Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern. Need for Protection of Personal Names through IPR Celebrities commonly demand a licensing fee for the utilization of their name, image, or other distinctive attributes in advertising or merchandising endeavours.

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Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, in order to have legal proof of ownership, it is always advisable to register for copyright registration. Trademarks. Trademarks encompass Instagram handles, YouTube channels, and user names on numerous social media sites. Obtain legal ownership verification. All original works are protected by copyright.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A trademark is an important business asset that offers protection to a brand. Businesses own valuable trademarks, which, once registered, can be licensed out. The rights that flow from a trademark can be licensed to others to receive royalties for commercialization. Types of Trademark Licenses.

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Licensing Trademark Branding Brands 105

azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They copy business models, and any aspect of a business’ successful branding, be it, by introducing new features, copying its positioning, or even using similar names or brand identifiers. For example, the law won’t generally stop copying of ideas or business models or colours of other brands unless these are trademarked.

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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. Domain Names – A domain name, in simple terms, refers to the online identity of a brand or business.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Adidas, for example, is a brand that has achieved success in the sports business by introducing sports clothing and other related products. Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use.

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

Intepat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Appellant had been using the mark since 1981 and had gained popularity due to resources employed in advertisements and promotional activities. Having found that the Respondent was operating hotels under the name “Sai Renaissance” in Bangalore, they alleged that this was an infringement of their trademark and sought damages.

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Trademark Trademark Law Registering Trademarks Law 98

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Defendant argued that the Plaintiff cannot sue for disparagement in absence of the proprietor of the mark and that no pleading are made by the Plaintiff with regard to disparagement qua its business. The court relied on its previous orders which dealt with identical facts and had ordered for advertisement therein. Defendant no.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Usually, the documents that e-commerce sites would need to be submitted along with the take-down notice are as follows: Proof of Identity – Business incorporation certificate for companies, identification document such as a passport for individuals. For example, eBay follows this system under its VeRO Program).

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Branding Brands Branding Cease and Desist 105

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Advances in science and technology, as well as business innovations have transformed the economy, making way for new industries and modern ways of doing business. As a result of new technologies, and a rapid increase in innovation and creativity, intellectual capital has emerged as valuable assets for businesses.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Trademarks provide multiple crucial advantages to businesses and customers alike. Trademarks also carry all the image and reputation a brand builds over the years. Have Proper Symbols of Trademark Registration & Ownership. If you have a registered trademark in place, you should use the ‘®’ symbol.

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Social Media Trademark Cease and Desist Registering Trademarks 105

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here, I think we might be starting to see what a post-Abitron, post-JDI world could look like: courts may begin to reestablish distinctions between registered trademarks and unregistered matter protected by unfair competition law, based this time on statutory interpretation rather than conceptual categories.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

” That is because religion is big business, as the Washington Post noted in detailing a 2016 empirical study on the socio-economic contribution of religion to American society. include[es] the contribution of businesses with religious roots. include[es] the contribution of businesses with religious roots. society at $4.8

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Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark. Google argued that even when the keyword is a trademark, it is never used in a ‘trademark sense’, thereby the invisible use of trademarks, as keyword, failing to meet the threshold to constitute infringement.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

It has the ability to be one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable token that cannot be split but may be used to represent real or virtual world things, as well as the token’s own qualities and ownership, all while remaining within a blockchain representation. This endows NFTs with the unique qualities that make them so desirable.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Ownership Branding 40

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

Trademarks are the very embodiment of the nature and character of a product or service. Trademarks are so important to businesses and brands to the point that they are highly susceptible to theft. Trademark theft is one form of intellectual property infringement and a common feature in global trade.

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Trademark Registration Branding Brands 52

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2022

Trademarks are the very embodiment of the nature and character of a product or service. Trademarks are so important to businesses and brands to the point that they are highly susceptible to theft. Trademark theft is one form of intellectual property infringement and a common feature in global trade.

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Trademark Registration Branding Brands 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

My former student Grace McLaughlin has written an excellent note about the fact that these putative trademarks don’t serve human trademark functions—it’s very hard to remember them or distinguish one random string from another random string in terms of knowing what you’ve seen before—and has proposed some possible responses from the PTO.

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