The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

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 Zenú was cancelled and Industria never sold any Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States when it owned that registered trademark. Here, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Respondents on the other hand claim to be using the mark Sanjha Chulha since 1996 for restaurants operating in Faridabad and New Delhi and had a separate device mark for “Sanjha Chulha” which was lapsed in 2014. Avery Dennison Corporation vs Controller Of Patents And Designs on 4 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Setaret’ ,which though is registered, has not been used by the Plaintiff and ‘Sitared’ which is being used by the Plaintiff and is pending consideration for registration. The Plaintiff had filed the suit pending registration of its mark ‘Milaap’ seeking remedy against passing off. Puma Se vs D.K. Now’ and “E!

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Trademark Registering Trademarks Registration IP 105

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

LSI faced financial distress in 2014 due to cost escalation. The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore launched an IP Financing Scheme (IPFS) in 2014.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions Image from here On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development. and Ors. ,

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Introduced to incorporate the Jan Vishwas Act amendments within the Trade Marks Act, the proposed Rules prescribe an adjudication mechanism to hear complaints alleging false representation of a mark as a registered trademark. Read the detailed comments authored by Pranav, Praharsh, Swaraj, and Reva on these Rules.

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