Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

The copyright for one of the first depictions of Mickey Mouse will expire in 2024. Why Mickey Mouse is still protected The copyright on Steamboat Willie is set to expire in January 2024. So, will other content creators, brands, and consumers be able to use Mickey Mouse in their own works? So, why aren’t Disney concerned?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., Hardik Mukeshbhai Pansheriya and Ors, Mathews shares his thoughts on safeguards intermediaries can employ to preclude trademark infringements. The case is set to be re-notified on July 12, 2024, for further proceedings.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 7, 2023

The injunction allows the Premier League to block pirate IPTV services during the 2023/24 season and then the 2024/2025 season after that. Operating from various domains, the brand GenIPTV has been a target for rightsholders for some time. Existing information may help to narrow things down, however.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

2024 WL 22039, No: 6:20-cv-2354-GAP-EJK (M.D. 2, 2024) Some interesting comments on when individual instances of “confusion” don’t count, as well as their relevance to evaluating out-of-court social media etc. Plaintiff has seven registered trademarks involving Florida Virtual School or FLVS; two of the registrations are incontestable.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Comments on the Proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 The recently proposed Trademark Rules amendments were open for comments in a period ending today. Image from here A SARAL Analysis of the Proposed Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 Just Keep it Simple! Wedding Bells or Warning Bells?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Wrapping up the first week of 2024, here is a brief recap of our hard-hitting post on TKDL, the detailed comments on the draft Calcutta High Court IPR Division Rules, and an informative take on scandalous and obscene trademark prosecution in India. This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Vedika Chawla.

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43(B)log

APRIL 5, 2024

4th -, 2024 WL 1356981, Nos. plaintiff's RAW defendant's Raw Garden Also over a dissent, the panel finds that a court can order trademark applications cancelled, not just registrations. BBK sells smoking-related products with RAW branding; CCA allegedly infringed by selling cannabis products with the mark “Raw Garden.”

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

on 14 February 2024 (Delhi High Court) The petitioner sought the removal of the respondent’s mark ‘CLOVER,’ registered in Class 9. In the absence of the respondent’s response, the Court allowed the petition, ordering the removal of the respondent’s mark from the Trade Marks Register.

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43(B)log

APRIL 15, 2024

3d - , 2024 WL 1083462, No. 12, 2024) GMP is a nonprofit focused on sustainable butchery and meat production practices. GMP owns two federally registered trademarks: the “GOOD MEAT” standard character mark and the “GOOD MEAT BREAKDOWN” design mark. Good Meat Project v. GOOD Meat, Inc., 23-cv-04145-RFL (N.D.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

on December 20, 2023(Delhi High Court) Image from here The Plaintiff owned 5 Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to wireless communication technology which the Defendants were allegedly using in their mobile phones being sold under the brand name of OnePlus without the license to do so. . & Ors. Pharmacyclics LLC & Anr.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

It also adds “or other elements” to the list of signs that can comprise registered trademarks. Comment: The addition of “other elements” suggests the possibility of acceptance for a broader range of non-traditional trademarks (e.g., of the current Trademark Law (i.e.,

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