The IPKat

OCTOBER 24, 2021

His practice covers all areas of IP, with a focus on trade marks, management of global IP portfolios, IP-related commercial arrangements and advertising matters. He holds law degrees from University College London and University of Southampton, where his interest in IP began to develop. You can learn more about James here.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 13, 2023

Call for Papers: NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. V) [Submit by April 18] We’re pleased to inform you that the NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review is inviting contributions to the fifth volume of the journal. For further details, please read the call for papers on the blog.

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IPilogue

JUNE 3, 2022

In fact, there exist several legal implications within Intellectual Property law (“IP”), such as the common law principle of personality rights. Those who grieve may seek to reconnect with the deceased and companies can monetize this vulnerability not only through their products, but their targeted advertisements.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Once the police have conducted their own investigations, any domain added to the IWL finds itself blacklisted by the advertising industry and then shared as part of the full list with other stakeholders, rightsholders, and anti-piracy groups. GitHub probably won’t be too alarmed about advertising issues on GitHub.io

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern. Many companies exploit renowned person identities without obtaining proper consent, leading intellectual property experts to advocate for the safeguarding of image rights through registration under Intellectual Property laws.

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azrights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The value of a successful business invariably lies in its brand, and the mechanics of how brand value is protected and sold when a business changes hands is governed by intellectual property laws. If you’re an Azrights brand protection client look out for your renewal email next week.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

With this brief background in mind, this blog post explores the implications of copyright protection of memes. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Class 35 – Dealing with office functions, advertising, business administration, and business management. For instance, the ‘Incredible India’ campaign was introduced in 2002 in India to promote and advertise the nation’s rich heritage and culture. Class 25 – Dealing with headgear, footwear, and clothing.

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Kashishipr

JULY 13, 2022

For instance, when virtual trademarks shall seem as if they are anywhere in the physical space, superimposed on whatever may already be there, ‘false connections’ are bound to come into the picture between the IP owner and the virtual advertiser. For more visit: [link].

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the market, a trademark performs the following four functions: Identifying the goods/services and their source of origin; Guaranteeing the quality of goods/services; Promoting and advertising the goods/services; and. Creating a brand image for the goods/services in the minds of the public at large. For more visit: [link].

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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. appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. Can we Trademark QR Codes? more clarity is certainly expected in the times to come.

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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. In the ongoing digital era, social media is gaining more publicity with each passing day, thereby putting content creators and social media influencers at risk of legal concerns about Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Furthermore, licensors often require that any advertising and promotional materials created by their licensees be approved before public dissemination. The post Licensing of Trademarks appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. For more visit: [link].

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 19, 2022

A trademark helps create a brand image by creating a sense of the promise of some specific attributes and values promised in advertisements and marketing schemes. The post Trademarks from a Marketing Perspective appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. For more visit: [link].

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime. However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights. For instance, in Titan Industries Ltd.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Productive Timeline : The filing of a provisional application gives the inventor an early filing date under which he has one entire year to contribute towards the development of the product, including its marketing, advertising, securing capital from investors, etc. For more visit: [link].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

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Kashishipr

JULY 7, 2021

The secret can be technical, like manufacturing processes, pharmaceutical test data, designs, and drawings of computer programs, or it can be commercial, like distribution methods, a list of suppliers and clients, and advertising strategies. Trade secrets are usually protected through laws addressing unfair competition or sui generis laws.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The second method of proving secondary meaning lies in the massive number of sales or enormous advertising or marketing that includes the trade dress. The post Fashion Industry – Trademark and Trade Dress Protection appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We’ve had a busy week at SpicyIP with lots of IP developments on and off the blog. Call for Papers: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. Did we miss anything big? Let us know in the comments below! Highlights of the Week. Call for Papers/ Submissions . Cases in Indian Courts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts. ” Top 3 Kluwer Trademark Blog posts.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

It is worth noting that many counterfeits are advertised in local languages or posted on local websites. The post Dealing with Counterfeits on E-Commerce Websites appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. Educating the consumers is imperative. For more visit: [link].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

The services are advertised on the idea that customers can store the files for offline usage, and that is a unique selling point of the service, and it thus is not incidental. For more visit: [link].

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If NBC were to license some of its exclusive rights to a select few live streamers and content creators, the forfeit of exclusivity may still yield an increase in viewership; and even more importantly, advertisement revenue.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

The ruling overturns a “seismic” district court ruling from 2014 that I wrote about in a previous blog post , one that “threaten[ed] to undo a 75-year-old consensus that state law does not provide a public performance right for sound recordings.” See my previous blog post on the New York ruling.) Flo & Eddie, Inc.

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More Than Your Mark

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Dedicated blog posts focusing on one or more of these concepts will follow in the future. The complex calculation to determine the term of a patent is discussed in detail in my earlier blog posts here and here. It is illegal to sell drugs with advertised medical claims that are not FDA approved. Patent Exclusivity.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2022

For example, in 2020, Sony Music brought a suit against Gymshark, an English-based company that sells fitness apparel online, for using songs by some of the label’s most popular artists without its permission in social media advertisements.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2022

Last year , the NCAA’s structure succumbed to “attack” from state legislatures , student-athletes , advertisers, and even the Supreme Court. The “attack” came in the form of the Supreme Court deciding that the NCAA was in violation of antitrust laws in NCAA v.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

Mili is a graduate of Institute of Law, Nirma University, currently completing her LLM at LSE. Her areas of interest are Information Technology law, Intellectual Property law, Media & Communication Law, and human rights law. . Image from here. Introduction. Analysis in Indian Context.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

He is interested in IP law, and commercial and criminal litigation. From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Interestingly, in these cases, the trademark owner itself/himself misused the trademark as the generic name of the product in advertising and Patent Applications. One advertisement of ESCALATOR, for example, began as “Otis elevators, Otis escalators.” A catchy advertisement slogan may be risky for the trademark.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2023

. “Ratermann’s claims are, indisputably, based on these Defendants’ allegedly unlawful ‘dissemination’ of her likeness and nothing more… Even if Defendants ‘used’ Ratermann’s likeness ‘for advertising purposes,’ that does not defeat the protection of Section 230.” Remo , Franklin v.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 10, 2022

Another crucial field where blockchain can be utilized is Intellectual Property (IP). If you decide to store your IP assets using blockchain, you must seek the assistance of a professional attorney trained in Intellectual Property Law. The post How Can Blockchain Help Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection?

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It includes the length of use, the volume of goods sold, the extent of service provided, the use of an advertising slogan, the generic term being used in combination with other marks, the expense incurred on the advertisement, trade reports, and consumer surveys. For more visit: [link]. The post Can Common Terms Be Trademarked?

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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 post The Concept of Family of Trademarks appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

.” With respect to policy, the majority goes property-absolutist: “Because state property rights can facilitate market exchange, interpreting the § 230(e)(2) limitation to include state intellectual property laws tracks Congress’s pro-free-market goal.” I even agree with the latter point!)

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