LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2024

This is the first article in a new series about the CTA. To learn more about what information is required to be reported and who qualifies as a beneficial owner or company applicant, please read our other articles in this series: The Corporate Transparency Act (Parts 1-4). The CTA takes effect on January 1, 2024.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2024

By decision of 24 January 2024 ( T-537/22 ), the General Court of the European Union (GC) confirmed the validity of the Registered Community Design (RCD) by Lego A/S (Lego) “Building blocks from a toy building set” by stating that an RCD is invalid only if all its features are excluded from protection. On 2 February 2010 Lego obtained RCD No.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In decision G1/22 and G/22 (press release and decision found here ), the EBA had to answer the question as to whether the co-applicant of a PCT application who is different from the inventors named in a US priority application can, in the European phase, validly rely on the priority right under Article 87(1) EPC?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is the first article in a new series about the CTA. To learn more about what information is required to be reported and who qualifies as a beneficial owner or company applicant, please read our other articles in this series: The Corporate Transparency Act (Parts 1-4). The CTA takes effect on January 1, 2024.

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The IPKat

MAY 9, 2024

Therefore the position sign lacks of distinctive character under Article 7(1)(b) of EUTMR , as it could not serve as a badge of origin of the products. 018840401 for the padlock and for the pendants under EUTM registration no. Background of the case On 30 June 2023, fashion company Loro Piana S.p.A.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

by Antonios Baris and Spyridon Sipetas This September’s Fashion Week introduced us to the Spring/Summer 2024 collections of all major fashion houses and brought along with it the emergence of their new signature colours. Eagerly waiting to shop Gucci ss 2024 collection. 017215237 , 017215245 , 017535832 , 017535816 ).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

When Abitron purchased Hydronic in 2014, they began selling products identical to Hetronic’s remote controls in foreign markets with the recognizable black-and-yellow coloring. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the injunction but narrowed it to the countries in which Hetronic marketed and sold products. Read the opinion here.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Though the defendant’s mark was also registered, the court reiterated that the prior use of the mark has to be protected and the registration will not have any bearing. The respondent had rejected the application holding that the mark is devoid of distinctive character and is ineligible for registration under Section 9(1)(a) or 9(1)(b).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

5 at 4 (“[A]ddresses provided on the e-commerce stores indicate that the registrants are in China and other neighboring countries.”). 2, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Why Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Schedule A Defendants appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 25, 2024

.—an online party, greeting card, and event planning service—sued defendant AJ Press, LLC for trademark infringement and unfair competition arising from its offering of Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news service that provides articles and podcasts about American politics. [3] 21-55881, 2024 WL 134696 (9th Cir.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

of the population of India having ingress to the world wide web and ever growing e-commerce market which is forecasted to reach about twenty billion euros by 2030, it becomes pertinent to analyse the interconnect between these two. [1] Kiren Willy, India: e-commerce market size 2030 | Statista , [link] (last visited Sep 7, 2023).

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

Kitchen Cube LLC, 2024 WL 1829620, No. 17, 2024) Leszczynski invented a measuring cube that combines various measuring volumes into a single cubical structure. After dealing with jurisdiction/proof of service, the court dismissed the copyright infringement claim because no registration had yet been received. Leszczynski v.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 28, 2024

Applicant C&D Brewing argued that the marks differ in sound, appearance, and connotation, and C&D pointed to "83 pairs of registrations that contain identical or nearly identical marks where one in the pair is registered for beer and the other for soda pop/soft drinks (from distinct owners)." How do you think this appeal came out?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? 14 [Submissions by February 29, 2024] NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 14th Volume. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024.

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The IPKat

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what Jack writes: Conference Report – Fashion Reborn: The Age of AI by Jack Cooper It was with great pleasure that I was able to attend Fashion Law London's latest event held on 13 May 2024 focusing on the impact which AI innovation is having within the Fashion industry.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The matter is listed before the court on 22 March 2024. But the facts pertaining to its market share indicate that the mark has achieved distinctiveness. Mr. Jacob Jacoby in his article, “The Psychological Foundations of Trademark Law: Secondary Meaning, Generism, Fame, Confusion, Dilution.”

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Tech Square which was passed against a cancellation petition filed by Toyota against the registration of “Alphard” by Tech Square. Apart from the Madras High Court, the Calcutta High Court has recently published the Draft IPD Rules for public comments by January 5, 2024. Meticulous Market Research Pvt. First, in Toyota v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The CNIPA Draft Amendment is comprised of a total of 101 articles in 10 chapters (as opposed to 73 articles in 8 chapters in the current law). It includes the addition of 23 new articles, as well as organizational or substantive revisions to 51 articles of the current Trademark Law. Only 27 articles remain unchanged.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 13, 2022

While his entire proposal clocks in at two and a half pages and less than 400 words (read here) , that didn’t stop dozens of reporters from writing articles about the bill without bothering to read it. That’s going to happen on January 1, 2024, regardless. “Today I’m introducing legislation to strip ?

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

. § 1052(c) provides, in pertinent part, that the PTO must deny federal registration to a trademark if it “[c]onsists of or comprises a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular individual except by his written consent….”

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