JD Supra Law

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we ring in 2024, sip some champagne and make a resolution to check in on your trademark portfolio more often. You may have launched new brands or drastically redesigned your logo since you last interacted with the USPTO. It misses you! Here are a few productive questions to ask: 1. Do your registrations cover your reality?

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Canadian brand owners should prepare now for fee increases coming into force in 2024. Overall, fees are set to increase by 20 to 35%. The renewal fee is increasing to $555 for the first class and $175 for each additional class (up from $420 and $130, respectively).

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Earlier this year, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced that it will increase its official fees on January 1, 2024. Earlier this summer, we wrote about the impact on patent fees, which are increasing by as much as 36%.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Canadian brand owners should prepare now for fee increases coming into force in 2024. Where yearly budgets allow, brand owners interested in filing new Canadian trademark applications, particularly those covering multiple classes, should aim to file those before the end of the year.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: Launch of five new gTLDs / GlobalBlock to be launched by Brand Safety Alliance / EURid publishes its Q4 2023 progress report / ICANN make amendments to the RAA in fight against DNS Abuse. Domain name recuperation news: Living on the edge of bad faith / Recent auDRP denial.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Expect content on hotels, franchising, labor and employment, licensing, branding, and more, with our insights and analysis on why this news matters to you. It will be released quarterly, covering the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. By: Akerman LLP

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Ahead of the 2024 summer Olympic Games, there are several important actions internal intellectual property groups of brand owners and sponsors should take to properly manage trademarks for Olympics properties, including developing a game plan to police infringement, says Jayne Durden at Anaqua.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

As the world entered January 2023, many excitedly anticipated that Disney’s copyright protection of Mickey Mouse in the United States (US) would expire at the end of 2023, allowing Mickey Mouse to enter the public domain as of January 1, 2024. Mickey Mouse is protected as Disney’s property because it is a registered trademark.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

was reportedly ‘ acquired ‘ by a new team, who kept the site online under the Aniwatch brand. The IIPA suggests a more robust enforcement framework should be a top priority for 2024. However, those actions didn’t have a lasting effect. “Both 2embed and zoro.to

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2024

text of decision in Global Brand v Rae Dunn Design, 23-CV-1644 (DEH) January 9, 2024 Here, while defendant’s own mark prominently appeared alongside plaintiff’s mark on its packaging, whether this was fair use could not be determined at the 12b6 stage.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To help inspire junior IP researchers in this, the UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law ( IBIL ) invites applications from PhD students engaged in intellectual property research to present a ‘work in progress’ paper at its PhD conference on 26 June 2024. using ‘IBIL PhD Conference 2024’ as the subject.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2023

In 2024, the trademark process timeline to registration can take between twelve to eighteen months at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). It takes 12 to 18 months to get a trademark registered in 2024. As a consequence, the “passion economy” bloomed and new brands sprung to life.

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IIPRD

APRIL 2, 2024

The implementation of TRIPS-Plus provisions can also readily facilitate the emergence of monopoly power for brand-name pharmaceutical companies. [v] 6, 2024). [ii] Trachtenberg, D. [vi] Henry Grabowski, Genia Long, et al, Continuing trends in US brand-name and generic drug competition, 24 Journal of Medical Economics, 908 (2021).

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 3, 2024

In a published decision issued April 1, 2024 (no fooling), the Ninth Circuit in BBK Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. weighed in on somewhat esoteric topics concerning whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear challenges to pending federal trademark applications.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It has been a busy year for domain scammers – and the brand owners fighting back against them.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Here are some of the things to look forward to in 2024: Framing IP Rights in Legal, Economic, and Cultural Settings Swansea University's Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law have announced the conference entitled “Framing IP Rights in Legal, Economic, and Cultural Settings,” which will take place on 12 - 13 June 2024.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 5, 2024

CB Brand Strategies, LLC, Case No. 25, 2024) (Cabranes, Wesley, Lohier, JJ.) Cerveceria Modelo de Mexico, S. 23-810 (2d Cir. nonprecedential). By: McDermott Will & Emery

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IP Law 360

JUNE 20, 2023

Ahead of the 2024 elections, brands should proactively consider tools for managing influencer campaigns, including morals clauses that can be deployed by brands for the purpose of maintaining an apolitical stance, say Matthew Savare and Bryan Sterba at Lowenstein Sandler.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

