JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In June of 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that a “generic.com” is eligible for trademark registration so long as the consumer recognized the mark as a distinguishing member of a certain class of goods or services. [i] The Decision. The second problem Justice Breyer has is that adding “.com”

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Trademark Registration Trademark Law Advertising 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Although it did not resume use of the mark for seven years, it commenced TTAB litigation with ARSA in 2016 regarding ownership of the mark. In July 2016, applicant petitioned to cancel ARSA's registration, and in 2017 it applied to register its EUCALIN word-and-design mark. In May 2015, applicant was removed from the SDNT list.

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azrights

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

You may remember from a previous blog post that Coca Cola had design protection of the bottle shape available as an interim measure while they built associations to the bottle shape through their advertising. In practice, there is a constant interplay between use of identifiers and ownership of them.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

The theory of Territoriality states that since disputes relating to the registration and validity of intellectual property rights are typically considered to fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State in which such registration was applied for, the choice of law should favour that State.

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Copyright Infringement Law Copyright Intellectual Property 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

WPI counterclaimed against Restellini and third-party Institut Restellini SAS – Documentation Centre alleging copyright infringement and false advertising. In 2017, WI granted WPI an automatically renewable, exclusive license to use and exploit the content of all of WI’s materials, including the Modigliani material.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark FREEDOM PARTY for "organizing and conducting dance parties" on the ground that Respondent Hyman was not the sole owner of the mark when he filed his underlying use-based application. Therefore, his application was void ab initio and deemed invalid.

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Registration Ownership Advertising Advertising 67

SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The plaintiff also alleged that the examination of impugned trademarks was faulty, registration should have been denied under Section 11(1)(b) of Trade Marks Act, 1999. In response, the present rectification petition was filed to remove the subject registration. Alimentary Health Ltd. Jaikishan Kakubha Saraf alias Jackie Shroff v.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amend it later on? Case: Bennet, Coleman And Company vs Vnow Technologies Private Ltd.

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Registration Designs Design Trademark 105

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National IPR Policy of 2016 has resulted in increasing IP registration since its inception. The pendency in IP registration applications have also decreased. The registration at USPTO is required to protect the creditor from bona fide purchasers and mortgages. The security agreement has to be registered with the USPTO.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. Take, for example, a T shirt which features a painting, sculpture, or even graffiti. 3d 1356 (N.D.

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 40

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. Take, for example, a T shirt which features a painting, sculpture, or even graffiti.

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

That then plays off the rest of the title’s allusions to separating “subjects” from the “predicates” of copyright ownership, themselves words connoting the foundational elements of both “ any complete sentence ” and at times a court’s jurisdiction over infringement matters. ’” Id.

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Ownership Copyright Government Intellectual Property 52