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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

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Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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Trademark Infringement 101: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Brand 

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Trademark infringement is the nightmare that keeps big brands up at night. In a world where maintaining a distinctive identity and protecting consumer trust is a constant battle, safeguarding your trademarks is crucial. What is trademark infringement? Let’s start with the basics; what is trademark infringement?

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Taco Bell Petitions to Cancel TACO TUESDAY Trademarks at U.S. Trademark Office

LexBlog IP

But although this phrase is used by many, two restaurant companies actually own TACO TUESDAY trademark registrations that they can assert as conclusive evidence of their exclusive rights to use the slogan and enforce those rights against anyone who tries to use the mark. Taco Bell is seeking to change that. The Lanham Act, which governs U.S.

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The Role of Brand Names in Business

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One person who clearly didn’t understand this was Mr Gu who set up a Chinese takeaway in Barrow-in-Furness in 2009 using the name China Tang. The Judge disagreed and rejected Mr Gu’s defence of honest concurrent use, holding that Mr Gu had infringed the Claimant’s trademark and should rebrand. The Expense Of Unregistered Trademarks.

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Overreaching and delay lead to defeat of TM owner's claims

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29, 2021) This is part of a long-running trademark case, now over 10 years old. SMRI’s predecessor in interest did business with the relevant defendants from at least 1999-2009; resold products bearing “Sturgis Motor Classic” in its own retail store; and never complained about the use of “Sturgis” or “Sturgis Motor Classic” on rally products.

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Precedential No. 21: TTAB Orders Cancellation of OLD SCHOOL Registrations Due to Abandonment - Intent to Sell Mark Is Not Intent to Use

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Under Section 45 of the Trademark Act, a mark shall be deemed abandoned "[w]hen its use has been discontinued with intent not to resume use. The presumption shifts the burden to Respondent to introduce evidence that it intended to commence or resume use of its OLD SCHOOL trademark during the period of non-use. Vans, Inc. See Rivard v.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)

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Delhi High Court Sets Aside 3 Orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry, in 1 day! Image from here The Delhi High Court has recently been remanding back a lot of unreasoned orders from the IP Offices rejecting a patent or trademark application. Case: Holyland Marketing Pvt. vs Vijay Pal Vineet Kumar And Co.

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