IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.•

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. Additionally, since late December 2021, when new procedures went into effect, the USPTO has received around 100 expungement petitions and about 100 re-examination petitions to get rid of registrations for marks that are allegedly not in use.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

An expungement proceeding allows for cancellation, in whole or in part, of a trademark registration between three and ten years old if the mark has never been used in commerce with some or all of the registered goods and/or services. For the latest developments o­n trademark scammers, check, Is This a Trademark Scam?®.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

Many film titles or names like Dhoom (ID: 1319835), Padman (ID: 3749859), 3 Idiots (ID: 1940729), and Singham (ID: 3672533), have been registered as a service mark under class 41, of the fourth schedule of the Trademark Rule, 2001. These registrations aid in allocating precedence. This idea sort of gets the job done of a copyright.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Its parent organisation, The All England Lawn Tennis Club (further referred to as “the Club”) has previously trademarked the word ‘Wimbledon’ and also has trademarks has several other signs related to it such as the crossed rackets logo. There are only a few trademarks for colours given such as red soles of Louboutin.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2022

In the Saudi Arabia, trademarks are governed by the Trademarks Regulation, Royal Decree No M/21 of 28 Jumada Awal 1423 Hejra (corresponding to 8 August 2002), and its Implementing Rules of the same year. Trademarks are also governed by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trademark Law, which Saudi Arabia adopted on 27 September 2016.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Therefore, the prime role of such hashtags needs to be assessed in line with the Trademark Law to deduce whether they qualify for trademark protection. Therefore, if the hashtag is inherently distinctive, it would support and ease registration, and if not, additional efforts may be needed to amass publicity and extensive use.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Trademark infringement, however, isn’t like copyright. Bottom Line.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 23, 2023

However, a caveat to this is that the use of a similar mark can still be permitted on different products or services, though it may not be eligible for registration as a domain name. [3] 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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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The number of applications filed, and registrations granted in FY2020 both grew over the prior year, to the highest in history. trademark registrations! Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. 2016: [link]. 2018: [link].

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decided against the opposer since the use of ‘Industry’ did not reflect a secondary meaning. It was submitted that 74 third-party registrations were existent, and the consumers did not associate with the brand as a household name. Popular Examples of Family of Trademarks.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Name saturation is an existential challenge for every industry that harnesses trademark law to protect its brand. A study published in 2018 found that overall incidents of drug name confusion of all types had decreased when comparing two periods, 2000-2004 and 2012-2016 1.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We are pleased to announce that registration for the free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship is currently open. Eligibility Anyone interested in learning about the intersection between Law and Entrepreneurship with a specific focus on IPR are eligible.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 17, 2021

However, British artist Stuart Semple considers Tiffany Blue as being held captive through trademark law. Semple has been “liberating colours since 2016” , with previous paints replicating trademarked colours including International Klein Blue , T-Mobile Magenta , and Blackest Black.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Opposer claimed to own a family of MONSTER-formative marks, but it failed to prove the existence of a family of MONSTER marks prior to SS Vape’s July 2016 date of first use. If that were the case, having a famous mark would entitle the owner to a right in gross, and that is against the principles of trademark law."

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Firstly, the basic step towards protecting trademarks in online marketplaces is to register them with the Trademark Registry. The registration of trademarks provides legal protection and remedies in case of infringement. 8] (CS (COMM) 980/2016. [9] Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No. 344/2018]. [6] 344/2018]. [7]

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 6, 2021

For example, when the main purpose of the registration is to sell it, if it has been to obstruct the third party, if it is used to attract traffic and obtain benefits or to mislead consumers about the products or services of others.

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2023

This incident is an addition to the trail of misadventures that trademark practitioners have faced before the Registry and we thought it would be beneficial to invite an experienced practicing trademarks lawyer to share with us their insights on this and the state of affairs before the Registry in general.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Introduction: The concept of comparing and considering a trademark in its entirety is a well-established tenet in trademark law. When a trademark is registered, it provides protection to the mark as a whole, even if it is a composite trademark with numerous aspects in it. Similarly, in Vardhman Buildtech Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

§ 1052(c) on registering marks concerning a living person without permission; this case has the possibility of altering trademark law significantly and allowing current events to be treated similarly to historic events from a trademark perspective. This mark subsequently registered in 2016 without issue. at 1165-66).

