Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . A decision in 2015 concerned the definition of “public” in the act of communication.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Board sustained Section 2(d) oppositions to the word-and-design marks shown immediately below, for Asian-themed cuisine and for restaurant services featuring same, finding confusion likely with opposer's common law mark RAMEN HOOD & Design (shown to the right) for Asian-themed restaurant services. menus and other printed items.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Patent Box was introduced in Italy in 2015. In a nutshell, the previous system provided for an increased exemption of 50% of the income deriving from the economic exploitation of intangible assets (in 2015 the percentage of exemption was 30%, in 2016 40%).

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

So much so that the post-1902 Act regional circuit design patent cases invalidating design patents on functionality grounds would come out oppositely under the Federal Circuit’s lax standards. In 2015, it sought copyright registration of this useful article as a sculptural work.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

Although this may sound quite encouraging and motivating for those with original ideas, many famous brands out there are accused and widely recognized for being copycats in the market and, unfortunately, making a lot of money. The stories feature on Instagram is the same as that of its rival and competitor in the market, Snapchat.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark DANA DESIGN in the form shown below, for backpacks, hiking equipment, tents, and related goods, on the ground that the mark comprises the name of a living individual, Dana Gleason, without his consent and is therefore barred from registration by Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act.

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IPilogue

MARCH 6, 2023

On December 26, 2022, the Japanese IP High Court dismissed an appeal from Christian Louboutin (“Louboutin”), a shoe designer known for its iconic red-bottom heels, in its action against Japanese shoe designer, Eizo Collection Co., The court also took issue with Louboutin’s market research. 2015-29921 ). 2015-29921 ).

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The TTABlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Although Applicant Jose Ramon was experienced in the branding and marketing of beers, he was never in the business of producing the goods identified in his application, and the only step he took to use the mark was the formation of a company to market beers. D & P Holding S.A. Not good enough, said the Board.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

In addition to being works of scientific achievement, many luxury timepieces are artistic wonders with innovative designs, like some of the reportedly 100 000 (!) Brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet hold rich trade mark and design portfolios and enforce their rights vigorously.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

2015) in finding that manufacture and delivery of a product in a foreign country can infringe a US patent if sufficient sales-activity occurred within the US. Here, apparently the patentee provided substantial evidence that the multi-year process of designs, simulations, test, reworking, sampling, pricing, etc., by Dennis Crouch.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

has offered design and marketing services under the name “Uber” since 1999. describes its business as including graphic design like logos, stationery and brochures; promotional events and mailings; and consumer-oriented campaigns, like magazine advertisements. Uber Technol., 20-cv-2320 (PKC) (S.D.N.Y. 24, 2021) Uber Inc.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The an invention’s function (what result it obtains) is typically tied more directly to the market and business goals than the particular structure or technological details used to reach that end. This breadth can deter competitors by making it more difficult for them to design around the patent. Citrix Online , LLC, 792 F.3d

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 25, 2024

Her mission was to bring the art of henna to a mass market, celebrating diversity and inclusion. The Dragons were impressed with Pavan’s CV, which includes a Guinness World Record (since bettered) of fastest henna artist, a permanent location in Selfridges since 2015 and she once created a window display in Harrods. Did you know?

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

A prototype and the stool were registered as designs on 5 November 1968 and 8 September 1983. In May 2015, Stamp realised that La Foir'fouille was marketing a stool model resembling the Stamp stool. The concept of prior art cannot be applied as such in copyright law, unlike design law.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In 2015, the Cancellation Applicant filed a request for revocation of Ferrari’s International trade mark ‘Testarossa’, designating (amongst others) the European Union, initially registered by Ferrari in connection with the premier of its sports car series from the 80’s and 90’s.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

With Arcom supporting their every move, various rightsholders stepped up to take advantage of new legislation designed to make pirate site blocking more efficient, to combat mirror sites and proxies, and to further punish sites by restricting appearances in search engines and curtailing advertising opportunities.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Louis, the number of manufacturing jobs in the United States dropped from over 17 million in 2000 to just above 12 million in 2015. Many now are high-tech , from design and marketing to administration, finance and sales, and cybersecurity. As shown below, this trend can be seen using the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Businesses that prioritize diversity within their leadership ranks are better positioned to adapt to rapidly changing markets, leverage a wider range of perspectives, and capitalize on new opportunities. Population: 2014 to 2060,” (March 2015), [link] Tags Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) customer base. [6]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, those arguments were more theoretical than empirical; there weren’t a lot of high-profile examples of a mass-market consumer service deploying this strategy. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. Musk has bridged that gap. and the transition to a Web 3.0 Following the Lemmon v. TikTok bans.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

