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Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute

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This article seeks to examine how trademark law interacts with the freedom of expression of artists to choose the subject matters they wish to engage with, using the dispute between Hermès, a fashion industry giant and Mason Rothschild, a digital artist, as a contextual backdrop. The Hermès-Rothschild Dispute.

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Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!

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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! What is a Michelin Star in Terms of Intellectual Property Law?

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Trade names as a protective tool in the event of subsequent trademark applications

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A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies the goods and services of a company, and differentiates them from those of competitors, whereas a trade name identifies a company operating in trade and serves to distinguish it from other companies carrying out identical or similar activities. In particular, article 7.1

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Make Your Mark On History: Connecting Tradenames To Landmark Events, People & Places

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. § 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. 1744 (2017), Iancu v. Tam , 137 S. Brunetti , 139 S.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

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Can “honest concurrent use” be used as a defense against a trademark infringement claim? Lokesh, highlighting its history, argues that honest concurrent use is a principle of trademark law and is not limited to a provision. Delhi High Court directs Registry to advertise KFC’s ‘Chicken Zinger’ trademark.

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