Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 6, 2021

From that transaction, Energy owns multiple trademark registrations including the three at issue in this case, U.S. Registration Nos. Energy claims that FTA has advertised and promoted its services using the allegedly infringing mark at an event for which Energy’s Full Throttle® brand was previously the title sponsor.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The name Beetlejuice, for example, has multiple registered trademarks related to it including registration number 4863369, which covers the use in “Clothing for men, women and children…”. Lawsuits around these particular issues are rare and the disputes that do arise typically are handled through cease and desist letters or takedown notices.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lastly, trademarks are pivotal for commercial purposes such as sales and advertisements. While the trial court first held that the appellant’s trademark registrations of the word “thermos” were valid, the word “thermos” had become a generic term used to define insulated containers. Methods to prevent trademark genericide.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Such groundless threats are commonly achieved by sending cease and desist letters or legal notices threatening the recipient with legal proceedings. Section 142 of the Act categorizes threats as circulars, advertisements or other similar means served on the other party. A widely discussed example was when Apple Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2022

For example, between 2019 and 2020, both the New York and California attorneys general sent cease and desist letters to the Black Lives Matter Foundation, which had no involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement, yet was soliciting millions of dollars in donations.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

Online advertisers bid to use keywords from search engines that feature famous brand names to divert customers to their website which damages the brand’s reputation. We recommend hiring the services of an IP attorney who will help find the right name and guide you throughout the trademark registration process. Protecting brands.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

On 2 nd December 2021, Mason Rothschild began advertising an NFT collection of fur-covered Birkin-like handbags that he designed, advertising them as ‘METABIRKINS’. Hermes, the owner of the Birkin trademark and trade-dress in USA, promptly sent OpenSeas a cease-and-desist notice.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Proof of IP Ownership – IP Registration Certificate or Copyright Recordal Certificate is necessary. Takedown notices, cease and desist notices, etc., It is worth noting that many counterfeits are advertised in local languages or posted on local websites. Educating the consumers is imperative.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

While a trademark administrative procedure would end within a few days with a peremptory order to cease and desist the illicit use of the bottles and a fine for the infringer, an unfair competition/trade dress lawsuit could last for 12 months and would be more expensive. Tsingtao’s choice.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

In my view the judgment is controversial and arguably misses the bigger picture, including the cumulative impact of more and more broadly drafted registrations on the practice of trade marks. The same could also apply to a company registration. SkyKick has said it would appeal – again – this time to the UK Supreme Court.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. What stands out here is that the Court granted an injunction in favour of the Plaintiff based on earlier registration without considering the non-use of the mark by them.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademarks help in the advertisement of the goods in a global level: Trademarks helps a brand in gaining popularity by allowing a company to advertise or market their products on various domains around the world. Section 9(1) (c) of the Trademark Act, 1999 prohibits the registration of words used commonly.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Believe it or not, I even had to face changing my brand name early on as a result of receiving a cease and desist letter! Television advertising. And, it’s even more helpful to hire an experienced trademark attorney to handle the registration process. Since 1999, I have built and managed my own small business, Erik M.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Even if you have the Trademark Registration in place, it is essential to understand that the trademark rights are not self-executing; being the trademark owner, you are ultimately responsible for monitoring the marketplace and your use as well to safeguard well against losing the rights. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2022

The Birkin’s distinctive shape has acquired a secondary meaning, such that its trade dress has a trademark registration with the US Patent & Trademark Office. On December 16th, 2021, Hermès sent a cease-and-desist letter to both OpenSea and Rothschild, notifying them of the “blatant violation of intellectual property.”

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 15, 2022

In an exhaustive and exhausting opinion, the Board granted petitions to cancel two registration for the mark OLD SCHOOL for various clothing items, on the ground of abandonment. The Board found that the registrant, despite claiming attempts to sell or license the mark, had discontinued use of the mark with an intent not to resume use.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 18, 2021

were valid and infringed, but the latter wasn’t counterfeited; SMRI’s dilution victory was vacated, but not its victories on deceptive trade practices, ACPA, false advertising, and unfair competition. The Composite Design Mark registration specifically acknowledged that it made “no claim. the public about the STURGIS Registrations.”

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions Image from here On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development. and Ors. ,

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

If these materials show the use of trademarks, logos, or slogans that are not already the subject of a trademark registration or application, then these marks should be cleared for use to prevent unintended liabilities, and they should be considered for possible registration. . pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

If these materials show the use of trademarks, logos, or slogans that are not already the subject of a trademark registration or application, then these marks should be cleared for use to prevent unintended liabilities, and they should be considered for possible registration. pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Tata SIA Airlines, vacating the ex parte interim injunction granted against Vistara’s use of term “Fly Higher” in its advertisements. The court relied on the studies conducted by Lumen and “large volumes” of cease and desist complaints to prima facie establish that the App is a rogue website and deserves to be blocked as a whole.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Trademark registrations for informational, expressive, or decorative subject matter can chill expression protected by the First Amendment and be invoked to stifle use of that language or design in the same way by competitors.

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