Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a competitive keyword advertising lawsuit. The plaintiff has a trademark registration for the “Nursing CE Central” mark for providing continuing education for nurses. This is fine, but it deviates from courts’ efforts over the years to come up with multi-factor variations specific to keyword advertising.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

This helps them stand out and acts as a prime instrument for advertising and selling their products. Primarily, a trademark distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of others. You can apply for trademark registration online, the process for which is fairly straightforward. Who is a trademark lawyer?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2023

In addition, the opinion has important ramifications for domestic trademark law through its identification of “use in commerce” as the actionable domestic conduct. Now in trademark law, extraterritorial reach is a simple on-off switch: Is there use in commerce or not?

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Therefore, to protect your business in the hospitality industry, you must seek protection via Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , specifically by registering your hotel or restaurant brand name and logo as trademarks. Here in this article, we shall shed light on the relationship between Trademark Law and the hospitality sector in India.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In the author’s personal opinion, Trademark law when implemented and enforced effectively can play a crucial role in the protection of personality rights of celebrities and to target the prevention of deepfakes and unauthorized use of an individual’s identity or likeness by third parties.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If the title sounds familiar, you are part of the reason Booking.com successfully trademarked “Booking.com” while paving the way for owners of similar marks to receive trademark protection. com” does not make “booking” non-generic for trademark registration when it becomes “Booking.com.” The Decision.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

This helps them stand out and acts as a prime instrument for advertising and selling their products. Primarily, a trademark distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of others. You can apply for trademark registration online, the process for which is fairly straightforward. Who is a trademark lawyer?

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

22, 2022) This is a super messy case with a lot going on; I’m going to blog about it mainly to highlight a new thing you can apparently do with a trademark application , which is use it on non-Amazon platforms to gain advantages. Even without standing, Jones failed to state a claim for false association or false advertising.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 4, 2021

QR codes originated in the automotive industry and are now commonly used in advertising, payments, product tracing, and detection of counterfeits, etc. Can we Trademark QR Codes? The Court recognized that QR codes might be regarded as decorative patterns or device marks, both of which are signs that are inherently registrable.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

the Apex Court held that one of the inherent aspects of the right to privacy as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution is the right to prevent others from using the person’s name or likeness without his consent for advertising or non-advertising purposes. State of T.N., Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co., 2007, I, no.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

The same is majorly influenced by the mode of use, nature of advertising, and inherent nature contributing to the inherent distinctiveness of the mark owing to its common characteristics. The issue of the distinctiveness of a family of trademarks was brought forth in the case of Pure & Simple Concepts, Inc. Dish Pizza.’

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2023

A fundamental principle of trademark law permits the owner of a well-known trademark to forbid third parties from using it in a manner that would lessen its distinctiveness. In accordance with a provision of trademark law known as trademark dilution, the owner of a brand may. What is Trademark Dilution?

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. It currently accounts for about 15% of the entire revenue spent on global advertising. Once registered, a domain name owner shall have all the legal authority and rights that are usually there with a trademark owner.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Today, several generic terms that we use, such as ‘escalator,’ ‘xerox,’ ‘cellophane,’ sound common but were once protected as trademarks. Interestingly, in these cases, the trademark owner itself/himself misused the trademark as the generic name of the product in advertising and Patent Applications.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

LTF provided evidence of a current version of the bulldog, in use since 2008, along with a copyright registration and a trademark registration for the Bulldog. Bel-Mac allegedly uses its Bulldog logo on apparel, cups, and other products as well as advertisements such as billboards and its website.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 4, 2022

Sing and demanded CAD $1,500,000 for Beijing Judian to acquire use of JU DIAN trademarks. On June 3, 2019, Judian became aware of an advertisement for sale of the trademark on an online marketplace, VanSky. The applicant noted similar provisions in EU and UK trademark law that have been adjudicated. The Decision.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Legal Position In India In India a viable resolution against baseless legal threats is encapsulated in Section 142 [2] of the Trademark Act, 1999. However every cease and desist notice served does not constitute trademark bullying and this depends on the fact and circumstance of each case.

