IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 9, 2022

Trademark, and design are two very crucial kinds of IPRs which provide a certain extent of protection at their levels. Trademark and design are two of the most important and popular IPRs which can sometimes be confused as the line between their differences may perhaps seem blurry.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

Further Trademarks Act, 1999 and Designs Act, 2000 allow licensing of trademarks and designs respectively. Likewise, IP marketing plays a pivotal role, markets are identified where usage of technology is exchanged or transferred by recognizing prospective stakeholders. It facilities increased commercial use.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Overview of current legislation in China.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Overview of current legislation in China.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark DANA DESIGN in the form shown below, for backpacks, hiking equipment, tents, and related goods, on the ground that the mark comprises the name of a living individual, Dana Gleason, without his consent and is therefore barred from registration by Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In 2000, Hirst was sued by a toy manufacturer over a sculpture he made that resembled a toy that they sold. This market has been described repeatedly as a scam. Simply put, the art market is a small, highly concentrated market that values the cache of the artist over their originality. Bottom Line.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

The Designs Act is an act that protects one of the most significant Intellectual Property Rights of a person. Therefore, many acts govern several IPRs one of which includes the Designs Act,2000. Therefore, many acts govern several IPRs one of which includes the Designs Act,2000. Picture Credit: Shutterstock].

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Applicant markets KIST to reference a kiss." Opposer markets SUNKIST to reference the sun." Finally, the Board found the lack of evidence of actual confusion -- despite the fact that the parties have sold their carbonated sodas in the same geographic areas and through the same retailers since 2000 -- weighed against opposer.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

However, it is also important to assess the position of copyright protection offered to fashion designers specifically and the scope of the same. Copyright Act or Design Act? The Design Act, 2000 [“ the 2000 Act ”] provides protection to various aspects of the design in question, like the pattern, colours or even lines on the design.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 6, 2022

manufacturing experienced a substantial decline in employment from 2000 to 2010 due largely to the 2008 Great Recession but rebounded – until the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020. Louis, the number of manufacturing jobs in the United States dropped from over 17 million in 2000 to just above 12 million in 2015. KCPullen@doc.gov.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

China has taken a further step towards aligning its regulations with the international protection system for designs. On June 1, 2021, the most recent reform of the country’s Patent Act entered into force, which includes significant changes to how industrial designs are regulated. Key reforms.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2023

The Designs Act, 2000 (“the Act”), is a complete code in itself and protection under it is totally statutory in nature. It protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. Designs are registered in different classes as per the Locarno Agreement. These classes are mainly function oriented.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Fashion designers and artists showcase their creative genius through conceptual fashion shows and apparel collections. As of 2019, the apparel market was valued at about 368 billion U.S Designs or patterns that are created to stitch or print into textiles are protected with the help of design acts in several countries.

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IIPRD

APRIL 3, 2024

Introduction The Indian fashion market is pegged at an impressive value of $50 billion, out of which 10% consists of international luxury brands. [1] 1] The fashion industry in India is extremely diverse in the type of fabric, labour, design, way of draping, and handwork that is used. Infringement Of IPR – Design or Artistic Work?

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. 1] Presently, multiple e-commerce platforms have emerged in the market which was predominantly ruled by Amazon and Flipkart. 21, Acts of Parliament, 2000 (India).

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Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

While one aims to regulate and ensure that markets operate efficiently in a fair and competitive manner, the other aims to grant a certain level of protection which may be considered to have monopolistic tendencies. Therefore any agreement or practice which may have an adverse effect on the Indian markets is prohibited under the Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Introduction The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) was designated as the focal ministry for all issues pertaining to the online gaming sector on December 23, 2022. Conclusion By the financial year 2027, it is predicted that India’s online gaming market will have grown by 27% CAGR to $8.6 billion USD.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

PART 2: of the blog gives a detail about Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Variety Protection and Trade Secrets. INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS. These are protected under the Designs Act, 2000, corresponding to Design (Amendment) Rules, 2014.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

by restricting them from online business operations or even have their licenses revoked if they fail to deal with serious violations of IP rights by vendors on their platforms, according to a draft revision of the country’s e-commerce law posted by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Delhi High Court entrance.

