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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

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According to NTC, the SSPL label mark was only a registered trademark, and therefore, it couldn’t be used as an artistic work. It further added that an individual could either own a registered trademark or copyright but not both. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label.

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Can a Logo Help You Get a Design Patent and Avoid Infringement?

Patent Trademark Blog

Typically, design patents cover three-dimensional shapes without regard to any two-dimensional artwork that might be displayed on any surfaces. When it is arguable whether an accused product would infringe a design patent, then the addition of two-dimensional artwork to an accused product could tip the scales toward noninfringement.

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China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

IP Tech Blog

In particular, Tsingtao alleged that such use of its registered trademark created in the relevant users the impression that the small breweries’ beer and brand was somewhat related to Tsingtao Beer. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.”. 57 of the Trademark Law.

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Intellectual Property Theft: A Menace

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Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., account to be the most frequently stolen forms of IP, which may result in a huge loss for the company that created it, including the loss of competitive edge and decline of business growth.

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

Buoyed Ape Yacht Club did an excellent job registering trademarks for their NFT project but is plagued by trademark infringers launching variations of their project on Open Sea and other platforms. Trademark rights protect more than the literal name. Copyrights protection for the artwork itself is also critical.

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Intellectual Property Protection for Content Creators & Social Media Influencers

Kashishipr

Without any doubt, it is exceedingly imperative for them to understand their Intellectual Property (IP) assets and safeguard them in the best possible manner. Registered IP is more legit and liable; say, if the content is IP protected – social media users usually find it more reliable and authentic and are likely to revisit it.

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Facebook

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In this blog, we outline the tools you can use to protect your brand reputation and prevent consumer confusion. If someone uses your mark without authorization, it constitutes trademark infringement. The process Facebook maintains for enforcing IP rights on any of these channels is the same as above.