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LexBlog IP

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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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

.” The dispute highlights that multi-jurisdictional trademark owners and users must carefully consider whether any infringement issues may arise in relation to any generic meaning of the mark in the specific jurisdiction where use (or even trademark protection) is sought. Background.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 6, 2021

After many years and multiple attempts , the organizers of this spectacular funfair have finally trademarked the term “ Oktoberfest.”. The Uphill Battle of Trademarking the Term “Oktoberfest”. Since 2016, the City of Munich has put forward applications to trademark the term; and ever since 2016, their applications have been rejected.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Sunanda Bharti on the Michelin Stars and its interaction was trademark laws. Bharti is a Professor of Law at Delhi University, and her previous posts can be accessed here. Image from here Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Generic terms are incapable of functioning as registrable trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Supplemental Register or on the Principal Register after having acquired secondary meaning.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Case law has often overlapped overbreadth with other grounds of invalidity such as obviousness, anticipation, and inutility. . of the Patent Act on June 24, 2016. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke. With damages amounting to $40,000, it is clear the courts are unamused by parody in trademarks.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Relying on its 2016 decision in RJR Nabisco Inc. 325 (2016) , the Court explained that the policy reason behind this presumption is to avoid the “international discord” that could result if U.S. law were to apply in foreign countries. European Community, 579 U.S. court forum.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In 2016, the USPTO rejected Bitcoin’s trademark application. However, the UK and Spain Patents and Trademark office granted trademark protection to the ‘Bitcoin’ mark and its logo (Registration number: M4046141). The trademark laws used to regulate cryptocurrency-related marks are in their nascent stage.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 21, 2022

Under the trademark law, the trade dress encompasses the visual aspect of a product and it comprises several distinctive features with respect to the shape, size, packaging, colour combination, textures, graphics etc. 3] CS COMM–714/2016. [4] Scope for Protection of Trade Dress in India. Abudekar and Ors [4]. ,

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LexBlog IP

JULY 10, 2023

” Relying on its 2016 decision in RJR Nabisco Inc. 325 (2016) , the Court explained that the policy reason behind this presumption is to avoid the “international discord” that could result if U.S. law were to apply in foreign countries. European Community, 579 U.S. court forum.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

This was apparently untrue and in a separate 2008 proceeding, the PTO concluded that this was a false statement, at least as to boots, and cancelled TA’s registration of the METAL mark. Topolewski almost immediately reapplied for the mark, this time through Metal Jeans, which obtained the “METAL” registration in 2013.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The person was later convicted in 2016. This raised a question did the registrar of Trade Marks have the jurisdiction to revoke the ‘MANJAL’ trademark? For collective marks, he argued that out of 10 collective mark registrations he examined, 9 were granted erroneously. Let’s see how it unfolded.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Generic terms are incapable of functioning as registrable trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Supplemental Register or on the Principal Register after having acquired secondary meaning.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2021

If you begin an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s TEAS System, you will encounter the following: “1(a) – Actually using the mark in commerce now”. “1(b) 44(e) – Foreign registration exists for the same goods/services”. Related : How Long Does It Take to Get a Trademark? Adidas AG , 841 F.3d

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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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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The judgement was passed collectively in an appeal against 4 orders (two impugning the 2016 Ericsson v. Controller General of Patents and Designs (passed on September 15), the Court clarified that the 2016 CRI Guidelines’ requirement of assessing the CRI in conjunction with novel hardware has now been removed from the 2017 CRI Guidelines.

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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. trades in on the goodwill of Dr. Going forward, my advice to parodists who don’t want to be found to infringe trademarks: make sure your parody slaps everyone right in the face. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC, 507 F.3d

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