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Gema USA, Inc. Sues Former Employee for Alleged Patent & Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

according to their website, was formed by Monte McClung in 2009 after a 20 year Career at Gema. Gema sells a variety of powder guns and spray equipment in this district and throughout the United States. The Defendant, First in Finishing, Inc., First in Finishing, Inc.’s

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

Businesses and individuals can utilize real-time anti-cybersquatting protection, proactively purchase similar domain names, and register trademarks to combat cybersquatting. ’s trademark and cybersquatting. The Anticyber Squatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) considers cybersquatting unlawful in the United States.

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ITC Litigation: Introduction to Trade Secret Protection at the ITC

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Contact the authors or visit Fish’s Intellectual Property Law Essentials. [1] These statutory criteria also apply to investigations based on other intellectual property rights specified in the statute, including registered trademarks, copyrights, and mask works. [4] 16, 2009). [11] 4, 2020).

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Customs Intervention for IP in the Indian Sub-Continent

Kashishipr

As per Section 125B of the Customs Ordinance, the owner of any registered trademark or holder of the copyright or any other IPR may make an application to the Director-General of Customs requesting the Customs to suspend the clearance of imported/exported goods that are suspected of being counterfeit or pirated.

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Can Trademark Protection be Extended to Cryptocurrency?

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In the age of cryptocurrency, the first move was advanced by the introduction of Bitcoin, which was introduced in a white paper in 2008, and then it came to be launched in 2009. A few commonly known cryptocurrencies are Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Zcash, Dash, and Monero – all of which have distinct trademarks.

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