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From Fruit to Fortune: Appleā€™s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

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This success is largely attributed to Apple’s effective trademarking of various designs and sounds related to its products and services. Notably, Apple trademarked its store design in the United States in 2011. Design Aesthetics: Apple is known for its minimalist and sleek product design. In 2007, Apple Inc.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

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The issue arose from a dispute between Romag, a manufacturer of magnetic snap fasteners for leather goods, and Fossil, a designer and distributor of a wide range of fashion accessories. 21 In a 2011 survey conducted by the U.S. 4226, at 3-32 (May 2011), [link]. 24 Unless the Chinese company has sufficient assets in the U.S.,

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

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SMRI ultimately sent one C&D in August 2006, and filed suit in June 2011. The Composite Design Mark registration specifically acknowledged that it made ā€œno claim. The RP&G defendants ā€œwillfully and intentionally infringed the Composite Design markā€ on a single product, a shot glass. apart from the mark as shown.ā€

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (November 16- November 21)

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The court relied on the studies conducted by Lumen and ā€œlarge volumesā€ of cease and desist complaints to prima facie establish that the App is a rogue website and deserves to be blocked as a whole. Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks launches IPO Grievance Portal. Pharmacy Council of India and Ors.,

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