The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations and Uses Leads to TTAB Reversal of "MATCH STUDIO" Over "MATCH" for Clothing Licensee's Prior Common Law Use Established Priority for "SNORE MD" Mark TTABlog Test: Is "BEDLAM VODKA & Design" for Vodka Confusable With "BEDLAM! & Design" for Beer? Welch 2021. Text Copyright John L.

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IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Behind every costume is a designer whose vision and design breathes life into characters. But behind every designer, other figures may undercut and miscredit them. Disney’s Cruella , released in May 2021 , tells the story of two haute couture designers battling for recognition in the fashion industry.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Previously, IPilogue reported that Australia has granted patent ownership to an AI inventor. In 2021 , the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued a non-compliance notice for DABUS’ patent application in Canada. This signals a shift in Canadian attitudes towards AI ownership of their work.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a much anticipated judgment, the UK Supreme Court delivered on 20 December 2023 its ruling in the case of Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks ( Thaler (Appellant) v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (Respondent) – The Supreme Court ) on whether an artificial intelligence ( AI ) system can be named (..)

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

2D designs and texts on a product or packaging may be protected as written, pictorial, photographic, and graphic works, or even works of fine art, depending on the nature of the design elements. The situation is much more complex for product designs and 3D packaging. copyright law. Beijing Zhongrong Hengsheng Wood Industry Co.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

Famous for its easily-recognizable design of breathable and water-friendly clogs, Crocs was founded in 2002 in the US by three college friends who enjoyed sailing. Released on October 21, 2022, this case decision concerned the validity of the industrial design rights for Crocs’ MAMMOTH line of fleece clogs (“939 Design”).

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The TTABlog

JUNE 28, 2022

Kretet also pointed to its ownership of a registration for a similar mark for non-medicated skin serums, but the Board was unimpressed. Krete pointed to the numeral "7" in the cited mark as a distinguishing element, but the Board found no evidence the consumers would view that design element as the number "7." not contestable"?

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Nkem Itanyi (University of Nigeria) on a recent dispute over copyright ownership of the movie, Shanty Town which premiered on Netflix in January 2023 and discussions over a sequel to the movie. They both signed off as the executive producers of the movie.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a much anticipated judgment, the UK Supreme Court delivered on 20 December 2023 its ruling in the case of Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks ( Thaler (Appellant) v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (Respondent) – The Supreme Court ) on whether an artificial intelligence ( AI ) system can be (..)

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Recommended Reading: Germain and Sitler, “The Constitution Commandeth: Thou Shalt Not Protect the Same Subject Matter Under Design Patent and Trade Dress Laws” [link] pic.twitter.com/JCpHwspoIH. — TTABlog (@TTABlog) December 17, 2021. — TTABlog (@TTABlog) December 15, 2021.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Understanding Mask Work. In particular, Section 1213.2

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

The deal market reached historic levels in recent years, with record-setting merger and acquisition activity in 2021. IP Ownership Nearly all purchase agreements require the seller to warrant that it owns or licenses the intellectual property necessary for operation of the business.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Supreme Court is merely considering whether an AI may be formally designated as an inventor on a UK patent. The EPO refused the European DABUS applications ( EP3564144 and EP3563896 ) in 2021 for failing to satisfy the formal requirement of naming a human inventor ( J 08/20 ) ( IPKat ). Sceptical Kat Has DABUS invented?

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. On 30 April 2021, Free Holdings, a Canadian company, re-registered McCoy’s Quantum name in the Namecoin blockchain. McCoy’s registration on the Namecoin blockchain expired In January 2015.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. It is designed to capture anyone who can make important decisions on behalf of the entity. What is Substantial Control?

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 18, 2021

2774 – Pride in Patent Ownership Act. Creating additional incentives to timely record patent ownership interests. Design patent cannot be enforced to restrict repair of a motor vehicle. Design patent cannot be enforced to restrict repair of a motor vehicle. 2773 – Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

SW was set to begin her senior year in the 2021-2022 school year before being dismissed from St. John's approached SW to design a new logo and she invested numerous uncompensated hours into drawing and editing the logo until it was approved by the Board of Directors. John, allegedly without any official reason or explanation.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2021

First, an inapt analogy to accessio, an aspect of which deals with “ownership of the progeny of animals or the treatment of fruit or crops produced by the labour and expense of the occupier of the land (fructus industrialis)”. seahorses).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 21, 2022

19, 2021) reversed on appeal in Plastipak Packaging, Inc. Here, though Falzoni was not a Platipak employee or subject to any agreement to assign rights, and so shared inventorship would mean shared ownership with an industry competitor. SACMI then proposed the design to various US parties, including Plastipak. 4th — (Fed.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

We say goodbye to 2021 with the most interesting posts and articles from the surrounding IP blogs of the past week! Verena von Bomhard (BomhardIP) presented a summary of trade mark cases before the EU Courts in Luxembourg from 2021. disputes between domain names and trademarks). Daktronics, Inc., 21-438).

