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How Do People End Up Losing Their Trademark Rights?

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No trademark office across the globe will ever keep a watch on the market for unauthorized use of your Registered Trademark. Furthermore, it will also never enforce your trademark rights on your behalf. It implies that the onus lies with the trademark holder to prevent others from infringing upon his trademark rights.

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New Trademark Laws For Québec – What You Need To Know

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

Bill 96 will have a significant impact on the use of English trademarks in the Province of Québec. For example, whereas in the past, both unregistered and registered trademarks did not need to be translated into French, under Bill 96, only registered trademarks will be exempt from translation into French.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. Entertainment v.

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Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!

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Should the seemingly fraudulent behavior be taken in jest or be considered as a blatant misuse of the Michelin trademark— word and symbol? The present post is devoted to this latter question. What is a Michelin Star in Terms of Intellectual Property Law?

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Understanding the 3 Common Forms of IP & their Varying Levels of Protection

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Trademarks (referred to as logos and brand names in a layman’s language) are the source identifiers intended to safeguard the general public from getting confused about the origin of products and services available in the market.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Businesses and individuals can utilize real-time anti-cybersquatting protection, proactively purchase similar domain names, and register trademarks to combat cybersquatting. ’s trademark and cybersquatting. The Anticyber Squatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) considers cybersquatting unlawful in the United States.

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Trademark Modernization Act—What New and Upcoming Changes Could Mean for Your Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Below are the most notable changes made by the TMA and key takeaways for trademark practitioners and brand owners. New Procedures for Challenging Registered Trademarks and Pending Applications. Intellectual Property , Trademarks. Related Services. About the Author.