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. That is, until photos such as this one begin to make the rounds. Bottom Line.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Originally posted 2016-10-20 17:38:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Petition for certiorari in the FLANAX case appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta, (2016) 2 SCC 521 [3] Sholay Media and Entertainment v Parag M. Ashutosh Gowarikar, 2016 SCC OnLine Bom 5207 [8] Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. MK, An analysis on Protection of film titles under Trademark Law , Surana & Surana (Dec. 1] Bharat Vasani & Jasmine Latkar, What’s in a Name?,

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. trademarks for clients and has represented hundreds of parties in trademark disputes. Past issues of Top Trademark Trends: 2021: [link]. 2016: [link]. The firm has registered more than 4,000 U.S. 2020: [link].

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Garrigues Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

regarding the use of the ZARA trademark, as previously discussed here. This decision stems from the ruling issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on January 11th, in response to a preliminary question ( Case C-361/22 ) raised by the Supreme Court in the proceedings between Inditex and Buongiorno Myalert, S.A.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 28, 2023

However, numerous catchphrases have led to the fame of the individual involved; for instance, Danielle Bregoli, while appearing on a Dr. Phil episode in 2016, famously uttered the words “Cash me outside, how boutdah?”

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. trademarks for clients and has represented hundreds of parties in trademark disputes. Past issues of Top Trademark Trends: 2020: [link]. 2016: [link]. The firm has registered more than 3,500 U.S. 2019: [link].

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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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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

MAY 17, 2022

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.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Pramod Borse [9] , the plaintiff was the registered owner of trademark “Bisleri” and the defendant had registered an identical/deceptively similar domain name “Bislari.com”. 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.

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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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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

2016, Oppenheimer captured an aerial photograph at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, officially registering this image with the U.S. According to Oppenheimer, the allegations of trademark infringement were vague, and the Institute had failed to explain how he had violated trademark law.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 4, 2022

As held in TRIPS Council for the implementation of para 7 of the ‘ Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health ’, LDCs were held to be free from TRIPS disciplines on patents as well as undisclosed information in reference to the pharmaceutical products until 2016’. The simple reason for this is, waiver w.r.t

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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. The trademark utilizing the hashtag must be distinctive in nature. What’s in a #Hashtag?

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Erik Pelton® has been making trademarks bloom since 1999 ® as the founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates ®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia. trademarks for clients and has represented hundreds of parties in trademark disputes. Past issues of Top Trademark Trends: 2019: [link].

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Kashishipr

MAY 11, 2022

Cadbury UK Limited vs. The Comptroller General Of Patents Designs And Trademarks & Société Des Produits Nestlé S.A. Case No: A3/2016/3082). The post Protection of Color Trademarks under the Indian Trademark Law appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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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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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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To be eligible for trademark protection, the mark must be distinctive, non-generic, and not already in use by another party. Learn more about distinctive trademarks. Common trademark violations Navigating the waters of trademark laws can sometimes feel like you’re trying to solve a puzzle blindfolded—confusing, right?

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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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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship [November 22- 23] Course in Brief Dates : 22nd – 23rd November, 2023 Time : Day 1: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM IST; Day 2: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM IST Venue : Centre for Technology and Law, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar Duration : 1.5

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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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Garrigues Blog

JULY 6, 2021

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. The possibility of resorting to these quasi-arbitration mechanisms does not prevent that, in addition, it is possible to go to the ordinary courts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

dispute back in the Ninth Circuit in 2016. Courts need to get wise that what’s really happening here is incumbents are leveraging things like trademark law, the CFAA, and the law of online contracts to avoid competition on the internet. Rather, AA’s customers are logging in to AA’s site using a tool provided by TPG.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

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.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It is on this basis that the term ‘ugg’ or ‘ugg boot’ has generally been accepted to be ineligible for registration as a trademark in Australia and New Zealand. Under US trademark law, generic terms are similarly barred from being accepted for registration as a trademark.

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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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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

2131 (2016) and Thryv, Inc. However, before doing so, the Court noted it first had to determine whether this question is even reviewable in light of Supreme Court precedent and 35 U.S.C. 314(d) which states, “[t]he determination by the Director whether to institute an inter partes review under this section shall be final and nonappealable.”.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

8] (CS (COMM) 980/2016. [9] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post Trademark Enforcement In E-Market : Challenges In Identifying The Infringer And Holding Them Accountable first appeared on IPLF. Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No. 344/2018]. [6] 6] Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No. 344/2018]. [7]

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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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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? “Ad-word” In 2011, the same IP office also witnessed the arrest of a high-ranking Registrar on charges of massive corruption and disproportionate assets after a CBI investigation.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 26, 2024

Similar notices dated 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 , fail to raise any obvious red flags and since the first and last were processed by GitHub, people can be confident they received considerable scrutiny. In other parts of the notice, takedowns were requested under trademark law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

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. An Update on PhoneDog v.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The owner created a stylized “METAL” mark that he registered in August 2016 and used for power lifting apparel and gear that he marketed. Metal Jeans sued Metal Sport for trademark infringement in 2015 claiming that the use of its stylized “METAL” mark created a likelihood of consumer confusion between the two marks.

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