IP Tech Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Failure to comply with these formalities will prevent the secured party(ies) from being able to enforce the chattel mortgage against the owner of the trademark. For the granting of the mortgage, the valuation of the relevant EU trademark(s) is required. If you want further information on this or any related matter, please contact us.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Tech giant Apple has recently filed a lawsuit against the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and Director Kathi Vidal over the Office’s refusal to register Apple’s “SMART KEYBOARD” trademark based on genericness. Generics cannot have trademark protection. A string of refusals. Apple is not giving up.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

AUGUST 5, 2022

METAx LLC has been operating in the augmented reality space since at least 2015. According to the records at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, METAx filed trademark applications to […]. The post Meta Shifts Trademark Reality appeared first on Greenspoon Marder LLP.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2023

The owner of the trademark for APPLE JAZZ has won his appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), which dismissed his opposition to Apple, Inc.’s Apple filed Trademark Application No. 86/659,444 for APPLE MUSIC, which the company has been using since 2015, when it launched its music streaming service.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2023

However, the extent of protection and applicable principles of trademark law that surround the numeral trademark takes center stage in the discussion. Additionally, various judgements by courts have provided no straight jurisprudence regarding protection of numeral trademarks. However, protection to numbers have differed.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

And trademarks have been along for the ride. While there were not, in my opinion, any major court developments affecting trademark owners, there have been many other events and changes that have impacted the world of trademarks over the past 12 months. The year’s biggest story impacted trademarks in a few different ways.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Mem template from here While the Trademark Act provides for proprietors to protect their trademarks using evidence of prior use, goodwill etc which requires documentation dating back to the early days of the business, the Commercial Courts Act 2015 provides for strict deadlines with respect to filing documents.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Elgin, the Board’s membership now stands at twenty-seven (27) Administrative Trademark Judges. Prior Professional Experience : Trademark Examining Attorney; Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks; TTAB Staff Attorney; Education : B.A., The current roster is set forth below, beginning with Chief Judge Gerard F.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2024

Failure to comply with these formalities will prevent the secured party(ies) from being able to enforce the chattel mortgage against the owner of the trademark. For the granting of the mortgage, the valuation of the relevant EU trademark(s) is required.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection. Reliance is also a registered trademark, and as such, it is protected from trademark infringement.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Trademark Classification. When you file for a trademark in India, an indispensable requirement is finding out the trademark classification of your goods or services under which you must file your brand. ” The system of trademark classification eases the process of registration of a trademark. .”

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IP Law 360

APRIL 5, 2024

Abbott Laboratories told a New York federal judge Friday that the company has settled what remains of its trademark litigation campaign against makers of gray market diabetes test strips that has been going on since 2015.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In June 2015, Apple began using the mark APPLE MUSIC for its streaming services and filed a trademark application seeking to register the mark for production and distribution of sound recordings and arranging, organizing, conducting, and presenting live musical performances. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 24, 2022

183/21, the CJEU was asked whether German procedural rules were consistent with Article 19 of the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 on revocation of trademark rights for absence of genuine use. CJEU Decision - In Maxxus Group GmbH v Globus Holding GmbH C?183/21, By: Jones Day

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Frydman eventually registered the domain as a trademark — primarily in the travel related field. In 2016, France.com was pursuing a private trademark claim in a French-based court. Jean-Noel Frydman registered the domain back in 1994 and began using it to operate his commercial tourism business. Sachs , 577 U.S.

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IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

More than two years ago, Romanian legislators introduced the initial draft of Law 112 in an effort to integrate the European Union (EU) 2015 Trademark Directive (Directive 2015/2436) with national law.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Introduction Section 9 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), provides for absolute grounds for refusal of registration of the trademark. The Examiner can object to the registration of the trademark if it falls within any of the grounds mentioned in Section 9. Joseph Matal v.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2021

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Tahhira Somal, exploring existing frameworks of non-conventional trademarks, particularly those of smell marks, and assessing their role in the protection of certain traditional cultural expressions. One type of such non-traditional trademarks is a smell or scent mark. Image from here.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 2, 2021

European trademark law requires genuine use of a trademark to maintain registration. Lack of use may cancel a trademark’s registration; as well, any oppositions based on a trademark without genuine use may not withstand a non-usage defense. . In 2015, Doga?aji’s Hasbro v EUIPO.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

