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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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2024

ABSTTRACT The constraints placed on trademark registration, particularly concerning common English words by recent judicial review by Justice C. INTRODUCTION For consumer identification and brand protection a crucial mechanism is important which is served by trade mark law.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 30, 2023

TTABlog Test: Is CLAIM WATCHER Confusable With CLAIM WATCH & Design for Certain Insurance Claim Services? [No] TTABlog Test: Is "K2 MOTORCARS & Design" Confusable With "K2 MOTOR & Design" For Automobile-Related Services? [No] No] TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Oppositions Was/Were Dismissed?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 8, 2024

The trademark Blenders Pride was adopted in 1973 by plaintiffs and was registered in favour of Seagram’s Company Limited, which is house mark of plaintiffs. The plaintiffs have obtained registration in respect of their trademark in Class-33. The plaintiffs have objected that defendant is imitating their trades marks.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

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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The TTABlog

APRIL 17, 2024

April 15, 2024). Citing Wal-Mart , the court observed that trademark law does not protect "product designs that lack distinctive meaning as a source identifier." That same principle applies to trademark registration. Welch 2024. TBL Licensing v. Vidal , Appeal No. 23-1150 (4th Cir.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Gian Chand Jain was dealing with a similar issue since in the Design Act, 1911, the Act didn’t define which High Court would have jurisdiction. the High Court would have jurisdiction if the effect of the registration is felt within the territorial jurisdiction).This Afterall, the trademark act is a self contained code.

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