Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I always enjoy the opportunity to connect with old friends and meet new people who are ready to dig into the details of intellectual property law. This year we’re limiting the focus to patent law & trademark law. Let me know if you want to meet up.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

Pelton & Associates, PLLC Regarding “Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025” The following are the comments of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC ® (“EMP&A”), in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on March 26, 2024, in the Federal Register at 89 Fed.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024 1:00 p.m. Pacific REGISTER HERE About the Program Join Seyfarth partners Ken Wilton and Lauren Leipold for an examination of pivotal 2023 developments in trademark litigation, from U.S. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 8, 2024

With the plaintiffs, masters of the venerable ‘Blenders Pride’ and ‘Imperial Blue’, standing firm against the defendants’ offering of ‘London Pride’, the legal arena becomes a crucible for discerning the veracity of claims and safeguarding the sanctity of intellectual property rights. Pardiwala and Hon’ble Justice Manoj Misra.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Federal Circuit explained that allowing GO to trademark EVERYBODY VS RACISM would undermine trademark law “to the detriment of the public who would be no longer free to express common sentiments without the threat of paying a ‘licensing fee to someone who sees an opportunity to co-opt a political message.’”

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

The menace of drugs with similar/ identical brand names was again brought to light through a hard-hitting and extremely informative op-ed published in the Hindu on January 25, 2024, written by Dinesh S. Thakur and Prashant Reddy T. We are pleased to bring to you a copy of the co-authored op-ed below.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The race to protect intellectual property rights in the Metaverse is under way, despite the fact that there is still some scepticism about the concept. It wouldn’t be overstating things to argue that, in a few years, the Metaverse might influence how we enforce and safeguard intellectual property rights.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. His previous posts can be accessed here. Image from here Legislative Oversight? However, the Court did not pass a verdict on this issue.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Ujoy Technology and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha vs Tech Square Engineering Pvt Ltd [Delhi High Court] This year the concept of transborder reputation in trademark law saw two important interpretations from the Delhi High Court. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v.

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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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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The PTO’s asserted justification for this total ban on registration is “to protect the intellectual property right of privacy and publicity that a living person has in his/her identity.” [10] Lemley, What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law , 58 Stan. Dogan & Mark A.

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