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DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) becomes effective on December 27, 2021 and makes several important amendments to federal trademark law (the Lanham Act) intended to modernize trademark application examinations and clean house of trademark registrations for marks not used in commerce.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I covered the recommendations of the Report which includes reforming Section 3(p) of the Patents Act to incentivize TK-based innovation, creating a proper documentation mechanism to prevent misappropriation of TK, and registration of traditional knowledge as GIs. September 6, 2021]. September 3, 2021]. News from India. An article on Scroll.in

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MARCH 11, 2024

A Case of Reverse Passing Off: DHC Rules In Favour Of Western Digital On Trademark Infringement Recently, the DHC passed an ex-parte interim injunction order against Geonix, holding them prima facie liable for indulging in ‘reverse passing off’ by selling Western Digital’s hard disks as their own.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

This one is for trademark fans as well as cooks and has an interesting backstory. This neat scheme and the accompanying rules about the origin of olive oils was upended by the explosive growth of an olive oil producer whose label contained the prominent trademark CALIFORNIA OLIVE RANCH. See illustration.). 5279505 and Reg No.

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