The TTABlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Board dismissed Kate Spade LLC's opposition to registration of the mark WOLV & Design (shown below left) for watches, finding the mark to be too dissimilar to the KATE SPADE word mark and the "spade logo" mark (below right) to support opposer's Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion and its Section 43(c) dilution-by-blurring claims.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

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.

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azrights

MARCH 15, 2021

A distinctive asset such as the Nike Swoosh would have been capable of registration as a trademark as soon as the design was created. Securing legal protection gives you scope to build associations to your brand name without fear of competitor copying. This means such symbols have a wider scope of protection.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

the UGG mark or designation, or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation thereof, in any manner and in any format, case or spelling, on or in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of any product in the United States or its territories.” Background.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ltd [2022] EWHC 1895 (Ch) (July 2022) In our last volume , we reported on Samsung being held directly liable as a platform for copied watch faces for Samsung smartwatches. In 2013, Cadbury’s registration for Pantone 2685C was held invalid because its description rendered it void for lack of certainty.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 23, 2023

Firstly, Direct infringement wherein a patented product can be literally copied element to element (Literal direct infringement) and equivalently copied with little to minimal changes not essentially affecting the effect of the product (Equivalent direct infringement). LEXIS 111933 & 2016 U.S. 4] Adaptix, Inc. LEXIS 33521.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 30, 2022

As of International Monetary Fund reports of 2016, Qatar has the fourth highest GDP per capita in the world where it relies heavily on foreign labour to grow its economy. The process of trademark registration in Qatar is governed by the Law no. Copy of the mark. Filing Requirements. Late submission fees apply).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Certain procedural requirements: must be able to see & save a copy of the disclosures/contract w/in 15 days, via email receipt for example. may require disclosures and charitable registration: Draper James teachers giveaway. Designed in US” can also work. NY, DC, WA are considering similar taxes so it’s a trend to watch.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

16, 2024) WCT offers a mobile-fitness app called “Bike+” and owns a trademark registration for that name. WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” World Champ Tech LLC v. Peloton Interactive, Inc.,

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Background On 8 September 2015, BIW Invest AG (‘BIW’) applied for registration of EU trade mark no. On 27 June 2016, BIW filed another application for EU trade mark no. The evidence submitted by New Yorker did not show that a significant part of the public knew Compton at the filing dates in 2015 and 2016.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. The plaintiff also holds trademark registration for “Serpenti ” etc. Bulgari S.P.A The Court also relied on Lava International Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

2016), aff’d , 674 F. 2016)) traded on the goodwill of Louis Vuitton; it is what made them attractive products. What the second Circuit did say was that, like in the Jack Daniel’s case, the Wavy Baby used plaintiff’s trademarks and trade dress throughout the design of its product. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC, 507 F.3d 3d 425 (S.D.N.Y

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. ” [8]. .”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

The word ‘copyright’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. However, that is sometimes not enough to avoid infringement, which is where registration comes in. Understanding Copyright How would you define copyright?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

The word ‘ copyright ’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. However, that is sometimes not enough to avoid infringement, which is where registration comes in. Understanding Copyright How would you define copyright?

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Surveillance and analysis of IP-related activities on the internet, such as domain name registration, web crawling, social media monitoring, and online marketplace scanning which can help detect potential IP infringement cases, such as cybersquatting, phishing, counterfeiting, piracy, and plagiarism. link] (Accessed: 29 October 2023). [6]

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. The reviewal process for the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It can also mean as the proxy or substitute holder of rights here on earth because no spiritual being will receive a copyright certificate, trademark registrations, or letters patent. courts have denied registration to religious marks as being offensive to other believers or to non-believers. places the value of faith to U.S.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The 2001 Documentary “sold 50,000 copies in two weeks and revolutionized the Baltimore dirt-bike culture,” inspiring a sequel and plans to make a third film. Plaintiffs allegedly used the 12 O’Clock Boyz trademarks since 2001 and registered the marks in 2016. So too with unjust enrichment, which was based on defendants’ copying.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

The court says it’s immaterial that there is a potentially long time delay between user registration and the purchases. The next paragraph “encourage[d]” Mr. Sadlock to “review the updated Subscriber Agreement in full and save a copy for your files. ” Double UGH.

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Contracts Law Reporting Blogging 71

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court noted that the Patents Act is specifically designed to deal with matters concerning allegations of unreasonable conditions in licence agreements, abuse of one’s status as a patentee, the necessary inquiry into these allegations, and eventually the relief that can be granted. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit involves sound recordings of 19 interviews that then-President Trump voluntarily gave to Woodward between December 2019 and August 2020, plus one interview from 2016 (when Trump was still a candidate). complaint filed Jan. Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. 105 , as a “work of the United States Government”?

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Copyright Blogging Publishing Fair Use 118

43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Courts don’t do really prong one beyond assessing access (not independently assessing copying). Prior attempts to measure tarnishment: Buccafusco et al 2016 focused on porn parodies, found burnishing except among very conservative consumers. Questions: how does this doctrine interact with concurrent registrations?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

After the USPTO denied Elster, consistent with express regulations, registration of the mark because Donald Trump had not consented to the registration, the appellate court vacated that result and ordered that the registration issue.

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