LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Trademark law has something to say about use. Unlike copyrights, trademark rights do not expire. They may continue indefinitely, provided there is continued use of the trademark.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

copyright protection in 2024. Since only the “Steamboat Willie” cartoon version of Mickey is going out of copyright protection, every other version of Mickey Mouse that Disney has created since 1928 will still be protected on January 1, 2024. While copyright protection expires, trademark protection does not.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

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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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] [Yes] TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Appeals from Section 2(d) Refusals Turn Out?

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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. commerce, meaning that profits lost to trademark infringers abroad cannot be recovered in U.S.

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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. The district court had also found the configuration to be de jure functional. TBL Licensing v.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Recently, the Delhi High Court referred 3 questions regarding the jurisdiction of a High Court to hear trademark rectification applications, to a larger bench. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. The High Court having territorial jurisdiction over the appropriate office of the trademark registry.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This demonstrates the succinctness and simplicity of the Metaverse’s trademarking mechanism. Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. By deterring rip offs, trademarks safeguard a company’s identity and the repute of its brand(s), especially in the Metaverse.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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. Read more on this news.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 26, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has just reissued this important trademark decision as precedential. I previously wrote about the case here: Crouch, Failures to Function and Likelihood of Confusion: Takeaways from Two Recent Federal Circuit Trademark Decisions, Patently-O (November 17, 2023). See, TMEP § 1202.04(b)

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v. Microsoft Technology Licensing v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On January 13, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) circulated a draft amendment to the PRC Trademark Law for public comment (“TML Draft Amendment”). It includes the addition of 23 new articles, as well as organizational or substantive revisions to 51 articles of the current Trademark Law.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

e), the CAFC has re-designated as precedential its opinion in In re GO & Associates, LLC , Appeal No. 14, 2023, re-designated as precedential, January 22, 2024). The TMEP is not the law - ed. ]. At the request of the USPTO under Fed. 2022-1961 (Fed.

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