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Best of 2009: “Adverference?”

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This was originally published on January 22, 2009: Working from home today after a bruising few weeks at work (see yesterday’s post!), The post Best of 2009: “Adverference?” I finally figured out what was going on. ” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Best of 2009: “Infinity Dollars” — IP damages and the jury, Part 1

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The post Best of 2009: “Infinity Dollars” — IP damages and the jury, Part 1 appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. A lot of people, including judges, lawyers and civilians, don’t seem to really understand what statutory damages are all about. They are not supposed to be a windfall (discussed more.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

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As a result, the rise of hypersensitivity to religion, religious texts, and religious symbols determines the jurisprudence around the utilisation of such marks under Indian trademark law, even if they are not strictly prohibited. 6] Section 9(2)(b) of the Indian Trademarks Act, 1999. [7] 7] 2005 (3) AWC 2097. [8]

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Best of 2009: Keeping it real — the ultimate use in commerce

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This was first posted on May 7, 2009. The post Best of 2009: Keeping it real — the ultimate use in commerce appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. The TTABlog® reports, again, on the fraud issue, but that’s not what interests me here so much this time. Rather, it’s the.

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Best of 2009: McBummer: Thoughts on the McFamily of Trademarks McConcept

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The post Best of 2009: McBummer: Thoughts on the McFamily of Trademarks McConcept appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. I’ve written before about the odd cultural juxtaposition of McDonald’s and the Muslim world. It turns out I don’t know the half of it! Now McDonald’s has lost its effort to.

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Best of 2009: The best of the best. Of the bestest.

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Only Marc Randazza can put certain things in certain ways — and on those occasions when he’s actually right (like when he’s discussing law and not politics! ;-)), man, he’s. The post Best of 2009: The best of the best. Of the bestest. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Best of 2009: “Keeping it real — the ultimate use in commerce”

Likelihood of Confusion

This was first posted on May 7, 2009. The post Best of 2009: “Keeping it real — the ultimate use in commerce” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. The TTABlog® reports, again, on the fraud issue, but that’s not what interests me here so much this time. Rather, it’s the.