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3 Count: Unicolors Redux

Plagiarism Today

1: Ninth Circuit Affirms Validity of Unicolors’ Copyright Registration on Remand, But H&M Scores Big on Remittitur Calculations. The lawsuit was filed by Unicolors, which accused H&M of infringing a 2011 design that they created as part of a 2015 one H&M sold in their stores and online.

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TM laches where a band broke up "for now" but its music remained on Spotify etc.

43(B)log

16, 2022) Where a musical group’s music remains publicly available, the fact that they stopped touring may not avoid laches if you sue only when they get back together! Defendants are a musical duo that also operates as Darkside and their record label. Satan Wears Suspenders, Inc. Jaar, 2022 WL 2181449, 21 Civ.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. Additionally, since late December 2021, when new procedures went into effect, the USPTO has received around 100 expungement petitions and about 100 re-examination petitions to get rid of registrations for marks that are allegedly not in use.

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Spain’s Ongoing Pirate Site-Blocking War Targets Thousands of Subdomains

TorrentFreak

2/2011) in 2011 led to the formation of an administrative body known as the Second Section of the Intellectual Property Commission (S2CPI). Four of those were rejected in Q1 2024 for complaining about the registration of a website, not an established website where infringement is taking place. music-bazaar.biz 198.

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From Fruit to Fortune: Apple’s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

Notably, Apple trademarked its store design in the United States in 2011. Prior Registration and Use: Apple Inc. has a history of prior registration and extensive use of its trademark in India, which further solidifies its distinctiveness and exclusivity in the market. In 2007, Apple Inc. At the time, Apple Computer Inc.

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Can A Celebrity Name Be Registered As Trademark? Meta Title- Celebrity Trademark

IP and Legal Filings

LAW RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF NAMES AS TRADEMARKS IN INDIA There is not any particular provision that prohibits celebrities to register their name as trademarks in India under the trademark act, of 1999. Thus, it can be assumed that registration of names as trademarks is allowed. Secondly, we have another case of “D.M.

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“Pink Perfection: The Trademarking Of Barbie’s Signature Hue”

IP and Legal Filings

A straightforward pink sans-serif typeface was used for the 1959 original trademark registration. More than 1,000 Barbie trademark registrations are held by Mattel worldwide, covering a wide range of products and services in addition to its primary toy line.