Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

First, only non-French registered trademarks will be exempt and not need to be translated into French. applied-for or common law) English trademark will need to be accompanied by its French equivalent on commercial advertising and public signage. As such, an unregistered (i.e., 2] CQLR c C-11, r 9, s 25.3. [3]

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Therefore, the need to safeguard one’s name becomes apparent, and Intellectual Property Rights offer a means to address this concern. However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

The development of Artificial Intelligence, from being able to create edited photos to now generating deepfake videos that cannot be distinguished from real videos, has created an imminent threat to intellectual property rights and personality rights specifically. How can such rights be enforced under the existing legal framework?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The process for registering a trademark in India begins with the filing of an application with the Intellectual Property India (IPI), the national trademark office. These laws ensure that businesses and individuals can secure their intellectual property rights and prevent the unauthorized use of their trademarks.

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Chicago IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Creator of the Year Committee is seeking nominations for its 2022 Creator of the Year Award. Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Weintraub Tobin’s Intellectual Property podcast, The Briefing , published nearly 50 episodes this year covering a variety of IP issues relating to trademark, copyright, and entertainment law. As we look back, we want to share The Briefing’s most popular episodes in 2023. 3: What Now for Fair Use After Warhol v.

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Intellectual property rights in the U.S. have long been a mix of state common law rights and federal statutory rights. Unlike patent and copyright, trademarks and trade secrets continue to be concurrent and overlapping, meaning that state rights continue to exist and be enforceable alongside the federal right.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

What will be the most creative advertising tagline? How many advertising controversies will emerge? Can any one commercial eclipse the advertising power of Taylor Swift being in attendance? Which celebrities will be featured? Will any of your old favorite marketing campaigns be brought back?

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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. He comes from Firozabad, UP, and is looking forward to building his career in Intellectual Property Rights.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 8, 2023

She is intrigued by the field of Intellectual Property Law and wishes to explore the same.] This results in common claims of ‘disparagement’ in trademark law. Previously, trademark cases have been entertained in situations where disclaimers/ warnings have been given along with products. Image from here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Creator of the Year Committee is seeking nominations for its 2022 Creator of the Year Award. Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Therefore, to protect your business in the hospitality industry, you must seek protection via Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) , specifically by registering your hotel or restaurant brand name and logo as trademarks. Relationship between Trademark Law & the Hospitality Industry. For more visit: [link].

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IIPRD

JANUARY 6, 2023

Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark which is one of the various ways in which intellectual property rights are violated. In layman, language trademark is a sign that assists distinguish the product of a particular firm from the products of other firms of similar nature.

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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. This is where you need a trademark lawyer or agent to step in.

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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. Is the Trademark Act applicable to QR Codes? The application was denied by the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) at the lower court.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 4, 2021

QR codes originated in the automotive industry and are now commonly used in advertising, payments, product tracing, and detection of counterfeits, etc. Can we Trademark QR Codes? The Federal Institute of Intellectual Property rejected the application for the lack of distinctiveness. The post Can QR Codes be Trademarked?

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

LTF provided evidence of a current version of the bulldog, in use since 2008, along with a copyright registration and a trademark registration for the Bulldog. Bel-Mac allegedly uses its Bulldog logo on apparel, cups, and other products as well as advertisements such as billboards and its website.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction In the ever-shifting landscape of the digital era, the surge in domain name registrations has given rise to a critical challenge— domain name disputes, particularly those entangled with cyber squatting and trademark infringements. Nationally or regionally registered trademarks automatically confer standing for filing a UDRP case.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, Amul is as famous for its quirky print advertisements, as it is for its products. However, recently when PV Sindhu won a medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, a lot of brands ran advertisements on social media platforms portraying her name and face along with their logo and brand to congratulate her. Tata Tea Ltd (CS no.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Intellectual Property Trouble from Costumes. For the most part, these issues of copyright and trademark are only really relevant to those that make and sell costumes.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2022

However, the question which arises, if the character of Santa Claus is so widely used and to gain commercially benefits by attracting consumers, then who owns it and how is the intellectual property rights of the proprietor protected. Most trademarks registered in the U.S

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Introduction Trademarks are an important division of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as it considerably contributes in identification and promotion of a product. The trademark owners enjoy monopoly and exclusive proprietary rights of their trademarks through the law of trademark protection.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Flash-forward to fall 2020, after Munich cancelled Oktoberfest for the first time, the city registered for the trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The EUIPO allowed Munich to trademark Oktoberfest under twenty-two product classes including, most importantly, tourism advertising.

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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 attorneys in India. Trademarks have become an important part of running a business. Primarily, a trademark distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of others. Who is a trademark attorney?

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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. This is where the role of trademark lawyer in India becomes crucial.

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Garrigues Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Often, during scrutiny and examination of an intellectual property portfolio, trade names will be found among the trademarks. It is not uncommon when reviewing a client’s intellectual property portfolio to find distinctive signs which in Spain are protected by trade names rather than trademarks.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

However, after hiring three professional athletes, including Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, to appear in a new advertisement, the NFL sent a cease-and-desist letter to Dimopoulos accusing the firm of unauthorized use of the Raiders’ marks.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 3, 2022

What implications does this have for trademark law? For starters, a body-part, being a ‘built-in aspect’ of the human anatomy, would be automatically barred from trademark protection, due to its generic character. This prohibition is not absolute, however. Concluding remarks .

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. Challenges in Metaverse The introduction of fashion in the metaverse highlights how important it is to consider intellectual property rights holistically.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 26, 2022

In contrast, trademarks in the United States —in some instances referred to as service marks or trade names—are created by use by a person “in commerce”; technically, no government approval is required. As well as the many other trademarks that each of them uses). See also: RC Cola, Polar Cola, Jolt!—and and so on. )

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Fish & Richardson has been recognized as a top national trademark law firm for the 11 th consecutive year by World Trademark Review ( WTR ) 1000. Fish provides a full range of global trademark services through its 14 offices in the U.S., 7 Fish Attorneys Recognized For Top Rankings in Practice Areas.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

The trademark law firmly establishes that a trademark owner reserves the exclusive right to use the trademark and enforce the same. Section 142 of the Act categorizes threats as circulars, advertisements or other similar means served on the other party.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Trademark Laws of different nations prevent third parties and entities from using a Registered Trademark , which is undoubtedly crucial considering the amount of time, money, effort, and hard work that goes into building a widely recognized and viable brand name. For more visit: [link].

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) becomes effective on December 27, 2021 and makes several important amendments to federal trademark law (the Lanham Act) intended to modernize trademark application examinations and clean house of trademark registrations for marks not used in commerce.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2024

Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public health with intellectual property rights. During the proceedings, the Court observed and penalised the Defendants for false advertising and contemptuous conduct.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Starting from an Actor promoting tourism advertisements to a cricketer promoting daily life snacks, we live in a celebrity-driven economy. Relevant case law in this matter is Titan Industries Ltd. Thus, Section 2 and Section 14 of the Indian Trademark Act collectively patrol Personality Rights. INTRODUCTION.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

For instance, famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has registered his name “Shah Rukh Khan” and the initials “SRK” as a trademark to protect his publicity rights. Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime.

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