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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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Hark! The Herald Trademarks Sing: A Holiday Trademark Extravaganza

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MR. CHRISTMAS became a registered trademark for “Christmas Ornaments and Decorations of the Non-Electrical Type” way back in 1966 (Registration No. ” 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.

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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. In the United Kingdom, a hashtag can be trademarked if it is not entrapped by section 3(1)b of the Trademarks Act, 1994 – as per which a mark can be refused registration if it is devoid of distinctive character.

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An Overview On The Concept Of Dilution Of Trademark

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According to Section 29(4) of the Trademarks Act, use of a mark that is: Identical or similar to a registered trademark that already has a reputation in India; and Used on goods or services other than those covered by the registration constitutes trademark infringement in the form of dilution. 3d 252 (4th Cir.

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

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Trademark for the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The Indian Hotels Company Limited filed a Trademark Application for the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai and obtained its registration. It was the first ever hotel to get a trademark registered for its building. Furthermore, in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum v.

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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. A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application. Images of genuine goods (for trademarks and designs).

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

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(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 ). 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23). 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23). ”; see also ILN Today, July 15, 2021.