LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 8 This is the eighth in a series of posts about the benefits of having your trademark registered. In the digital age, where online presence is integral to business success, safeguarding your brand’s identity across the virtual landscape is a priority.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a timely guest post by Sangita Sharma on a recent order by the Delhi High Court, on the usage of a competitor’s registered trademarks as keywords or adwords. The plaintiff filed the suit seeking protection of its various registered trademarks used by Defendant No.1- Defendant no.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement. Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Registering a trademark helps prevent brand confusion and maintains the distinctiveness that sets your brand apart. This not only safeguards your business’s reputation but also preserves consumer trust and loyalty in a crowded marketplace. Building Consumer Trust A registered trademark is a symbol of trust.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements on social media for perfumes that offer the same fragrance as a luxury one at a reasonably affordable rate. Image from here Smells like Luxury, Does it cost a Trademark Battle? We will explore the relevance of this further ahead in this post.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A well- known trademark helps the consumers in spotting the difference between similar products by educating them about the product which results in informed choices. The trademark owners enjoy monopoly and exclusive proprietary rights of their trademarks through the law of trademark protection.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

A registered trademark serves as a deterrent to potential infringers. When competitors or unauthorized entities see a registered mark, they are less likely to attempt to capitalize on its recognition due to the legal consequences that could ensue. Minimizing Brand Confusion Brand confusion can erode consumer trust and loyalty.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 28, 2023

FAO(OS)(COMM) 2 of 2022), involved a dispute as to whether displaying/ encouraging the use of a registered trademark of the Respondent to display third party’s website links, which were infringing the Respondent’s trademark, amounts to infringement. The Appellants, Google India (P) Ltd., and Agarwal Packers and Movers (P) Ltd.,

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Intepat

APRIL 9, 2021

Usage of the identical or similar mark in respect of identical or similar goods or services is likely to confuse the public or is likely to have an association with the registered trademark. ? Reasonably foreseeable consequence of injuring the business or goodwill of another trader. PASSING OFF.

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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. However, there are instances where an individual perceives that a trademark application by another person infringes upon their rights or interests. What is Trademark Opposition?

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 5, 2022

Additionally, it also deals with the exclusive rights of a trademark owner, penalties for Trademark Infringement , remedies for damaged goods, and modes of transference of a Registered Trademark. Trademark Registration safeguards the brand or business name from unauthorized use. Trademark Search.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 7 This is the seventh in a series of posts about the benefits of having your trademark registered. In the world of business, where brands are not merely labels but stories that resonate with consumers, effective brand building is a strategic imperative.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

But how do the businesses are so famous without marketing? These are some of the questions which comes to our mind when we think about online platforms and their business models. To help promote the business of these online platforms, Google provides for google ads. This will lead to Trademark infringement.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 6, 2023

The upsurge of social media apps and their intervention in our lives have completely changed the marketing game for every business organization. Today, social networking and social media are becoming significant and considerable factors to make business strategies, particularly for marketing for all enterprises.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2024

Facts of the Case In this case, the Plaintiff, an incorporated company engaged in the manufacturing of dairy products under the trademark ‘NOVA,’ filed a suit against the Defendants for infringement and passing off of their registered trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If there are no oppositions, or if the opposition is unsuccessful, the trademark will be registered, and a certificate of registration will be issued. A registered trademark is valid for a period of 10 years, after which it can be renewed for additional 10-year periods.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 20, 2023

Aditya is an attorney at Ira Law and represents Google in trademark litigation relating to keyword advertising. On one hand, trademark owners argue that business is being diverted to their competitors by this practice. The Court examines various provisions of the Trademarks Act to reach this conclusion.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

In particular, Tsingtao alleged that such use of its registered trademark created in the relevant users the impression that the small breweries’ beer and brand was somewhat related to Tsingtao Beer. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”. 57 of the Trademark Law.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Plaintiffs also contended that the logos used by the Defendants infringed on their marks and get up since their registered trademark incorporated the words ‘ACAL’ and an image with the map of Africa which the Defendants had copied.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

