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

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In May 2007, the label mark ‘SOYA DROP’ was registered. According to NTC, the SSPL label mark was only a registered trademark, and therefore, it couldn’t be used as an artistic work. It further added that an individual could either own a registered trademark or copyright but not both.

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Can You Trademark A Hashtag?

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Hashtags began to be first used on Twitter by Chris Messina in 2007, and since then, there has been no looking back. Furthermore, if the hashtag consists of an existing registered trademark, it will aid in Trademark Registration. What’s in a #Hashtag?

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Supreme Court Rules “That Dog Don’t Hunt”: Bad Spaniels Toy’s Use of JACK DANIELS Marks is a Poor Parody and Dilution Act Applies

Intellectual Property Law Blog

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. 58 (2007)). [14] Grimaldi, 875 F.

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

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The corresponding logo and wordmark got registered as a trademark (to avoid any misuse or misappropriation) in 2007 under Class 39, which deals with packaging, storage of goods, transport, and travel arrangements.

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Customs Intervention for IP in the Indian Sub-Continent

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The Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007 and The Customs Act, 1962 form the legal basis for Customs Recordal of IPRs in India. In Nepal, all trading activities are regulated by the Ministry of Finance under The Customs Act 2007.

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

LexBlog IP

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” registered trademarks: Elohim—4. ” Aseri, Commercializing Religion Via Trademarking God, 23 J.