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Concept Of Trademark Bullying: Forceful Enforcement Of Trademark Rights In The Name Of Protection

IP and Legal Filings

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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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks.

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Trademark Enforcement Strategies – The Ultimate Path to Protection

Kashishipr

Have Proper Symbols of Trademark Registration & Ownership. If you don’t have a Registered Trademark in place but a good faith belief concerning you owning a mark exclusively, you should use the ‘TM’ symbol with your mark. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically. Bottom Line.

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March Madness: Basketball, Brackets, and Branding

LexBlog IP

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is a major revenue generator for the NCAA, with millions of dollars in advertising and broadcasting deals at stake. One of the key elements of the NCAA’s intellectual property rights is the trademark for the phrase “March Madness.”

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

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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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

LexBlog IP

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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Trademarks as a Barrier to Free-Speech: An Examination of the MetaBirkins Dispute

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring our readers a guest post by Abhijay Srekanth and Vivek Basanagoudar on interaction of trademarks with free speech. Abhijay Srekanth is an LLM candidate at the Queen Mary University of London specialising in IP, and a recent graduate of Jindal Global Law School. The views expressed in the piece are personal.

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