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Battle of the Firms – The Irony of IP Law Firms Being Sued for Trademark Infringement

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The plaintiff in question is the managing partner and founder of a Delhi-based IP firm Sujata Chaudhri and Associates, which has been using its trade mark since 2014, 3 years prior to the defendant. Image from here And of course, who can forget the Delhi High Court’s 2014 order in Prathiba M. My heart will. the list goes on!

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Getting your Trademark Registration in Bahrain

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As a part of our comprehensive service, we conduct searches for the official trademark registry and also on the internet to determine whether or not the potential trademark is identical or confusingly similar to other registered trademarks. Request for Preliminary trademark examination.

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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 Zenú was cancelled and Industria never sold any Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States when it owned that registered trademark. Prior import plans in 2010-11 were paused.

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

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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. The rectification application by the Respondent has met with oppositions from the Appellant. Defendant no.

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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

NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. This allows brands to identify infringers attempting to register trademarks or domain names using well-known marks. The NFTs act to authenticate these items.

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IP as Collateral

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LSI faced financial distress in 2014 due to cost escalation. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore launched an IP Financing Scheme (IPFS) in 2014. Trademark as Collateral in the US. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. IP Financing Policies in Asia. Case Studies.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

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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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