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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

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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Marketing and IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction It often happens that a company’s trademark is confused with its brand and on top of that, the brand name or trade name. A company’s brand on the other hand only exists intangibly, in the minds of the public. This resulted in the creation of brand names and, eventually, trademark protection for brands.

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God Save the Queen: what will happen to the Royal Warrants granted by the late Queen?

Garrigues Blog

The Royal Warrant, which, as we said, allows holders to display the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom on their products, marketing communications, in their premises and on commercial vehicles, automatically lends prestige to a brand and most assuredly boosts the sales of those companies known as “official suppliers” of the British Crown.

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Welcome Back to TM Incapability and Merely Informational USPTO Refusals

DuetsBlog

above-door signage , wondering if Applebee’s ever has attempted to seek federal registration. for registration, considering it merely informational and incapable as a trademark. signage and other brand messaging to a nostalgic and feel-good tune from the mid-70s , I thought, just maybe, Welcome Back! as a signal of its brand?

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

The Disputed Numbers were associated with the Manly Cabs brand, with some featuring as part of the livery of Manly Cabs’ taxis. Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ( Policy ): the Disputed Domain Names were identical or confusingly similar to a name, trademark or service mark in which the Complainant had rights; and.

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Trademark and Its Regulations

IP and Legal Filings

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. It can be registered in a single class or multi-class.