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Gema USA, Inc. Sues Former Employee for Alleged Patent & Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

The Design Patents are for a variety of powder guns and spray equipment. January 6, 2015. is not an authorized Gema distributor and upon information and belief, does not sell “new” Gema products but rather sells knocks-offs using the Gema Trademarks without authorization.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 6 – 12)

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The plaintiff, running the International Institute of Hotel Management had filed a petition against the defendant, running the Indian Institute of Hotel Management stating that the defendant’s use of the mark ‘IIHM’ and the above-mentioned domain name infringed their registered trademark and amounted to passing off.

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Five Widely Recognized Brands Accused of Being Copycats in the Market

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Hydrox was largely discontinued in 1999, and it was in September 2015 when the product was reintroduced by Leaf Brands. It was in 2019 when Nike filed a Patent Infringement lawsuit against Skechers by calling it out for copying Nike’s strategy.

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IP as Collateral

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Eastman Kodak pledged many of its patents, notably the one which consisted of a method for enabling persistent recognition of individuals in images. This was done during 2012-2015 when it faced bankruptcy. As a result of which it pledged many of its patents as collateral. Trademark as Collateral in the US. 11, March 2006.

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

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vs Controller Of Patents on 8 December, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Emerson’s appeals under Section 117A of the Patents Act, 1970, contest the rejection of patent applications (Nos. 1253/DEL/2006 and 4197/DEL/2015) related to computer software based on earlier guidelines of the patent office. and Ors. ,

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