LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On Wednesday, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision reversing the USPTO’s cancellation of a registered trademark (Great Concepts, LLC v. The Back Story In 2003, Great Concepts applied to register DANTANNA’S for restaurant services. Chutter, Inc., 2022-1212). In 2015, Chutter, Inc.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Considering that the petitioner is the prior user of the mark and has an earlier registration, Delhi High Court directs the Trademarks registry to remove the respondent’s allegedly similar mark. on 8 May, 2023 (Delhi High Court) This case concerned rectification of the Trademarks Register by removing the respondent’s.

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SpicyIP

MAY 30, 2024

In this post, I have briefly discussed the judgement and analyzed what it could mean for the proprietors of well-known trademarks and other proprietors. The petitioner, Vans Inc, USA, filed for registration of their mark- VANS in 1992, on a ‘proposed to be used basis’. The mark was published in 2005 and was registered in 2006.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? US Copyright Office says no to “RAGHAV”s work, even as the same work remains registered as a copyright in India. Emerson Process Management Power and Water Solutions Inc. Khimji Dayabhai Co.”,

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

The court granted an ex-parte injunction in favour of the plaintiff against the defendants, restraining the use of the plaintiff’s trademark ‘DASNAC’ or any similar variant by the defendants. Notices were served to all parties, with stipulated deadlines for responses, and compliance with procedural rules was mandated.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. Trademark as Collateral in the US. For a common law trademark, notice of the lender’s security interest is not required to be recorded. 11, March 2006.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Google Workspace, initially launched as Google Apps in 2006, was Google’s initial entry into cloud-based services. Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguarding your intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights, and patents, is essential in every industry niche, not to mention the competitive SAAS industry.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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Garrigues Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

The iconic Glencairn glass, the definitive whisky glass, will lose protection as a registered trademark this year. The EUIPOs recent refusal to recognize its shape as a trademark underscores the difficulties involved in maintaining the legal exclusivity of products with timeless designs.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Concerning the contention of the defendant that the plaintiff’s trademark should not have been registered in the first place, the court held that Section 31(1) provides for a presumption of validity of a registered trademark and thus dismissed this argument in the context of determining the question of infringement.

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