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A Master(s) Class in Genuine Use? UK IPO rejects revocation action, finding genuine use of registration for gin

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In this case, the UK IPO rejected a revocation action on the ground that the proprietor had put its registration to genuine use [decision here , No. If so, read on… Pawing over the evidence… Background On 21 st June 2013, Destileras M.G., If so, read on… Pawing over the evidence… Background On 21 st June 2013, Destileras M.G.,

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A Tale of Two Ports? GC holds PORTWO GIN to be an exploitation of PDO

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1308/2013 (see here for the Regulation). Consequently, it found that “the sign whose registration is contested is clearly indissociable from the earlier PDO” (paragraph 44). Picture on the lower left is Jon Sullivan, who has released it into the public domain. The GC thought “yes”.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

However, with the publication on 23 October 2012 of UAE Federal Law No. On 23 February 2013 the Law will come into force in the UAE regulating specifically competition in the form of restrictive agreements, the abuse of dominant position and economic concentration. Trademarks are protected by registration with the IP Department.

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Chrystia Freeland’s Hidden Tax: How Canada Should Implement the Copyright Term Extension Buried in Budget 2022

Michael Geist

The best approach – as recommended by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in its extensive review on Canadian copyright – is to establish a registration requirement for the additional years of copyright protection. Heald has characterized copyright term extension as a “tax on consumers.”.

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Dastar prevents misrepresentation of source of IP from being material

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In 2013, things began to go bad as Restellini began attempting to purchase certain Modigliani material from WI, and in 2015, Restellini and WI discontinued their collaboration before the catalogue was completed. It will be enhanced by the drawings, which had been set aside with the Wildenstein Institute.

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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

43(B)log

Nathan directed the allegedly infringing 2013 Documentary, which “tells the story of Pug, a thirteen-year-old child who wants to be a ‘12 O’Clock Boy,’ just like [he] has repeatedly watched in [the 2001 and 2003 Documentaries].” Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore. Nathan, F.Supp.3d

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TM Scholars' Roundable: Session 1: The Relevance of Ornamentality in Trademark Law: Acquisition of Rights

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U’s registration for THE for clothing and other merchandise by putting THE on a hangtag. Registration v. Much of the law is a collection of rules of thumb from registration context. Hard to think coherently about TM status without thinking about registration v. Use=is it in fact being used by this party as a TM.