For example, whereas in the past, both unregistered and registered trademarks did not need to be translated into French, under Bill 96, only registered trademarks will be exempt from translation into French. Currently, it takes approximately two years for a trademark application to mature to registration in Canada.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 14, 2023

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 trade name is a name under which a company pursues its business and needs to be distinguished from the entity’s registered or legal name.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This content is the core business of the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN , which has been rather active in US courts in recent years. has to pay an extra $10,000 for cybersquatting, as the domain name is confusingly similar to one of ABS-CBN’s registered trademarks. ABS-CBN Sues Pirate Sites.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As a result of this, the consumer start recognising the product due to its strong reputation and constant quality which helps the producer itself, this helps to determine the origin of goods or services provided by a producer or the service provider and functions as an advertising tool. Beri & Co. The Metal Godds Mfg. Co Pvt Ltd.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Also: Plaintiff’s principal took defendant’s principal’s SIM card and “was able to monitor defendants’ communications, including defendants’ discussions of business ideas and conversations with their lawyers, for at least three months.” They allegedly copied Woo’s “business things” for Boost. The products each cost $49.95

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

Following a dispute between Walt Disney and his business partner working at Universal, Disney lost the rights to the character – and thus Mickey Mouse was born. Disney still own the copyright on more recent works featuring the character and, most importantly, have protected his name, likeness, and associated imagery by registering trademarks.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by MakeMyTrip (MMT) against Google regarding the alleged misuse of MMT’s trademarks as “keywords” in Google Ads. In the current case, businesses were vying for increased prominence on search result screens using an auction/bidding mechanism run by Google Ads.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

trademark protects names, slogans and other things that identify a specific business, product or service. Characters are often protected by copyright, even if their fashion is not, but they are also routinely protected by trademark. Where copyright protects works of creative authorship, such as books, movies, music, etc.,

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Intepat

DECEMBER 21, 2021

QR codes were first utilised in the automotive business, but they are now widely used in advertising, payments, product tracing, and counterfeit detection, among other things. The second reason is that trademarking names or symbols that are “customary” in everyday commercial practices is impossible.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 27, 2023

Defendant does business as Spiralverse; it bought lawfully made Steeplechase books and rebound them with spiral binding. (It False advertising: Spiralverse allegedly falsely advertised its version of the Piano Book on Amazon as “new,” despite the rebinding, residue, and front labels. Was this literally false?

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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. 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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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ensuring Compliances of IP laws Trademarks and logos: On media platforms, names and emblems are commonly used to advertise companies and services, both visually and orally. Domain names are frequently acquired as trademarks. Domain names are often business names that are followed by.com,org,gov,net,in, and so forth.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

February: In Nigeria, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2022 , was signed into law. The Court held that the Appellant’s trademark and Respondents’ can co-exist in the trademark register despite their similarity and confusion. Today, it’s about the trade marks.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

The growth of internet and internet related facilities have made brands shift a major part of their business online, some generating the entirety of their income through online sales. Thus, it becomes important to safeguard your business. Domain names and trademarks. Protecting brands.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The growth of Intellectual Property Rights has led to an increase in demand for trademark lawyers in India. Trademarks have become an important part of running a business. Increasingly, businesses across India are applying for trademarks. Before you register a trademark, you need to ensure that it is distinctive.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns had a detrimental influence on fashion companies, which further motivated them to grow their business on the Metaverse. The gaming and metaverse platform Roblox helped Gucci develop a variety of immersive themed locations that were inspired by the brand’s various advertising campaigns.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

Trademark bullying has always been a cause for concern because it spells out overstepping the line, monopoly and power all in one place most of the times. As the name suggests, trademark bullying happens when a registered trademark owner, without justifiable reason, threatens or tries to threaten another trademark owner with legal action.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The growth of Intellectual Property Rights has led to an increase in demand for trademark lawyers in India. Trademarks have become an important part of running a business. Increasingly, businesses across India are applying for trademarks. Before you register a trademark, you need to ensure that it is distinctive.

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