SpicyIP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The article analyses Sumitomo’s application and the requisites for registration of an olfactory mark. A Brief About Olfactory Marks Sumitomo’s application is particularly interesting because this was the first olfactory trademark registration in the UK (see here ) and has since lapsed.

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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. million registrations. [1]

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has received more than 170 petitions for expungement and reexamination since it began accepting these new filings late last year. §1066(A) and reexamination pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § §1066(A) and reexamination pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § § 1066(B). . §

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She notes that the most controversial provision in the new Bill is the re-introduction of revisionary powers of the Central Government to direct the CBFC Chairman to reexamine an already certified film. Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. Thematic Highlights. Other Posts.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Last week on the blog we featured posts with nuanced discussions on burning issues surrounding patents, trademarks, and copyright. Controller of Patents allowed the Appellant to amend its claims from ‘method’ claims to ‘product’ claims, notably citing difference in the laws of India and the Appellant’s home country (the USA).

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