LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Canadian Trademarks Office is experiencing significant delays and it is difficult to obtain a registration in less than 3 years. This is likely why Draft Regulations issued on January 10, 2024, expanded the scope of “registered trademark” to include trademarks for which an application is pending before the Trademarks Office.

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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. However, to establish the colour as distinctive for a trademark would require a thorough and meticulous strategy even for Gucci. Gucci currently has 29 registered trademarks in the EUIPO alone.

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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! Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. Crocs, Inc., 23-cv-01790-PAB-KAS (D. The parties compete in the shoe market. This was not a case where the “gist” was true on the facts alleged.

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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, why aren’t Disney concerned? Steamboat Willie, released in 1928, was the first story to feature beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

Mr Malovic also shared statistics, which prove that registered numbers of non-conventional trademarks remain low with a decreasing trend: in 2023, they were 0,29% of the total number of registered trademarks before the EUIPO.

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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. What we can confirm is that the Premier League obtained a blocking injunction/extension during the last week of July, just days after Sky obtained its own IPTV blocking order.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 8, 2024

Issues Raised Whether entire registered trademark should be compared with the offending trademark without splitting up and dissecting any of the trademarks to adjudge visual, phonetic and structural similarity? Whether prima facie defendant’s mark infringes the mark of plaintiffs?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. In Canada, images of the newer versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse are registered trademarks for use with a variety of goods and services. This hasn’t stopped Disney.

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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! M/S Zari Silk (India) Pvt.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 10, 2024

April 2, 2024). BBK, a seller of smoking-related products under the mark RAW, alleged that Central Coast infringed the RAW trademark by selling cannabis products under the mark RAW GARDEN. Welch 2024. A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals said yes in BBK Tobacco & Foods LLC d/b/a HGI v. Central Coast Agriculture, Inc.

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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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The TTABlog

JANUARY 9, 2024

In re Post Foods, LLC , 2024 USPQ2d 25 (TTAB 2024) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas V. The Board pointed out that the application drawing "depicts the mark to be registered." Trademark Rule 2.52. Welch 2024. Here, the goods are identified as "breakfast cereals," not "crispy breakfast cereals." George Strait.

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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 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 sought to cancel several of CCA’s trademark applications for lack of bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce. “We

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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

the Court held that such usage would amount neither to infringement of the trademark, nor taking of unfair advantage of the Respondent’s mark. The matter is listed for May 2024 next to consider whether the suit needs to be continued or not. and Ors. , Body Cupid Pvt Ltd vs Ms Vbro Skincare Pvt & Ors. as the Plaintiff’s mark.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

14 [Submissions by February 29, 2024] NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 14th Volume. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024. Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. and Ors. , as the plaintiff’s mark.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 1, 2024

Supreme Court will soon rule in a case that tests the limits of registering trademarks involving living public figures with a proposed mark for "Trump Too Small," and the Federal Circuit will weigh in on an appeal that pushes the boundaries of profanities as trademarks. Here are Law360's trademark cases to watch in 2024.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In the terms of settlement, the Defendant agreed it shall withdraw its registered trademark containing the mark ‘Tata’ and undertook that it shall never register the same in future and in any event abandon any mark similar to that of the Plaintiff. Luka Doncic ends fight with his mother over trademark rights to his name.

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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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