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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

43(B)log

Industria has never had a registration for Ranchera; its application was opposed by an unrelated third party and has been suspended; a prior registration for Zenú was cancelled and Industria never sold any Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States when it owned that registered trademark. Prior import plans in 2010-11 were paused.

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India – Trademark Protection in the Hospitality Industry

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The same is done through the Nice Classification of Goods and Services , which, in 2010, added Class 43 for restaurants and hotels. Entities that may sell products with the image of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which leads to Trademark Infringement.

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Supreme Court to Examine the Reach of the Lanham Act to Impose Liability on Conduct Outside of the United States

LexBlog IP

registered trademark may recover damages for uses of that trademark that occurred outside the United States and that were not likely to cause consumer confusion in the United States. 2d 535 (2010); and both the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act of 1982, F. Abitron Austria GmbH v. 2090, 2099-2103, 195 L.Ed.2d

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Trademark Dilution: Understanding, Forms, And Legal Implications Under The Trademarks Act Of 1999

IP and Legal Filings

TARNISHMENT Unauthorized use of famous mark which is offensive, inappropriate in connection with a similar mark or trade name.Tarnishmentmainly occurs when the product is contrary to the corporate values of the trademark owner and another form is to offend or criticize the trademark’s owner. “ 2010 (42) PTC 572 (Del.)

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 19- February 25)

SpicyIP

Controller of Patents and Designs made some interesting observations on this issue. on 14 February 2024 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner sought the removal of the respondent’s mark ‘CLOVER,’ registered in Class 9. The MHC in Novozymes v. Legislative Oversight? Clover Centrum vs Clover Network Inc. 1,00,000 as costs.

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

LexBlog IP

(I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ). 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23). 1 v OHIM , C‑329/02 P, EU:C:2004:532, paragraph 23).