far as opportunistic legal actions go, NOCO’s copyright claim against Shenzhen Dingjiang Technology Co.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Mere skilled craftsmanship, using formal design elements based on the theories of harmony, rhythm and melody was, however, not able to enjoy copyright protection. The listings were advertised using photographs uploaded by the plaintiff, which had the wording “CT-Paradies” on them. 4] BGH, 11 May 2017, Die Höhner, GRUR-RR 2018, 61. [5]

Moral Rights 52

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

comprising of a cylindrical cross-section of a tree with nails positioned around the outer circumference of its upward facing flat circular surface, and a cross-peen hammer,” issued in 2018. Its advertising is in orange with block letters and a drawing of a hammer. The Minneschlagen stump is smaller than the Hammer-Schlagen stump.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

In Europe and the United States at least, every trademark has at least three purposes: (1) It identifies the origin of a product or service; (2) It guarantees consistent quality of that good or service; (3) It serves as symbolic communication as a basis for publicity and advertising. 73, 77 (2018)(footnotes omitted)]. copyright law.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The district court reasoned that plaintiff needed to demonstrate that the corporate defendant copied plaintiff’s project in order to satisfy the “use” requirement under the DTSA. Accordingly, the concept was readily ascertainable by proper means, and Vita cannot establish that its conceptual design was a trade secret.”

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