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Position Marks

Kashishipr

Requirements for Registration of a Position Trademark. The position trademark should be capable of being represented graphically, and hence, a detailed and clear description of the position of the mark on a particular product becomes essential for the application of Trademark Registration. Final Thoughts.

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where cross-examination exposes lack of TM confusion, out-of-court confusion "evidence" becomes less credible

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In 2011, Plaintiff sued defendants for using the marks “Florida Virtual Academy/Program” and the associated acronyms, “FLVA/P.” Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable. And they targeted school districts in their marketing.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

The Trademarks Act of 1999 does not forbid the use of names of gods or goddesses, religious symbols, or figurines in and of themselves; But it simply limits the registration of the mark under the Trademarks Act’s Section 9(2)(b), as is shown while reading the clause. Commercializing religion via trademarking god.

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

43(B)log

But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. The order was temporarily stayed pending full authentication of the Colombian registrations. But it does not seem to require harm.

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

LexBlog IP

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). 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 ).

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Limited Edition Products and their IP Protection

IIPRD

These items have restricted production and remain in the market only for a short duration of time. They almost never re-enter the market again. This creates scarcity of the product in the market. Basic principles of economics dictate that when a product is scarce in nature, its demand in the market tends to increase.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 20 – February 26)

SpicyIP

on 23.02.2023 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff who was engaged in the business of pipes, plumbing and the likes had obtained various registrations in respect of the ‘CPVC PRO’ and ‘CPVC PRO’ formative trademarks prior to launching Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) piping systems in India. Case: Astral Ltd. Ashirvad Pipes Pvt.

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