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It’s Not a Bag, it’s a MetaBirkin!

IPilogue

The Birkin’s distinctive shape has acquired a secondary meaning, such that its trade dress has a trademark registration with the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Birkin’s hefty price tag — a Diamond Himalaya Birkin sold for over $400,000 in 2017 — has made it a prime target for knockoffs.

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The USPTO Takes Steps to Implement the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

LexBlog IP

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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Show the pictures to your clients and say “this is descriptive fair use”: Solid 21 v Breitling (2d Circuit RED GOLD)

LexBlog IP

Though the term “rose gold” is commonly used today, references to “red gold” continue; from 2001 to 2017, the Wristwatch Annual included more than 1,300 references to “red gold” by fifty-three different watchmakers.” ” Plaintiff alleged that it has used the mark RED GOLD on watches since 1989.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 12- February 18)

SpicyIP

His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. The Court held that this interpretation will apply to the 2017 Rules as well, despite the removal of the one-month extension period, as the discretion of the Registrar remains absent therefrom.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

SpicyIP

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. Most number of patents for blockchains were filed in the year 2017. to various entities dealing with the same.