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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

Today, it’s about the trademark arena. The court declined to form an opinion on Apple’s contention that over the past 15 years, it had established a family of i-prefix trademarks, which would assist a consumer in better recognising its products. (c)

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Personal Names and Trademark Protection

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Section 9(1)(a) 1 of the Indian Trademark Act, 1999 mentions lack of distinctiveness in the mark as one of the grounds for refusing registration of the mark. However, in India, there are numerous family enterprises where personal names and surnames have been registered as trademark. Personal Names As Trademark.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 29- December 5)

SpicyIP

Delhi High Court decreed the suit in favor of the Plaintiff and inter alia directed the Defendant to assign its trademark ‘Saptrishi Sandhi Sudha India’ in favor of the Plaintiff, as undertaken by it in its affidavit. Delhi High Court declared ITC’s ‘Bukhara’ to be a well-known trademark. on 25 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court).

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

43(B)log

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Industria became aware of Latinfood’s Zenú and Ranchera products sometime between October 2013 and September 2014. Latinfood U.S.

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Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher Author World Intellectual Property Review Article “Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does It Mean for Trademark Protection?”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher discuss the non-fungible token (NFT) trend across the fashion industry and what this digital arena means for trademark protection and enforcement. Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does it Mean for Trademark Protection? PDF copy available. To File or Not to File.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 1- November 7, 2022)

SpicyIP

And the third position was secured by Tanishka Goswami, from National Law University, Delhi for their essay titled “The Copyright Paradox: Striking The Balance Between Free Speech & Copyright In India”. A Look Through The Lens Of Music Generating AI”. The judges for this edition of the competition were Prof. Shubha Ghosh and Prof.

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. LSI faced financial distress in 2014 due to cost escalation. Trademark as Collateral in the US. IP Financing Policies in Asia.

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