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The IPKat

JULY 11, 2021

Copyright IPLens blog looked at several recent decisions of the Court of Milan, to see how the CJEU Cofemel decision has impacted on the copyright protection of industrial designs [see also an IPKat post the Kiko case, where the Italian Supreme Court applied Cofemel to Kiko store layout].

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

For example, a copyright will help keep your ownership over artistic creations (like songs or videos). Your employer could attempt to gain the intellectual property rights for your creation, drastically shifting ownership (and revenue) of your work. Why is IP important? So, why does any of this matter?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

After a jury trial in 2021, VLSI was awarded $1.5 Intel argued that due to a recent change in ownership of Finjan, Inc., It is not enough for VLSI’s expert to chalk up any difference between the accused product and the asserted claim to a simple “design choice.”

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The First Problem — Assignment of Rights : Sywula signed a Consulting Agreement and an Invention Agreement, both of which promise to assign rights to DaCosta and Coletti or their newly formed company Teleport, including any inventions, trade secrets, discoveries, designs, software, etc., 138 (Fall 2021). July 26, 2022).

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The TTABlog

JUNE 13, 2022

The Board has re-designated as precedential its April 2001 decision dismissing an opposition to registration of the mark SPINTIRES for computer games and software. 91248894 (April 2, 2021) (re-designated as precedential, June 1, 2022). Opposer Saber Interactive alleged only one claim: nonownership. Oovee Ltd , Opposition No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The plaintiffs claim copyright ownership in wedding dress designs. They also claim that knockoff retailers are infringing those rights. The district court grants summary judgment to Cloudflare. If followed by other courts, that approach should help with other tertiary infringement claims. Case citation : Mon Cheri Bridals, LLC v.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 16, 2021

CV 20-8819 CBM(ASx), 2021 WL 3566415 (C.D. 9, 2021) CoStar owns a number of digital marketplaces containing listings of real estate for sale and for lease. But CoStar’s logo “does not include the author’s name, title, an alphanumerical designation, or identifying symbols referring to such information.” CoStar Group, Inc.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 23, 2021

2021 WL 6049964, No. 12, 2021) After Lexmark , can a competitor bring a false association claim when the false association is with an unrelated third party? Hilti claimed that it didn’t design the label, but that defendant RectorSeal did the final design. FireBlok IP Holdings, LLC v. Hilti, Inc., 3:19-cv-50122 (N.D.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

NFTs have indeed transformed the world of digital assets and ownership, with sales as high as $2.47bn only 6 months into 2021. This is because the storage of a digital version of creations does not designate the title of the creator per se, let alone its trading. Tokenisation and Ownership of Digital Assets under NFTs.

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The TTABlog

JULY 13, 2021

But Applicant owns prior registrations for ELDORADO HOTEL CASINO RENO in standard character and design forms, and the Board concluded that, as in Strategic Partners , the thirteenth duPont factor "tipped the scale" and outweighed the other factors, "making confusion unlikely under the facts of this case." Welch 2021.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MARCH 24, 2023

Fast forward to an event in my own lifetime, where the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 secured the right for women to get a business loan without a male co-signer. Joining the Commerce Family At the end of 2021, I moved to the U.S.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. 13 are the only ones that deal with the ownership of copyright in works. Owning copyright is one thing; proving ownership is another.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

In Moreno , the Board held that, although exclusive licensee Julie Moreno could establish entitlement to a statutory cause of action, she could not prove priority based on use of the mark at issue by her licensor because that would "improperly recognize trademark ownership rights in a licensee." 2021 USPQ2d 831, at *18 (TTAB 2021).

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Following its worldwide premiere on November 24, 2021, the biographical film House of Gucci may face lawsuits for its depiction of the Gucci family. In addition to registrations for the word Gucci, the brand has several design marks such as its renowned interlocking double Gs. Photo by Artem Beliaikin ( Pexels ).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2024

On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “ CTA ”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and its annual National Defense Authorization Act. or abroad, including any ownership interests. b) has an operating presence at a physical office within the U.S.,

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

She analyses the Report’s recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. 6 August, 2021]. 9 August, 2021]. 9 August, 2021]. 10 August, 2021]. 9 August, 2021]. 9 August, 2021]. 9 August, 2021]. 9 August, 2021].

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

Company Claims Ownership of ‘Reloaded’ Trademark. ’ The RELOADED® trademark was registered on June 8, 2021.” While Carrasquillo wisely avoided promoting his ‘Gears’ branding (ripped-off from Epic Games’ Gears of War), the decision to go with Reloaded has now resulted in yet another lawsuit.

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