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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. In May 2007, the label mark ‘SOYA DROP’ was registered. Plaintiff’s Arguments.

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Gema USA, Inc. Sues Former Employee for Alleged Patent & Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

According to the complaint, Gema is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of electrostatic powder coating control units, and powder feed systems. The Design Patents are for a variety of powder guns and spray equipment. September 14, 2004. Registration No. Registration Date. OPTISELECT. May 16, 2017. April 29, 2008.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark Law Before pre-digitalization The US Trademark Office (USPTO) defines a trademark as a word, phrase, design, or symbol that serves to identify and distinguish the products or services you sell apart from those of others. It facilitates brand recognition and trust among customers. Sifynet Solutions Pvt.

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Supreme Court to Examine the Reach of the Lanham Act to Impose Liability on Conduct Outside of the United States

LexBlog IP

registered trademark may recover damages for uses of that trademark that occurred outside the United States and that were not likely to cause consumer confusion in the United States. 2d 226 (2004), and its predecessor, the Sherman Act, Hartford Fire Ins. Abitron Austria GmbH v. 247, 255-65, 130 S.Ct. 2869, 177 L.Ed.2d

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

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. Masai is an international player in the footwear industry engaged in designing, marketing, and distributing shoes.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

SpicyIP

Introduced to incorporate the Jan Vishwas Act amendments within the Trade Marks Act, the proposed Rules prescribe an adjudication mechanism to hear complaints alleging false representation of a mark as a registered trademark. The Plaintiff has been using the infringed trademark ‘FLY HIGH’ since 2004.

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

LexBlog IP

(I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ). 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23). 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23).