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New CJEU referral on interplay between bad faith and trade mark functionality

The IPKat

The patent, which included France among the designated states, expired on 5 August 2021. In 2013, the three EUTMs were registered in Class 10 on the basis of acquired distinctiveness. In 1991, CeramTec obtained a European Patent to a ceramic matrix composite, used in the production of this hip-replacement implant.

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

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Industria has never had a registration for Ranchera; its application was opposed by an unrelated third party and has been suspended; a prior registration for ZenĂș was cancelled and Industria never sold any ZenĂș or Ranchera products in the United States when it owned that registered trademark.

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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

The Plaintiffs highlighted specific instances where the Defendants falsely represented themselves as the Plaintiffs when applying for work for the Kenya Film Commission’s Technical Proposal KFC/OT/05/2013/2014 by using the Plaintiffs’ trademark ‘ACAL' without the Plaintiffs’ authority or consent.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

SpicyIP

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. What stands out here is that the Court granted an injunction in favour of the Plaintiff based on earlier registration without considering the non-use of the mark by them.

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Taxation of Intellectual Property: A Comparative Note

Kashishipr

The United Kingdom introduced a ‘Patent Box’ scheme in April 2013 taxing qualifying IP at a reduced rate of 10% in place of the normal corporate tax rate of 20%. The effective tax rates on IP income can, therefore, be lower than the ones stated in the respective patent box regimes. The United Kingdom.

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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

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Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore. Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore.

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. Trademark as Collateral in the US. For a common law trademark, notice of the lender’s security interest is not required to be recorded.

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