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Patently-O

MAY 3, 2024

Plaintiff SnapRays (d/b/a SnapPower) is a Utah company that designs and sells electrical outlet covers with USB ports and night lights. SnapRays, LLC v. Lighting Def. 2023-1184 (Fed. May 2, 2024). Defendant Lighting Defense Group (LDG), a Delaware company based in Arizona, owns a patent on outlet cover technology. .” 3d 1063 (10th Cir.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Computer-aided design (CAD) files are the most common type of digital file. The 1980s saw a boom in the 3D printing market. Even patented objects could be downloaded as CAD files from online markets by anyone with personal 3D printers. As a result, design rights could be utilised to protect non-functional 3D printed creations.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

All these modern biological research works are time consuming, costly, and require several replicates and trials on animal and plant model systems before the product launch in the commercial market. Patents in biotechnology are required to maintain competitiveness in the market. It excludes sexually and tuber propagated plants.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

. (“Palacio del Rio”) sought two registrations for the river-side view and street-side view of its modular designed building for hotel services. 1 Is a Building “Product Packaging” or “Product Design” Trade Dress? See Figure 2.

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IIPRD

JUNE 14, 2021

Piracy and Fashion Design. Knock-offs: Knockoffs are intended to replicate the original design nearly line for line but with another designer’s name attached. Further, in a world that is so techno-friendly, numerous stores with replicable designs and at throwaway prices, are available at just a “one-click” of the consumer.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 29, 2022

With evolution and development in recent trends and creations, every person got the right to protect their artistic creativity by acquiring intellectual property rights to save their invention from being violated by the competition present in the market. Dr. Cluadio De Simone & Anr. v. & Ors. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KIN OF E-COMMERCE.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There is uncertainty over how much selection and refinement is needed to produce the best work (see examples of selection, refinement and reworking here and here ) and getting the right prompt is challenging enough to have created a market for effective prompts. We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In addition to being a world-renowned rose and receiving numerous awards, the INGRID BERGMAN rose was apparently inducted into the World Federation of Rose Societies’ Rose Hall of Fame in 2000. Plaintiff is further claiming Defendants’ actions constitute unfair competition and false designation of origin in violation of 15 U.S.C.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2022

The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law. I am delighted to take this opportunity to share with the SpicyIP community the release of my book, The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law (Thomson Reuters, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-9393702173). Eashan Ghosh. Both have historically been the site of some confusion.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Through this, the former aims to monopolize the market and kick out any remotely similar business operating under the mark. This is often perceived as a means of brand building and a way to assert and secure their position and goodwill in the market to avoid losing customers or market share to the smaller entities.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has also acted as an impetus and accelerated the growth of the digital market. E-Contracts Under Information and Technology Act, 2000. The Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 10A, focuses on the legality of agreements made using electronic methods.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It could also undercut the commercial market for books and works already created; this is because, on demand, the Products are able not only to summarize books in detail, chapter by chapter, but also to regenerate the text of books (§ I.B.110-111). 2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”).

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 4, 2021

Upon payment of a fee of INR 2000, an Applicant could file a fresh application for recordal of customs. Photo by dashu83. Customs Recordal in India & Limitations with Renewal. The period of customs recordal is 5 years or until the expiry of the relevant intellectual property right, whichever is earlier. 2] Circular No.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Code § 2000 et seq. ), but the guidance around classifying and commercializing certain virtual currency services is still evolving. The study found that the high-value art market has certain inherent qualities that make it potentially vulnerable to a range of financial crimes.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In an otherwise straightforward Section 2(d) analysis, the Board ruled that confusion is likely between Respondent's registered marks MIRAGE BRANDS (standard form) and MIRAGE BRANDS & Design [BRANDS disclaimed], and Petitioner Mahender Sabhnani's previously used and registered mark ROYAL MIRAGE & Design , all for perfume.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As a final example from Denmark, it was decided by the Maritime and Commercial Court in a 2000 case (published in UfR 2000.2068S ) that the heirs of the designer Georg Jensen could prevent the use of Georg Jensen’s signature in commercials and marketing.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 24, 2023

This nexus requirement is designed to ensure, for instance, that commercial success is due to qualities of the invention being patented rather than some other advance or perhaps simply marketing. Nexus can be established via a presumption when the evidence is tied to a product that embodies and is coextensive with the claims.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

After approving the registration in 2000, French authorities transferred the file to the European Commission for an EU-wide registration. According to the Administrative Court, the denomination “morbier” traditionally designated a cheese from the Jura region. In 2002, morbier became a PDO. Morbier was not a generic denomination.

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