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

Kashishipr

In May 2007, the label mark ‘SOYA DROP’ was registered. On the other hand, the Trademark Law allows two or more registered owners or concurrent users of similar marks. Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. Concluding Remarks. For more visit: [link].

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An Overview On The Concept Of Dilution Of Trademark

IP and Legal Filings

In this case, the High Court granted the plaintiff an injunction and declared that anyone who copied a trademark like Mercedes-Benz would be violating Indian trademark law. Exceptions As the coin have both the side in the same way the doctrine of dilution of trademark also have some exceptions. 3d 252 (4th Cir.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association or the copyright holder. Published in Landslide , Vol. 3, January/February 2021, by the American Bar Association.

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Every commercial parodist trades on the goodwill of the famous trademark it mocks. 2007)) and the “ My Other Bag ” tote bag (Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. Thus, we learn nothing from the Second Circuit about how the new trademark use test should be applied going forward. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC, 507 F.3d 3d 252 (4th Cir.

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Protection of Trademarks in Cambodia

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark and other subjects of industrial property, such as patent, industrial design, utility solution, etc. Cambodian trademark law defines a “mark” as any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods (trademark) or services (service mark) of an enterprise. now can be filed and protected in the country.

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Don't you dare use the name of the book for that movie!

The IPKat

Still the Circular does hold out a ray of hope, noting that- [u]nder certain circumstances, names, titles, or short phrases may be protectable under federal or state trademark laws. The upshot is that anyone hoping to find IP refuge on either the copyright or trademark island will be disappointed.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

As one commentator has noted, in the United States “[t]here is no inherent or statutory bar for a symbol that has acquired religious connotations and spiritual meaning to a group of believers to be protected as a commercial trademark, provided that certain legal conditions are met.” copyright law. World Intellect.