Evansville, Indiana – In 2004, the Coca-Cola Company launched its Full Throttle® energy drink brand, which was later apparently acquired by Monster Beverage Company (“Monster”) in 2015. From that transaction, Energy owns multiple trademark registrations including the three at issue in this case, U.S. Registration Nos.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2023

When litigating trademark infringement cases in Colombia, the issue arises as to how the plaintiff should provide valid evidence of the damages arising from the unauthorized use of a trademark, as well as to what admissible evidence may be used to prove the amount of the indemnification claimed in the proceeding.

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Garrigues Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Trademarks displayed in audiovisual works can be a real headache if the associated legal aspects fail to be taken into account. Both Spanish and European trademark laws and case law have shed some light in this regard. It is common practice in the audiovisual world to be particularly careful with any trademarks displayed on screen.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is a trademark case. Dollar Financial holds registered trademarks for MONEY MART – the name it uses for its payday and title loan venders as well as pawn shops and pawn brokerages. In 2015, Brittex petitioned for cancellation of the mark based upon the likelihood of confusion between the two marks. 1052(d).

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 21, 2023

When Dynamic Drinkware was decided in 2015, commentators debated whether differences in the language of the American Invents Act (AIA) version of 35 USC § 102 would shield AIA patents from its restrictions.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 30, the office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) released a public notice inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the different IP guidelines and manuals. The invitation is specific to the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 26, 2022

Trademarks Directive (Directive (E.U.) 2015/2436, of 16 December, 2015. Code was the inclusion in the list of grounds for refusal of a trademark application, those cases in which “it is recognised that the trademark application was filed in bad faith” (article 231(6) of the Portuguese I.P.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2021

PHD Chamber strongly believes that a skilled workforce would be an enabler for India’s growth story to come true and thus it has structured its chosen motto for the year 2015 as ‘Skilling India for Global Competitiveness.’ The post Register your Patent and Trademark and get Reimbursed first appeared on IPLF.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

As from January 14, the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office (SPTO) will, for the first time, assume the task of determining whether a trademark is invalid or must be revoked. As a result, it will only be possible to submit claims at the commercial courts, in the form of a counterclaim, in trademark infringement proceedings.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2022

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director Drew Hirshfeld will step down from a nearly 30-year career with the Office on June 21, the USPTO announced today. Hirshfeld became Commissioner for Patents with the USPTO in 2015.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Nos. 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. First in Finishing, Inc.’s Registration No. Registration Date.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This dispute arises out of a 2015 transaction between the league and an entity formed to become the San Diego Gulls hockey team, which included the assignment of certain trademarks, including a logo, to the team. The court did not find anything ambiguous about the 2015 assignment agreement. What’s missing here?

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 30, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office claims that the agency's pro bono program has provided "over $39.3 million in donated legal services" since 2015 and noted on Tuesday that those free services have also seen "high participation rates" by female patent applicants. The director of the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2022

A recent trademark opposition is a lesson in how to properly establish a likelihood of confusion for apparel goods. Colorful Roots LLC, the Opposer, Roots Corporation, relied on several of its trademark registrations of ROOTS and its derivatives. In Roots Corporation v. Applicant introduced the testimony declaration of its owner.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 7, 2022

A trademark is a symbol, word, or phrase used by a corporate organisation or other legal body to distinguish their product from that of another firm and to identify their product. As a result, the logo and name are registered as trademarks under the act of 1999 to protect the brand name and value. Trademark Infringement.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Trademark Office issued the following 161 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2021 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. TM C THE TRADEMARK CHANNEL. RIFT WOOD COMPANY EXPERIENCE THE DIVIDE EST. 2015. SUCCESS AT WORK COACH. TRUCKING FROM SCRATCH.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 21, 2022

A Maryland moving company that trademarked the name "Wise Moves" in 2015 hit the American Bar Association and the AARP with a trademark infringement suit in Illinois federal court on Friday over a book the two organization published in 2020 bearing the same name.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 15, 2023

In an effort to shed light on the practice of filing multiple petitions under the America Invents Act (AIA) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released a detailed study.

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