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2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications

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2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1 of 37 CFR Part 6, aligning it with the 12th edition, version 2024, of the Nice Classification published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Trade Mark Restrictions: The Limit of Monopoly on Common English Words

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INTRODUCTION For consumer identification and brand protection a crucial mechanism is important which is served by trade mark law. Like fast for food services, the word fast is descriptive for quick services, making it challenging to obtain trademark protection. Computer of computers, medicines names.

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Is the Happiest Place on Earth About to Lose its Smiling Face?

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When it comes to Disney, branding is everything. But what happens if one of the most recognizable faces of one of the world’s most recognizable brands falls out of copyright protection and can be used by the masses? copyright protection in 2024. While copyright protection expires, trademark protection does not.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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Trademark Tussle: Blenders Pride vs. London Pride – A Legal Saga Unraveled

IP and Legal Filings

Karanveer Singh Chhabra, emerges as a poignant saga, pitting the stalwarts of the liquor industry against each other in a quest for brand integrity and consumer trust. Whether the consumers of such products be able to differentiate between both brands? In this realm, the case of Pernod Ricard India Pvt.

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The Supreme Court Limits the Extraterritorial Reach of the Lanham Act

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On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court adopted a restrictive view of the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act, holding that federal trademark law cannot support a claim for trademark infringement against solely foreign conduct. The case is Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. Read the opinion here.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 29- February 04)

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Highlights of the Week Comments on the Proposed Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024 In addition to the typos and ambiguity regarding the timelines, the Draft Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024, inter alia, suffer from limited scope and require clarity on the qualification of the designated officers. Surprising, isn’t it?