The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

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IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Trademark as Collateral in the US. In addition to registered trademarks at the USPTO, debtors can also pledge common law trademarks, which are trademarks not formally registered. Under the Scheme, 2% interest rate subsidy and 50% guarantee is provided by the Government for IP backed loans.

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IP Intellectual Property Branding Brands 40

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. If a company conducts business internationally, it may have to adhere to the privacy laws of foreign countries.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 52

Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Piyush Agarwal , the Delhi High Court recognized the publicity rights of a player and recognized that the concept has been adapted from the right to privacy. The publicity right vests in an individual and he alone is entitled to profit from it.”.

Trademark 52

Trademark Personality Rights Privacy Licensing 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark. An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. The court, in a careful opinion, rejected all the claims.

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Fair Use Trademark Copyright Editing 52

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The guidebook discusses various aspects where archival practice intersects with the law and addresses issues around access to physical records, reproduction of copyrighted material, data protection law and privacy, in order to make important historical documents available to researchers and the wider public.

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Music Copyright Trademark IP 119

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) refused registration of “Trump Too Small” under Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act ( 15 USC 1052(c) ) because the phrase includes a living individual’s name without his written consent. The problem with Elster’s argument, however, is that Section 2(c) does not prohibit any expression.

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Registration Trademark Blogging Law 73