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March Madness: Basketball, Brackets, and Branding

LexBlog IP

As March presses on, sports fans across the country are turning their attention to one of the most exciting events in college sports: the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, also known as March Madness. One of the key elements of the NCAA’s intellectual property rights is the trademark for the phrase “March Madness.”

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IP rights for social media Influencers and content creators

IIPRD

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. Original audio-visual works, written text, visual art, audio recordings, motion pictures, and other creative content may be protected by copyrights.

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Licensing of Trademarks

Kashishipr

To use a trademark on merchandise, such as clothing, a licensee must pay royalties ranging from 2% to 10% of net sales. A trademark owner may accept a lump-sum payment for a one-time license, for instance, the use of the image on 100,000 T-shirts at a sporting event. His exclusive ownership of the trademark rights.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 1- November 7, 2022)

SpicyIP

The event is organized by Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), and Third World Network and the deadline for application is November 10. The court relied on its previous orders which dealt with identical facts and had ordered for advertisement therein. Defendant no.

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A&E's (c) and TM claims survive against former producer's new version of cop show

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A&E owns a trademark (for entertainment services) and registered copyrights for Live PD, “which for four years featured live feeds of law enforcement activity across America, along with live narration and commentary from host Dan Abrams and others.” to 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. to 12:00 a.m.

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Trademark For Business Growth

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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. Sections 9 and 11 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 address the notion of confusion.

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

Trademark as Collateral in the US. In addition to registered trademarks at the USPTO, debtors can also pledge common law trademarks, which are trademarks not formally registered. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. Case Studies.

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