If the trademark has been licensed on the open market, the valuation process may be simpler, but otherwise, and in the absence of an official procedure or valuation system to be followed, a proper valuation process may become more complex and require the involvement of a valuation consultant, which may add additional cost to the process.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Those machines have been imported into the UK for distribution and sale since June 2013, and marketed using the acronym ICE and the following logo: Both the Claimant and the First Defendant have trade mark registrations in the United Kingdom.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Design Patent No. 13, 2015, which was the design patent asserted in the matter noted above. Design Patent No. The Quarles & Brady design rights legal team is nationally-recognized for its extensive knowledge and practice experience in this complex and important field. Annotated versions of Figure 1 of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2024

If the trademark has been licensed on the open market, the valuation process may be simpler, but otherwise, and in the absence of an official procedure or valuation system to be followed, a proper valuation process may become more complex and require the involvement of a valuation consultant, which may add additional cost to the process.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2024

Unveiling Merchant Privileges in the Shadows of Craftsmanship Developing nations like India require financial and technical support to market their products internationally and attain the sustainability of GI. In January 2015, the EU progressively relaxed the embargo.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

4 of 2012 Concerning Regulation of Competition all businesses with operations in the UAE or supplying goods and services to the UAE market will have to ensure that they focus on and comply with the provisions of this new law. Further revisions to the Law and its executive regulations have been issued and approved in 2015.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” Gutman’s personality and personal life, these were part of the overall marketing strategy for JLM.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. 1] Presently, multiple e-commerce platforms have emerged in the market which was predominantly ruled by Amazon and Flipkart. 26, 2023, 11:00 AM), [link].

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Copyright holders operating in Denmark, where just six million people speak Danish, view private torrent sites as unfair competition in what is already a relatively small market. Rights Alliance Director Maria Fredenslund says that the convictions are the product of hard work designed to wipe out all Denmark-based file-sharing sites.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2024

Serial ‘Entrepreneur’ Tests Out Piracy Market A MEN report claims that 42-year-old Jordan Longbottom ran a ‘successful’ business selling pirate TV devices from his static caravan in Wales. By the time the case got to court, exactly how successful his venture had been was met with a significant difference of opinion.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The conference series was created by Dr Gaetano Dimita and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London in 2015 to bring together creators, legal practitioners and researchers in the field of Interactive Entertainment.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One of their core values and popular marketing point s is that “privacy is a fundamental human right.” After all, their security and privacy designs are so powerful that Apple allegedly can’t access encrypted user data— even if a government asks for it.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 7, 2022

In a win for global law enforcement, Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) announced on April 5, 2022, that it had officially taken down the infrastructure of Hydra, a Russian-based, illegal dark-web marketplace that has allegedly facilitated more than $5 billion in Bitcoin transactions since its inception in 2015. Petersburg, Russia.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 28, 2022

Again in 2015, McDonald’s filed for ‘Mac’ and ‘McCafe’ trademark separately in class 30 before DOI. McDonald’s has evidently established its goodwill in the international market. The loss of McDonald’s in Nepal is a huge setback for the country and shows lack of progressiveness on the part of the country.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is why a GI usually includes the designation of the place of origin. Principally to ensure a fair market that is able to fight counterfeit products, which undoubtedly undermine the quality of these craft products. As a result, the Commission has presented a Proposal for a regulation on GIs for craft and industrial products.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2021

Although the terms remain confidential, Miguel highlighted that the agreement is beneficial to both parties and that “ Tequila ” continues to be strongly protected in the European Union [its second-largest export market after the USA].

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In summer 2020, AHBP began negotiating with the Lynd defendants for the exclusive license to market and sell a surface disinfectant/cleaner known as “Bioprotect 500” in Argentina. Ultimately, AHBP took an exclusive license to sell the product in Argentina, with purchasing and advertising/marketing spend minimums. Knitting Fever, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2022

In April 2014 Foro contacted Vita through the generic contact form on Vita’s website to discuss building a deployment wheel for Foro’s laser, which it marketed as a multiconductor cutting tool. Vita’s conceptual design was therefore readily ascertainable by proper means, and every feature was visually observable.

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