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Can Slogan Be Registered As A Trademark? – EU Perspective

IP and Legal Filings

Slogans are brief, memorable words that are commonly used in advertising to promote a specific company. Companies seek to protect the value of their trademarks since they can be quite valuable to the brand. Using a mark as an advertising slogan, on the other hand, does not prevent it from being registered as a trademark.

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THE CONSUMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT: BOOKING-DOT-WHAT, BOOKING-DOT-TRADEMARKED

JIPL Online

com” at after a generic word, “Booking,” still makes “Booking.com” generic within traditional trademark law [xiv] and (2) the fact consumer identify “Booking.com” doesn’t change the fact that it is still generic and thus ineligible for trademark registration. [xv] 1013, 1015-1016 (2012). xxix] Robert C. Bird & Joel H.

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Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

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In an October 2012 post, Kruttika Vijay highlighted the Supreme Court’s concerns over the lack of transparency in clinical trials in India. Only then does Google need to take action against the advertisement and not otherwise. ruling on Indian businesses and trademark holders? Whither Clinical Trial Data?:

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Publicity Rights: An analysis of Amitabh Bachchan V. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

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Through various case laws, the scope of publicity rights has been expanded by the Indian judiciary. The Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs trademark law in India and provides for the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademarks. Under this Act, Sec. For instance, in Titan Industries Ltd.

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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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Viacom also engaged a market research company to learn more about “southern beach culture,” which suggested that the term Flora-bama was “either unknown or though [sic] to refer strictly to the bar.” This justification is at least consistent with the core idea of trademark law. Grimaldi, 875 F.2d 2d 994 (2d Cir. 1989) in Univ.

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Cardozo A&ELJ symposium, Trademark

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Panel #2, TM, moderated by Vice Dean Felix Wu Jack Daniels says that use as a trademark is special: like copyright’s bête noire, confusion caused by trademark use is the central concern of trademark law. Tam and Brunetti, striking down various bars on registration. Then, in Lexmark v.

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Consumer rights abuses, deceptive advertising, and unfair commercial practices are examples. However, it may be more appropriate to consider trademark law as a comparable framework for comprehending the extent of the personality right. This is called personality merchandising or ” marketing of one’s persona.