Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The plaintiff, SSPL, had filed a lawsuit against the defendant NTC in the Bombay High Court, alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement. In May 2007, the label mark ‘SOYA DROP’ was registered. It further added that an individual could either own a registered trademark or copyright but not both.

Registration 98

Registration Artistic Work Copyright Registering Trademarks 98

IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademark law. Mickey Mouse is protected as Disney’s property because it is a registered trademark.

Public Domain 40

Public Domain Copyright Law Copyright Registering Trademarks 40

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Trademark law encapsulates such territorial jurisdiction under Section 134 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 [1] ( hereinafter “Trademark Act”). However, it did not deal with crypto currency under any brand name or trade mark. References: [1] The Trademark Act, 1999, No. 2007) 35 PTC 177 (Del). [4]

Social Media 52

Social Media Trademark Law Marketing 52

LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning “a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey” which, as a play on words, turns the words “Jack Daniels” into “Bad Spaniels” and the descriptive phrase “Old No.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Cease and Desist Trademark Designs 52

LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2023

On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that a trademark claim concerning “a squeaky, chewable dog toy designed to look like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey” which, as a play on words, turns the words “Jack Daniels” into “Bad Spaniels” and the descriptive phrase “Old No.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Cease and Desist Trademark Designs 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

MSCHF has frequently targeted major brands. The Second Circuit stayed MSCHF’s appeal of the district court’s ruling that the Wavy Baby infringed Vans’ trademarks pending the Supreme Court’s decision in Jack Daniel’s v. First, the court got the law wrong by misstating the holding in the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jack Daniel’s.

Blogging 111

Blogging Trademark Branding Brands 111

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

(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 ). Every sound trademark seems not only to signify something but to raise a question or two as well. Hence, the title of this piece and the discussion below.

Trademark 52

Trademark Registration Music Intellectual Property 52

Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Can you register a famous person’s name as your trademark without their consent? Patent and Trademark Office interprets this to mean no, never, no matter what. Lemley, What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law , 58 Stan. The Lanham Act seems to say no, and the U.S. Sullivan , 376 U.S. 254, 270 (1964). [12]

Registration 69

Registration Government Advertising Advertising 69