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Be Bold but Never Break the Trademark Mold:Implications of Delhi HC’s Decision in PepsiCo v. Parle Agro

IP and Legal Filings

, it filed for a trademark infringement and unfair advantage suit in the court against Parle Agro. The decision of the Delhi HC, pronounced on 18 th September 2023, penned by Hon’ble Justice C Hari Shankar, in this matter over the tagline “For the Bold” has caused ripples in the field of Intellectual Property Rights.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks. Tinderet is an area in Kenya.

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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

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16-6576 (KM) (MAH), 2023 WL 4200169, -- F. 27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Industria De Alimentos Zenu S.A.S. Latinfood U.S. But the third statement was literally false.

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rebinding books doesn't create derivative works but may be actionable under Lanham Act

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2023 WL 416080, No. Steeplechase has a copyright for the book, “Piano Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself How to Play Famous Piano Songs, Read Music, Theory & Technique” and registered trademark rights in STEEPLECHASE ARTS & PRODUCTIONS for, among other things, music instruction books, including for the Piano Book.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

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The court further held that “mere international usage of the ‘ALPHARD’ trademark by the Petitioner company is not sufficient to prove spillover of its transnational reputation in India” Delhi High Court grants an interim injunction to the Plaintiff, despite non-use of the mark for 30 years.

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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

LexBlog IP

. “Trade dress” is a subsection of trademark law and protects the design and shape of a product or its packaging, again to identify the source of the product. To legally put their own trademark on a product originally made by a third party, the seller should first obtain permission from the third party in writing.

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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. 3] CS (COMM) 652 of 2023. [4]