Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 6, 2023

Originally posted October 25, 2012. The post Best of 2012: Fashionably great appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. I had a fabulous time, if you will, as a panelist and participant in last night’s Fashion Lawyer Marketing CLE at Fordham Law School’s Fashion Law.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

First posted March 27, 2012. The post Best of 2012: The way of all flash appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. So, what happens when a trademark registration lapses? The post at the link, by Corsearch, is, yeah, kind of an advertisement for Corsearch.

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IP Close Up

JUNE 1, 2022

Despite the high economic relevance of innovation and explosive invention growth reflected in the number of patents issued annually by the United States Patent and Trademark Continue reading.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JULY 30, 2023

Hyundai Motor America, 2012 WL 1022247 (S.D.N.Y., March 22, 2012) and covered. In 2010 I wrote this post about a now-notorious case, eventually ensconced as Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. The post Trademark parodies and iconic marks: can foul become fair? appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 17, 2024

Later, after the loss of Inter Partes Reexamination in 2012, the USPTO added all newly filed reissue applications to the CRU Examiner’s regime. As a result, the USPTO formed the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) and staffed it with 15 year+ Examiners and legal experts. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

2012 WL 4863696 (D. 2012); Merritt v. Lexis Nexis, 2012 WL 6725882 (E.D. 2012); Nieman v. 2012 WL 3201931 (C.D. 2012); Getachew v. 2012); Mmubango v. Pataki, 514 F. 2d 577 (S.D.N.Y. 2007); Shah v. MyLife.Com, Inc., Versuslaw, Inc., Google, Inc., 923 (10th Cir. Google, Inc., 2013 WL 664231 (E.D.

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2012 Canada amended the Copyright Act to introduce legal protection for technological measures (TPMs) as part of the Copyright Modernizaton Act. In the 2024 Budget published yesterday the Government announced plans to review and possibly amend these provisions to introduce rights of repair.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2022

In its ruling delivered last week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that Denmark had breached its obligations under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 , by failing to stop the use of the Greek PDO “Feta” on cheese produced in Denmark and intended for export outside of the EU (case C-159/20 ). However, it argued that Art.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2023

2012 WL 4863696 (D. 2012); Merritt v. Lexis Nexis, 2012 WL 6725882 (E.D. 2012); Nieman v. 2012 WL 3201931 (C.D. 2012); Getachew v. 2012); Mmubango v. Pataki, 514 F. 2d 577 (S.D.N.Y. 2007); Shah v. MyLife.Com, Inc., Versuslaw, Inc., Google, Inc., 923 (10th Cir. Google, Inc., 2013 WL 664231 (E.D.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 10, 2022

61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012, ("P2"), and U.S. On November 19th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in Interference No. Provisional Application No.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

crores for CSIR (2012-22); Rs. of Ayush (2012-22); Rs 10,209.2 crores for ICMR (2012-21); Rs. 689 crores for TDB (2012-22); Rs. 7,295 crores for SERB (2012-22); Rs. of Health Research (2012-22); Rs. 17,000 crores for the Dept.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 16, 2022

61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012, ("P2"), and U.S. On February 18th, Sigma-Aldrich filed its Opposition to Junior Party's (the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier; collectively, "CVC") Substantive Preliminary Motion No. Provisional.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012, ("P2"), and U.S. On November 19th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in Interference No. Provisional Application No.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 4, 2023

Originally posted 2012-02-29 23:27:24. Fabulous filings for fashionistas — and those who just want to look like them! Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Couture in Court appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

66, 71, (2012)). On June 22, 2023‎, the U.S. senate released a bill, The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (introduced by Senators Tillis and Coons and ‎hereinafter referred to as “PERA”), which if passed would transform patent eligibility in the wake of the judicial standards set forth in Alice (Alice Corp. CLS Bank Int'l, 573 U.S.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Originally posted 2012-11-28 10:06:07. Real judicial fiber here — cleans the whole system out, right down the line. Via @EricGoldman, by way of TechDirt. UPDATE: More detail. But maybe we got a bit “a head” of ourselves?