As the world entered January 2023, many excitedly anticipated that Disney’s copyright protection of Mickey Mouse in the United States (US) would expire at the end of 2023, allowing Mickey Mouse to enter the public domain as of January 1, 2024. The post Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024 appeared first on IPOsgoode.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Pelton & Associates (EMP&A) is a boutique firm focusing on trademark protection for businesses and brands, including trademark and copyright applications, trademark disputes, matters with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark clearance searches, and other matters.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 1, 2024

The jury’s March 2024 verdict found inTech Trailers guilty of willfully infringing on Forest River’s trademarks, specifically those associated with its popular Della Terra brand and distinctive mountain design. a ruling that could have significant implications for the industry.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2024

INTRODUCTION For consumer identification and brand protection a crucial mechanism is important which is served by trade mark law. However brands like fast food nation having managed to create a unique identity by incorporating the term into distinctive brand. [ii] Computer of computers, medicines names.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

She will start a fellowship in March 2024 and be on leave from the IPKat until early 2025. Antonios Baris joins the team As of March 2024, Antonios will be joining the team as a book review editor. Click here to register (until 22 April 2024). He is pursuing an LLM in European Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2024

Motion for default denied wo prejudice for failure to show personal jurisdiction: HAMMER BRAND, LLC, Plaintiff, v. March 8, 2024. Washington, Tacoma. VORO INC., Defendants. 8:23-cv-01272-KKM-NHA. United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Here are the first three Section 2(d) appeals decided by the TTAB in 2024. 90690591 (January 3, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Elizabeth A. In re Master Brands , Serial No. 88892357 (January 9, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cynthia C. Welch 2024. How do you think they came out?

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2024

In other EPO news, amended Articles 13(2), 15(1) and 15(9)(b) of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) entered into force on 1 January 2024. The board shall inform the requesting court or authority, as well as the parties, of its decision, which may include the date of oral proceedings if foreseen. Full details here.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 11, 2024

This case could present opportunities for brands to revisit confusion-based claims in the context of lookalikes which has been a challenge for many years, given that the assessment must take account of people seeing the lookalike post sale, not just at the time of purchase in the Aldi or Lidl store.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

IPKat-approved Catz Cafè in Düsseldorf The Katfriends at IQPC Exchange wish to inform IPKat readers that their conference Global IP Europe Exchange will be held on 11-12 March 2024 at Hilton Düsseldorf, Germany.

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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. People buy things not for what they can do, but also for what they mean” (Levy, 1959).

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43(B)log

MARCH 14, 2024

2024 WL 1051951No. 11, 2024) I have a long-running interest in Rule 68 offers of judgment, and this case involves an interaction with false advertising law! We are fiercely protective of the Crocs brand and our iconic DNA. Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. Crocs, Inc., 23-cv-01790-PAB-KAS (D.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The commencement of the Spring/Summer Fashion Week 2024 has seen luxury brands display their designs on the ramp again. Apart from designer clothes, this year also saw the debut of new signature colours of two beloved luxury brands-Burberry and Gucci. A colour, if distinctive enough can revolve the image of a brand.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 20, 2024

Applicant Global Brand Partners asserted that "the marks are sufficiently different” to avoid a likelihood of confusion. In re Global Brand Partners Pte Ltd , Serial No. 97102423 (March 18, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge David K. Welch 2024. What do you think? Read comments and post your comment here.

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43(B)log

MARCH 8, 2024

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, LLC, 2024 WL 965621, No. 5, 2024) Similar California litigation at a later stage. The products at issue are uniformly branded with the phrase “C + Collagen.” 23-cv-01967 (ER) (S.D.N.Y. It is composed of thousands of amino acids intertwined in a specific, unique sequence.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

Popular in Months, Blocked Many, Many Months Later In 2024, the most obvious outward indication of success for many sites is being placed on various rightsholder-maintained blocklists; they reward a site’s success or recognize its potential by stymieing further progress through the use of mostly regional ISP blockades.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Panel discussion: AI and copyright UCL's Institute of Brand and Innovation Law will hold a panel discussion tackling the complexities of copyright law in the context of AI-generated content. The event, titled “Copyright and Generative AI: Putting input issues under the spotlight”, will be held on March 20, 2024 in London and live streamed.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 18, 2024

91244891 (April 11, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas W. Welch 2024. Are the goods sufficiently related? How do you think this came out? Nemiroff Intellectual Property Establishment v. RAM Development Associates LLC , Opposition No. Wellington). Oddly, Opposer pleaded 35 registrations, 27 of which have been cancelled.

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