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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. While OpenSea, the NFT exchange platform, removed the NFTs, Rothschild still advertises and offers his NFTs. Hermès’ Action. Future of Fashion in the Metaverse.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Trademarks have become an important part of running a business. Increasingly, businesses across India are applying for trademarks as it helps them stand out and acts as a prime instrument for advertising and selling their products. Primarily, a trademark distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of others.

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IPilogue

MARCH 20, 2023

The motion court first hearing the case misapplied the fundamental principles of trademark law. because they were the first to file a trademark application for “Bombay Frankies” despite not having yet used the mark. s entitlement to the trademark manifests on the application date or registration date.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

JULY 9, 2020

In addition to making history in the remote-work era, this case caught the attention of trademark lawyers and some mainstream media ; after all, it concerns a relatively well-known brand and the intriguing question of genericness. Yes, Booking.com can now obtain a federal trademark registration and can use the ® symbol with its mark.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 26, 2022

But trademarks are not mentioned in that foundational document. This blog has already discussed the differences between copyright and trademark– which are, unfortunately, too frequently confused as two alternative ways of protecting non-technical IP. See discussion at this blog for a longer discussion of the differences.)

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Slogans are brief, memorable words that are commonly used in advertising to promote a specific company. Companies seek to protect the value of their trademarks since they can be quite valuable to the brand. As a result, slogan registration is frequently denied due to a lack of distinctiveness. Image Source: gettyimages].

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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. .

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2021

Generic terms are incapable of functioning as registrable trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Supplemental Register or on the Principal Register after having acquired secondary meaning. Xerox ran an advertising campaign “You can’t Xerox a Xerox on a Xerox.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies the goods and services of a company, and differentiates them from those of competitors, whereas a trade name identifies a company operating in trade and serves to distinguish it from other companies carrying out identical or similar activities. In particular, article 7.1

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

57 of the Chinese Trademark law. The article provides as follows: “ Any of the following acts shall be deemed as infringement of exclusive rights to use registered trademarks: . (1) 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”. 57 of the Trademark Law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

[Note: this blog post covers Rep. Read literally, all advertising “allow[s] for arranging the sale or purchase of goods,” so this law potentially obligates EVERY ad-supported publisher to undertake the content moderation obligations the bill imposes on online marketplaces.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

She works in a law firm that advises technology companies. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here, here , here , here and here. Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs? World over companies are rushing to protect their trademarks in the online, virtual environment – the metaverse.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

The purpose of a trademark is to prevent consumer confusion about the source of the corresponding product. “Trade dress” is a subsection of trademark law and protects the design and shape of a product or its packaging, again to identify the source of the product.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Introduction: The concept of comparing and considering a trademark in its entirety is a well-established tenet in trademark law. When a trademark is registered, it provides protection to the mark as a whole, even if it is a composite trademark with numerous aspects in it. Factual Background.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Trademark Laws of different nations prevent third parties and entities from using a Registered Trademark , which is undoubtedly crucial considering the amount of time, money, effort, and hard work that goes into building a widely recognized and viable brand name. For more visit: [link].

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. In Dhiraj Dewani v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

In that case, Google was using the plaintiff’s (Bharatmatrimony) trademark for advertising the websites of other matrimonial sites. Since domain names have a worldwide outreach, its registration is done by an international organization called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ICANN/UDRP System.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The EUIPO allowed Munich to trademark Oktoberfest under twenty-two product classes including, most importantly, tourism advertising. The application to the EUIPO stated that Munich wished to trademark the term to prevent others from advertising and profiting off products associated with the event or events replicating the festival.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Thus, other cases have applied conversion law to alleged theft of domain name registrations (e.g., If it had, it would have eliminated the distinctions between IP law and the law of chattels. If it had, it would have eliminated the distinctions between IP law and the law of chattels.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Trademark Law. Parody in Trademarks is No Joke. With damages amounting to $40,000, it is clear the courts are unamused by parody in trademarks. Copyright Law.

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