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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. Introduction. Government Regulation No.

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Protecting Digital Identities: Trademarks, Domain Names, and the Menace of Cyber-Squatting

IP and Legal Filings

After examining the facts, the court held that the owner of trademark had the exclusive right to register the trademark as a domain name under the trademark law. It also held that when possessor of a trademark has prior and exclusive usage, they not only possess superior title but also absolute ownership.

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Getting your Trademark Registration in Bahrain

IP and Legal Filings

After filing for trademark registration, the application will be reviewed by the Trademark Office so as to check whether any same or similar trademark or any marks are not already registered or has previously applied by any other applicant. Request for Preliminary trademark examination.

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Battle of the Firms – The Irony of IP Law Firms Being Sued for Trademark Infringement

SpicyIP

Fortunately, the matter was settled amicably in due course in 2016. Singh + Singh logo Apart from the tussle with Singh and Associates, Singh & Singh (‘S&S India’) was also involved in another trademark infringement suit with a Canada-based law firm Singh + Singh Lawyers LLP (‘S&S Canada’).

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Departing Employees Rename Their Former Employers’ Facebook Account. That May Be a Problem–La Baguette v. Tito & Tita

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The analogous non-digital conduct would be to take a photograph of a crowd inside La Baguette with the caption “La Baguette, Christmas party 2016,” erase “La Baguette,” write-in “Tito & Tita,” and keep the photograph on the wall where customers can see it. Social Media and Trademark Law” Talk Notes. DLB-21-401 (D.

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Your domain name, your identity: the risks of not protecting it for your brand image

Garrigues Blog

Thus, in Spain the owner of a registered trademark may initiate legal proceedings for trademark infringement , as provided for in article 34 of the Trademark Law. since it has a different extension, without the defendant having any possibility of prohibiting it, much less of claiming its ownership.

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Short Musings on Tensions between Trademark Law and the Luxury Fashion Market

JIPEL Copyright Blog

While these cases exemplify the tension between different brands and their trademarks, they also allude to the growing misalignment between the luxury fashion industry and trademark law. Brands like Tide, Sharpie, and Nintendo sell at a premium because customers trust that they’re getting high quality products.