IP and Legal Filings

MAY 19, 2022

One of them is the Startup India Action plan 2016 which is a flagship program of the Indian government aimed at creating a robust ecosystem for incubating innovation and startups in the country, resulting in prolonged economic growth and large-scale employment generation. This process can go on forever until the liquidation.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. In 2016, the Latinfood website contained the phrase “We have products from” followed by marks of imported brands, among which was an image of Industria’s Zenú mark.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2023

In addition to the trademark for “March Madness,” the NCAA also owns trademarks for other tournament-related phrases and logos. For example, the phrase “Final Four” is a registered trademark of the NCAA, as are logos for the tournament and individual schools.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 23, 2022

The Supreme Court first noted that marketing claims which include references to famous trademarks aim at catching the public’s attention by mainly exploiting the selling power associated with the sign. 500%Joy ”, “ 500%Unconventional ”). The Italian Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ decisions.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Gebi Products [10] , The Gala Company used the label mark “LAXMI” to market brooms. Brooms are one of the things that Gebi, another firm, began marketing under the name “MAHA LAXMI.” 6] Section 9(2)(b) of the Indian Trademarks Act, 1999. [7] DB) [9] AIR 2016 SC 461 [10] MANU/MH/1859/2017 [11] W.P.(C).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Battle of the Firms – The Irony of IP Law Firms Being Sued for Trademark Infringement Niyati Prabhu It is well known that companies across the world take their brands seriously and deploy law firms in order to safeguard their intellectual properties, be it their names, slogans, brands, taglines, marketing tools and (even phone numbers ).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

While Deckers would not be entitled to register the word ‘ugg’ as a trademark in Australia, it is the registered owner of a US trademark for the word ‘UGG’ in relation to footwear.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

For almost a century, the Plaintiffs have been making and marketing Unani and Ayurvedic medicines, oils, syrups, and non-alcoholic beverages, among other things. They claimed that because the word “Afza” is commonly used in the sharbat trade, many players in the sharbat market use it. Similarly, in Vardhman Buildtech Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

registered trademark may recover damages for uses of that trademark that occurred outside the United States and that were not likely to cause consumer confusion in the United States. 2d 476 (2016); section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Morrison v. Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.,

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. The Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (Formerly, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) which is the nodal department of IPR, introduced a National IPR Policy in 2016.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

Under the Draft Copyright (Amendment) Rules 2019, all methods of broadcasting are intended to be covered under the garb of statutory licenses, including internet and Over-the-Top (OTT) media services such as Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Gaana, Saavn, and the newest entrant in the Indian market, Spotify.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Artists also may own registered trademarks in their names for use as source identifiers. .” “[T]he world at large is free to imitate or simulate the creative work fixed in [a] recording (like a tribute band, for example) so long as an actual copy of the sound recording itself is not made.” ” VMG Salsoul, LLC v.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

These items have restricted production and remain in the market only for a short duration of time. They almost never re-enter the market again. This creates scarcity of the product in the market. Basic principles of economics dictate that when a product is scarce in nature, its demand in the market tends to increase.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Since Bolt Technology OU lacked a commercial presence in India, its app downloads in the country were rendered inconsequential as users could not access Bolt’s services locally, failing to establish a “ substantial reputational spillover ” into the Indian market Reputation and Goodwill: Not Really ‘Tomato-Tomahto’?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. Under The Trademarks Act 1999, a trademark if registered comes to be known as a registered trademark.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

Characteristics of a Family of Trademarks. A family of trademarks is generally identified by the common use of a syllable(s), which may be prefixed or suffixed. Therefore, the adoption of a series of marks to commercially market goods and services would not suffice the creation of a family of marks. For more visit: [link].

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Kashishipr

MAY 11, 2022

It aims at promoting the products or services in the marketplace while restricting the competitors from using the trademark and making profits through infringement. It also encourages safeguarding the interests of the traders and consumers in the market. Case No: A3/2016/3082). Judgment of Indian Courts on Color Marks.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

” That is because religion is big business, as the Washington Post noted in detailing a 2016 empirical study on the socio-economic contribution of religion to American society. provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and. registered trademarks: Elohim—4.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Plaintiffs allegedly used the 12 O’Clock Boyz trademarks since 2001 and registered the marks in 2016. The court, in a careful opinion, rejected all the claims.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Elster is a trademark dispute at the Supreme Court focused on the issue of whether Steve Elster has a free speech right to register a political message (“Trump Too Small”) as a trademark for shirts. The post Evaluating the Constitutionality of Viewpoint-Neutral Trademark Registration Laws That Do Not Restrict Speech—Vidal v.

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