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Best of 2007: Second Circuit’s “narrowness” embarrasses McCarthy

Likelihood of Confusion

Posted on July 25, 2007. Michael Atkins reports that the colossus of American trademark law, J.T. The post Best of 2007: Second Circuit’s “narrowness” embarrasses McCarthy appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. McCarthy, is embarrassed by the narrow thinking of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Supreme People’s Court of China issues first comprehensively revised judicial interpretation of anti-unfair competition law since 2007

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There was no JI on the AUCL until 2007. JI 2020) was a minor one with only one change to the JI 2007, i.e., replacing one of the legislation’s grounds from the General Principles of the Civil Law to the Civil Code of China (See the IPKat post on the Civil Code of China here ). The subsequent JI (i.e.

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Tough McNuggets

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2007-03-22 21:04:20. Joe Gratz shares none of McDonald’s McPain over its efforts to get “McJob” out of the dictionary. He’s right, of course. UPDATE: Related thoughts.) Republished by. The post Tough McNuggets appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Delhi High Court Directs Maharaja to Pay a King’s Ransom in a Patent Infringement Suit  

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A legal notice had been issued to the defendant on September 27, 2007 and this was subsequently followed by an interim injunction on September 10, 2009. Using this basis for 2 years (2007-09), it arrived at a total amount of INR 5 crores of the kettle (with the suit patent) sold.

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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

IIPRD

[ii] American media personality Paris Hilton used her now trademarked catchphrase “That’s Hot” in reality TV show The Simple Life routinely. She trademarked the term in February 2007, and since then, it has become her “signature catchphrase.” v] 2007 (34) PTC 164 (Karnataka). [vi] iii] §13, The Coyright Act, 1957. [iv]

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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

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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.

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

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Therefore, to protect your business in the hospitality industry, you must seek protection via Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , specifically by registering your hotel or restaurant brand name and logo as trademarks. Here in this article, we shall shed light on the relationship between Trademark Law and the hospitality sector in India.