Corsearch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Mike Sweeney, Director and Senior Legal Counsel in Operations at Corsearch, has been appointed as a Vice Chair of the prestigious Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Committee for the IPO (Intellectual Property Owners association) for the forthcoming term. Targeted topics include IP infringement on fast-growing e-commerce platforms.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2023

Think about trademark rights’ exhaustion, parallel imported goods, but also repackaging, upcycling of second-hand goods and, of course, counterfeit second-hand goods. Counterfeit goods Last but not least, a hot topic for second-hand fashion is the resale of counterfeit goods. So, what does this mean for the IP world?

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LexBlog IP

MAY 1, 2022

The event, scheduled for April 30, 2022 through May 5, 2022, will bring together over 6,000 attendees for numerous opportunities to learn more about topical trademark issues as well as network with colleagues. Counterfeits in the Digital World. Table Topics. Highlights include the following: Workshops. Annual review of U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group’s webinar on IPR protection programs and initiatives Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group's (SACG) webinar on IPR protection programs and initiatives holds on 15 February 2024 at 12:00 - 13:00 CET. The online event will provide takes on recent topics in the field of AI.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Drawing on input from copyright holders, the report includes a non-exclusive overview of sites and services that are believed to be involved in piracy or counterfeiting. These stores are often linked to the sale of counterfeit goods. For more than a decade we have covered the online part of the report.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. We received several excellent submissions across a various range of topic areas. And encouraged participants to draw inspiration from Shamnad’s scholarship.

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IIPRD

APRIL 3, 2024

2] This produces a higher opportunity for producing counterfeit goods. It is recorded that 31% of the total counterfeit goods in India are apparel. [3] 4] However, this has not stopped the production of counterfeit goods. Counterfeit goods in this case might propel fashion by adding a layer of novelty to high-end products.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

This ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is put together by the European Commission. The popular social media platform is used to discuss virtually every topic imaginable and pre-release music piracy is no exception. Following the example of the United States, the EU started publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

centred perspective, it — unsurprisingly —managed to grasp the essence of the topic globally. In addition, a recurrent complaint by trademark owners, particularly of luxury products, is that upcycling could hide counterfeited products, especially when the goods are sold in large quantities and are sold online.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The paper may pertain to any topic related to intellectual property law, and may be submitted in French or English. Be sure to catch them at one of the sessions if you are in town. Read more about the speakers and sign up to the seminar here. More details of the event on be found in the brochure here. More details can be found here.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ferrero Spa & Ors vs Dugar Overseas Pvt Ltd & Ors on 21 December, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants are infringing its “Ferrero Rocher” trademark by selling counterfeit chocolates in-store at Pune and Indore Airports. Defendant no. 2 is fraudulently using Defendant No.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 15, 2023

These can be used to monitor infringing domain names, trademarks, logos, and counterfeit websites. The INTA meeting is the world’s largest gathering of trademark practitioners, corporate counsel, and brand owners. Over 7,000 attendees plan to attend. Digital brand protection solutions and tools continue to grow in popularity.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Measuring the effectiveness of efforts to combat cloning, counterfeiting and relabeling of semiconductors. While the RFI specifically seeks input on these and other topics, NIST welcomes ideas on any topic relevant to the development of the Manufacturing USA institutes and hopes to receive a broad diversity of perspectives. .

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Unlike trademarks, where quick raids against counterfeiters can be launched within hours from the filing of an administrative complaint, design protection previously relied on more formal, lengthy and expensive administrative or civil litigation. I covered this topic in more details in a previous blog ( here ).

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

They are two topics not routinely paired with stuffing and turkey. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seized some 82 domains that it claimed where trafficking in either counterfeit or trademark infringing goods. Two things that won’t be on many people’s minds will be copyright and plagiarism issues.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 25, 2023

For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. lawmakers may be more receptive to revisiting this topic. Government’s Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a consultation to discuss future anti-piracy and counterfeiting strategies.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The latter has held the position for four years and writes: " The students that select this module often have very specific reasons, they have their own app, they post their music online, they have a start-up idea, they want to fight counterfeit drugs or understand the value of luxury brands or the IP related risks on social media platforms.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

However, traditional pirate sites are also on the EU’s radar, with several of the worst offenders highlighted in the recent piracy and counterfeiting watchlist. The regulation is mostly targeted at legitimate user-generated content platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Unlike trademarks, where quick raids against counterfeiters can be launched within hours from the filing of an administrative complaint, design protection previously relied on more formal, lengthy and expensive administrative or civil litigation. I covered this topic in more details in a previous blog ( here ).