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012, By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board for benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. Provisional Application No.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Originally posted 2012-03-13 10:54:08. Mark is the author, as we have noted in the past, of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law so right there you know he can write even though he’s a lawyer. Republished […] The post Drug and Device Law appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

There is no date of introduction or revision on the Design Manual but considering that it was introduced by the then Controller General P H Kurien, who served on this position till 2012, it is safe to assume that the Manual was introduced before 2012. Lastly, the GI Manual, was last updated in 2011.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

61/652,086, filed May 25, 2012 ("P1"), U.S. 61/716,256, filed October 19, 2012, ("P2"), and U.S. On May 20th, Junior Party the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Vienna; and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC") filed its Substantive Preliminary Motion No. 1 in Interference No. Provisional Application No.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Good thing, too, considering the damage one case and one determined judge can do … Originally posted 2012-10-31. Evan Brown reports on a case that suggest that yes, there is. The post Is there hope along the commercial speech / free speech axis? appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Since the Canadian copyright law reforms in 2012, education and libraries have increased spending on licensing and a non-partisan House of Commons study found no need to create new restriction on education and library copying rights.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Originally posted 2012-07-23 14:01:33. BBspot finds the Rosetta Stone of the RIAA’s litigation strategy. This “explains” a lot. Hat tip to Boing Boing. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post RIAA lawsuit decision matrix appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

After being indicted along with the others in 2012, the Estonian was reported as living in the Netherlands. Julius Bencko, Graphic Designer In the United States government’s superseding indictment dated February 16, 2012, Julius Bencko is described as a citizen and resident of Slovakia.

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The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Welp (as the kids say), it looks like Katherine Trendacosta of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) found an old PowerPoint deck from 2012 and used it to write a new post ominously titled Hollywood’s Insistence on New Draconian Copyright Rules Is Not About Protecting Artists.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) established its Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in September 2012. As mandated by the America Invents Act, the PTAB conducts administrative trials, such as inter partes reviews, and handles appeals from examiner rejections of patent applications. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of several design patents, interest in design patents grew exponentially. That trend has continued in 2022.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

Background In 2006 and 2012, ABS and STGenetics entered into related contracts for sorting semen. This case addresses the issue of res judicata and the interpretation of the scope of an earlier judgment awarding an ongoing royalty. In 2014, ABS filed an antitrust lawsuit in the Western District of Wisconsin against STGenetics.

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Managing IP

JUNE 8, 2022

The wave of new gTLDs in 2012 brought much fanfare, especially for IP owners, but have they lived up to the hype? Managing IP finds out

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2023

According to the complaint filed August 8, 2023, Apparatus debuted the “Cloud Fixture” chandelier in 2012, featuring “a pendulous arrangement of a number of glass orbs frosted by hand to create an irregular texture reminiscent of 19th Century décor.”. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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IP Watchdog

MAY 17, 2022

Hyatt has been embroiled in litigation with the USPTO for decades and won a previous Supreme Court appeal in 2012. . Supreme Court asking the Justices to weigh in on his challenge of a policy he alleges the USPTO implemented in the 1990s to categorically deny him issuance of any additional patents.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Inter partes review (IPR) replaces inter partes reexamination as an avenue for a third party’s patentability challenge and the provision in the AIA for inter partes review was effective on September 16, 2012. Read more

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43(B)log

JANUARY 4, 2023

A gift given to my daughter (the cat kindly agreed to stop sitting on it for 10 seconds to allow this picture to be taken): Some other vacation TM T-shirts: 2012 , 2014 , 2016.

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The TTABlog

JULY 12, 2023

Experience : private practice 1991-2012, USPTO Associate Solicitor 2012-2023. Experience : private practice, 1998-2012, TTAB Interlocutory Attorney, 2012-2023. The complete judicial roster may be found here. Casagrande. Education : B.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Seventh Circuit panel has shot down an Illinois marker company's attempt to go after its insurer's attorneys, the latest in a long-running legal fight that began when the insurer refused to defend the company in a 2012 trademark dispute.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2022

1289 (2012). Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate IP Subcommittee, released the first draft of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, which if enacted would, at a minimum, overrule the Supreme Court’s decisions in Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.,

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