SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Controller of Patents where the Court emphasised the requirement of the plurality of invention in divisional applications and held that plurality should be disclosed in the claims.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It outlines trends, data and legal rights pertaining to patents, trade marks, designs, plant breeder rights ( PBR ) and copyright. Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Standard Patent Applications and Grants.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. ” [8]. .”

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

On the proposed amendments to the Patent Act, inter alia she argues against dilution of the criminal penalties for non- compliance with patent working requirements, highlighting the importance of the “working” requirements within the patent regime of the country. Case Summaries.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. The reviewal process for the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Firstly, the company had the right legal agreement with the designers of its iconic bottle shape when it commissioned the bottle design so that it would own the rights in the bottle design. This initial design registration gave the company a way to preserve the uniqueness of the shape to the Coca Cola brand.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. Inventprise Inc.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

We consider that TMs have costs as well as benefits; we should think about the costs as well as benefits of these proxies. Mistakes are common in the process and appeals are almost nonexistent. Other examples: design patent, as Sarah Burstein has writte n. Amazon is used for more product search than Google.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Trade mark infringement Lidl relied on various registrations for each of: the Mark with Text, and the Wordless Mark. The judge accepted Lidl’s evidence of a campaign by Lidl designed to show consumers that Tesco’s Clubcard prices were not in fact price-matched to those of Lidl. The judgment focused on the Mark with Text.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

16, 2024) WCT offers a mobile-fitness app called “Bike+” and owns a trademark registration for that name. WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” World Champ Tech LLC v. Peloton Interactive, Inc.,

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. This order of the Delhi High Court addressed the inability of the state to cover treatment costs for ‘rare diseases’. Hetero Drugs Ltd [Delhi High Court].

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Other Posts Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” [November 22] Free Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work”! Though the defendant’s mark was also registered, the court reiterated that the prior use of the mark has to be protected and the registration will not have any bearing.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

From Creating Patent Ecosystem to Building National Innovation System for Industrial Growth. Ruchi Sharma highlights a few findings of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister’s report “Why India Needs To Urgently Invest In Its Patent Ecosystem?” The Plaintiff has registrations over the marks ‘Purva’, ‘Purvankara’.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. General Motors pledged its “Green Technology” patents for a period of 2 years when it faced bankruptcy in 2009. IP Financing Policies in Asia.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Tam & Brunetti: wiping away bars and then putting pressure on failure to function as the limit on registration. What does association mean in the age of brand persona, and what cognitive processes if any are of concern? Do we prefer reconfiguration? Hard to do without statutory change.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

You can also see it in Tam & Brunetti—little interest in how TM works, the relationship b/t registration and enforcement, even though that’s central to the Lanham Act. Similar with registration agencies—a firehose coming at them. What if we could read that part of the opinion in ways that were less awful? What about IP?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Now that the Court has now applied it to both the federal patent and trademark statutes, perhaps copyright law is not far behind. This is the key difference that may have cost Justice Sotomayor the majority and may play out in future litigation on extraterritorial reach. In Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc.

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