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In a complaint filed at a federal court in California , Mon Cheri Bridals and Maggie Sottero Designs argued that even after multiple warnings, Cloudflare failed to terminate sites operated by counterfeit vendors. This makes Cloudflare liable for the associated copyright infringements, they said.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The Kurasov image is available here: Kurasov Tackling the blurred lines between counterfeiting and ingenuity in the art world is certainly not an easy endeavor. Thus, it is highly plausible, if not evident for some, that this case can fall more within the boundaries of inspiration and not pure imitation of protected artwork.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The Kurasov image is available here: Kurasov Tackling the blurred lines between counterfeiting and ingenuity in the art world is certainly not an easy endeavor. Thus, it is highly plausible, if not evident for some, that this case can fall more within the boundaries of inspiration and not pure imitation of protected artwork.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as the Patent (2 nd Amendment) Rules, the Delhi High Court-Butter Chicken Controversy, and developments regarding the public search and e-register feature of the TMR website. After an eventful week, here is our recap of its top IP developments. Don’t forget to check them out on the blog too!

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In January and February WIPO will host webinars on the following topics: " ISNI: Numbering public names for the creative industries ", " Rights Data and Identifiers for Musical Works and Rights Holders " and " Rights data and identifiers for performers ". What are the boundaries on copyright protection for video games?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The theme for this edition is ‘ Exploring IP Magic ‘ and the speakers will consider IP issues in the online world, the EU design reform and other topics as anti-counterfeiting, bad faith, brands and sports, non-agri GIs, works of applied arts and geographical names in trademarks. More details here.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 13, 2022

It is highly recommended for fashion designers to register their mark in order to protect their brand’s right to revenue and to aid customers in telling the difference between authentic and counterfeit goods. Trends now in style and contentious topics in the industry.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This is a topic I used as a sample exam idea in the 1990s). Regarding the counterfeiting claim, the court refuses to accept that keyword metatags categorically can’t create counterfeiting. So yes, here we are in 2021, fighting over whether keyword metatags could be both trademark infringement and counterfeiting.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Corsearch’s latest white paper shows that a disproportionate number of websites that offer counterfeit products and pirated content use Cloudflare’s Content Delivery services (CDN). Corsearch believes that Cloudflare should terminate services when it is notified that a website is offering counterfeits or pirated content.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the world of IP, blockchain technologies offer real-time possibilities for IP protection, evidence and registration at either the registry stage or in the court when it comes to questions of data security and privacy concerns – a hot topic of recent times. Is blockchain useful for tracing Anti-Counterfeiting activities?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the world of IP, blockchain technologies offer real-time possibilities for IP protection, evidence and registration at either the registry stage or in the court when it comes to questions of data security and privacy concerns – a hot topic of recent times. Is blockchain useful for tracing Anti-Counterfeiting activities?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the world of IP, blockchain technologies offer real-time possibilities for IP protection, evidence and registration at either the registry stage or in the court when it comes to questions of data security and privacy concerns – a hot topic of recent times. Is blockchain useful for tracing Anti-Counterfeiting activities?

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 26, 2022

On 18 March 2019, a counterfeit seizure was carried out. On this very topic, the Opinion in Cofemel of Advocate General Szpunar provides enlightening clarifications [IPKat on Cofemel here ]. Consequently, Ms R and Moulinsart brought an action for copyright infringement before the Tribunal Judiciaire of Marseille.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This topic warrants an article in its own right but AAPA’s example – an operation with a RIPE ASN , headquarters in Hong Kong, Seychelles IP addresses, and rented servers in the Netherlands – suggests significant challenges. According to the report, it has “office locations in Hong Kong (China) and Seychelles.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A very popular misconception about the parallel-ly imported goods is that they are counterfeit or unoriginal. Image Sources : Shutterstock] Doctrine of Exhaustion A very important concept that needs to be understood while we delve into this topic of Parallel Imports is the doctrine of exhaustion.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer covers the following topics in this informative article about non-fungible tokens. In other instances, the signature which acts as the authentication of the digital item turns out to be counterfeit or fraudulent. See bonus video below, legal advice for buyers and sellers of NFTs). Why are NFTs in the news?

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Dating back to the 19th century French practice, initially used for distinguishing genuine wine from counterfeit product of the same nature, Geographical Indications (‘GI’) are garnering international attention. This article seeks to examine the impact and effect of the trade of Geographical Indication around the globe.

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