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SpicyIP Tidbit: Supreme Court Grants Booking.com Permission to Use ‘MakeMyTrip’ as Google Adword – Looking Beyond the 3-Line Order

SpicyIP

The SLP was filed against the 14 December decision of a Division Bench (DB) of the Delhi High Court where it was held that registering trademarks as keywords cannot be considered infringement when there is no confusion or unfair advantage. If the auction pertains to the trademark, it implies ownership and control over the brand.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

The IPKat

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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Effect Of Non-Use Of Trademark

IP and Legal Filings

Once the mark is registered under trademark act, the mark then gives the proprietor some rights to enjoy with the trademark repetitively and liabilities to maintain so that the proprietor doesn’t lose the ownership. It can also refer to advertising without even implying that the commodities exist.

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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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Advent of AI Voice Generation and Threat to Personality Rights

IP and Legal Filings

A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. Daler Mehendi, a known singer and the plaintiff in the present case, had a registered trademark over the letters “DM” and established a business called “D.M. Entertainment v. Entertainment Pvt.

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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. References [link] [link] [link] The post IP rights for social media Influencers and content creators first appeared on IIPRD.

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Intellectual Property Protection for Content Creators & Social Media Influencers

Kashishipr

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. Remember, posting content that contains someone else’s logo, product name, or trademark may infringe upon their IPRs.