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Ninth Circuit Concludes Direct Copying Can Be Evidence of “Secondary Meaning” for Trade Dress Infringement 

LexBlog IP

The court concluded that JSC’s unique designs acquired secondary meaning in the eyes of consumers in the furniture market, particularly because of Trendily’s copying, and possessed protectable trade dress. JSC designs high-end furniture hand-crafted by woodworkers in Indonesia. Trendily appealed.

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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. There was no real marketing or business guidance.

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

SSPL was incorporated in 2004. The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. Since then, it has been continuously used and has even acquired reputation and goodwill in the market.

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Loui Vuitton: In Charge Of 18,000 Intellectual Property Rights

IIPRD

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win!

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Synergy Between Ipr And E-Commerce Platforms

IIPRD

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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Preventing Trademark Infringement or Stifling Healthy Competition? A Look at 1-800 Contacts and its Keyword Advertising Battle

LexBlog IP

Starting in 2004 , the Company began issuing cease-and-desist letters to competitors, demanding that they prevent their search ads from appearing in response to the keyword “1-800 Contacts.” However, in the fall of 2019 , Warby Parker became a direct competitor of 1-800 Contacts by entering the contact lens market.