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Personal Names and Trademark Protection

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Further, the court held that the defendant was using and registered the ‘ELVISLY YOURS’ mark and his goods have gained reputation in the market. On the contrary, neither the trademark of the plaintiff had acquired distinctiveness nor has its goods have garnered any secondary meaning in the market. Section 35 Defense.

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Protection of Color Trademarks under the Indian Trademark Law

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It aims at promoting the products or services in the marketplace while restricting the competitors from using the trademark and making profits through infringement. It also encourages safeguarding the interests of the traders and consumers in the market. Colgate Palmolive Company vs. Anchor Health & Beauty Care Pvt.

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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. I’ve left out the parts specific to registered trademarks and the reference to treaties.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and. market for religious publishing and products at $6.8 But just a quick look at the USPTO’s Trademark Electronic Search System (or TESS ) databases reveals many live deistic trademarks include as all or part of a U.S.

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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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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. Further, given that the 2012 amendment does not have a retrospective effect, the Court held that the amendment has no effect on the legal position. This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark.

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