Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While the US policy differs from Plan S in that it purports to be “agnostic” toward business models, the end result, the flipping of hybrid/subscription journals to fully-OA, may be the same. In a similar vein, the vague economic analysis in the OSTP memo contains the following statement: “Libraries pay for journal subscriptions.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In recent years, this economic potential has attracted global brands to expand into the Indian market. If you are a brand looking to establish a presence in India, your first step should be to secure your trademark and its associated rights. During the hearing, the applicant’s attorney presents arguments for acceptance.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It is also called a brand name because it contains names, symbols, logos, and taglines that help to identify and differentiate a company’s goods and services from those of others. Customers can simply differentiate between the brands they were looking for. Customers can identify the brand and its products by a glance.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For both individuals and businesses, trademarks stand as valuable assets, offering protection for unique brands, logos, and slogans. Typically, this occurs after the trademark agency has examined and published the application for advertisement.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If the trademark is found to be eligible, it will be published in the Trademarks Journal, and any interested party will have a chance to oppose the registration. Once the application is filed, it will be examined by the IPI to ensure that it meets the requirements for registration.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

We recently spoke with Omolara (Lara) Kayode about brand protection in Nigeria. Lara is a leader in Africa trademark law, and represents the interests of numerous international companies in counterfeit enforcement and brand protection matters. Advertisement: This stage involves the publication of the application in a Trademark Journal.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

We recently spoke with Omalara (Lara) Kayode , about brand protection in Nigeria. Lara is a leader in Africa trademark law, and represents the interests of numerous international companies in counterfeit enforcement and brand protection matters. Lara is the founder and managing partner of O. Thank you, Lara.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements. Other Posts.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

The registration of your product holds enormous significance as it ensures your mark isn’t misrepresented in the market, safeguards your goodwill, ensures control over advertising and branding, and the list can go on. In case one wishes to register their brand under The Trademarks Act 1999, they need to meet certain canons.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Second, trademark registration requires renewal every ten years to continue protecting your brand. It is essential to consider these factors when choosing a brand name and to register your trademark to ensure you do not pay more than you need to. This will become your brand, and changing it later won’t be simple.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2022

Protects investment in advertising & branding. If at the first instance, the examiner accepts the application absolutely without any modification, the trademark then gets published in the Trademark Journal. It is an asset. It is cost effective. Valid for 10 years. It can be enforced against company name. Right in perpetuity.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

If you want to trademark a brand for education, blogging, sports, or entertainment services, select Trademark Class 41. 35 (“Advertising and business”). Imagine this scenario: You want to trademark entertainment services for your rock-n-roll brand, ROK’IN OUT. As such, can you trademark your brand?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The court is emphatic that the accounts “served as critical advertising platforms for JLM’s products affiliated with the Hailey Paige brands.” Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” The court also found “Ms.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stephen further stated that he was in the process of registering the word for advertising and media business with the aim of providing marketing, branding, and related services, there was a lot of interest in the possibility of registering such a term. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The red triangle was chosen because it was easily recognizable and stood out on advertising materials. In the United States, the first registered trademark was granted to the Averill Chemical Paint Company in 1870 for its “Averill Chemical Paint” brand. However, trademark protection in the U.S.

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Intepat

JUNE 12, 2023

Introduction Logos, brand names and labels are common distinguishers of the goods or services of one undertaking from another. If the trademark is accepted during this stage then the same is advertised in the Trade Marks Journal. These have been termed as ‘trademarks’ in the legal parlance.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This is a “serials crisis” i.e., a situation when rising subscription costs for scholarly journals exceed academic library budgets, hampering researchers’ access. I am not even wading into the Bogus Open Access Journals and The dark side of the scientific publishing industry ). One may ask – is open access a solution?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

At the time, ANCINE was clear that the deal meant it would gain access to automated systems that would allow it to “monitor irregularities” related to online advertising in connection with piracy-related products. There was never any real mystery about what it hoped to achieve.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Consumer rights abuses, deceptive advertising, and unfair commercial practices are examples. The complaint claims that artificial intelligence-created deepfakes of Anil Kapoor and his name-branded websites defraud customers. Rights are crucial in today’s competitive world of celebrities competing for fame and advertising.

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43(B)log

MARCH 20, 2023

Preemption only applies when there is “clear evidence that the FDA would not have approved a change to [the brand name drug’s] label” required by state law. The State’s public health journal also recommended that Hawai‘i doctors not change their prescribing practice based on the boxed warning and that genetic testing not be done.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

As I explained in my discussion of the Rick Astley lawsuit , right of publicity and trademark law provided viable claims to Bette Midler and Tom Waits when imitations of their voices were used in advertising. In case you’re interested, here’s a link to a journal article I wrote about the Romantics v. What’s Next?

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. They were able to invest in IP protection, research and development, and advertising. Scenario in India.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. 2021 was an exciting year for the IPilogue.

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