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CAFC Affirms Cancellation of CAPTAIN CANNABIS Registration: Petitioner Established Priority Via Analogous Trademark Use

The TTABlog

Andrusiek's "actual" trademark use on comic books did not begin until 2017, but from 2006 he used the term as the name of a character, which the Board accepted as use analogous to trademark use, leading to the award of priority to Andrusiek.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Notably, Article 1360 had never been applied in practice since 2006, the year of enactment of Part IV of the Civil Code covering IP rights. These provisions were further transferred into the Civil Code in 2006. Is anything here on the list?

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Hark! The Herald Trademarks Sing: A Holiday Trademark Extravaganza

LexBlog IP

” Scrooge wasn’t the only one who had that idea: a business owner registered ALWAYS CHRISTMAS & Design as a service mark in 1995 (Registration No. As Ebeneezer Scrooge put it after being visited by the three ghosts: “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

Many film titles or names like Dhoom (ID: 1319835), Padman (ID: 3749859), 3 Idiots (ID: 1940729), and Singham (ID: 3672533), have been registered as a service mark under class 41, of the fourth schedule of the Trademark Rule, 2001. Karan Johar, 2006 SCC OnLine Del 828 [12] Protection of Film Titles under Indian Law, NovoJuris (Dec.

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