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Amazon wins trademark case

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Haddad and his two brothers broke up in 2008, and that the latter have owned the BHPC name and trademark rights in the US since then through their firm, BHPC Associates. He said that companies and brands would deal with the conflict between trademark territoriality and the global existence of the internet.

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Amazon wins trademark case

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Haddad and his two brothers broke up in 2008, and that the latter have owned the BHPC name and trademark rights in the US since then through their firm, BHPC Associates. He said that companies and brands would deal with the conflict between trademark territoriality and the global existence of the internet.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

trademarks, service marks, commercial names, and designations; industrial designs; and any other rights stemming from intellectual endeavors in industrial, scientific, literary, or artistic spheres. Trademark law One of the areas where both trademarks and AI intersect with each other is in creation of new brands and trademarks.

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

In 2008, Sydney Cabs and Manly Cabs entered a Business Sale Agreement ( BSA ) which stated that Sydney Taxis would obtain certain telephone numbers of Manly Cabs at completion but did not describe the mechanism by which this was to occur ( Disputed Numbers ). Sydney Taxis operated a radio room and call centre for both Manly Cabs and RSL Cabs.

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

LexBlog IP

The TMEP lists ‘a series of tones or musical notes’ and ‘wording accompanied by music’ as two examples of potentially registrable forms of sound marks. 3618321), and “[t]he NBC chimes sequence [, which] actually became the first ‘purely audible’ service mark to register with the USPTO in 1950.”