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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Another week, another review of the latest news from the surrounding IP blogs! Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for use on cosmetics. Paul Keller reports on the Kluwer Copyright Blog. Mike Mireles reports for IP Finance. IP Finance reports. Ling Zhao of the MARQUES China team reports here. PATENTS Prof.

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Protecting your Trademark from Non-Use Cancellation

Kashishipr

It is becoming increasingly vital that Registered Trademarks are used to maintain their validity and their ability to be enforced against third parties. Trademark cancellation actions can be filed by third parties and can prove to be extremely time-consuming, costly, and damaging to the brand. What Constitutes Use?

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Legislative Oversight? Addressing the High Court Jurisdiction Vacuum Post-IPAB vis-a-vis Cancellation Petitions under the Trademark Act

SpicyIP

Recently, the Delhi High Court referred 3 questions regarding the jurisdiction of a High Court to hear trademark rectification applications, to a larger bench. The question that surfaced here was “which High Court shall have the jurisdiction to hear cancellation/rectification petitions under Section 57 of the Trademark Act, 1999 (‘1999 Act’).”

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How to Cancel a Trademark Registration

Patent Trademark Blog

How to Cancel a Registered Trademark. A trademark cancellation filed with the TTAB would have been the only procedure to discuss. We’ll certainly delve into a TTAB cancellation in this post, but we now have a couple more ways to cancel a trademark registration. This is what inter partes means.

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Trademark Counterclaim: A Counterattack for TTAB Oppositions and Cancellations

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a trademark counterclaim? When it comes to TTAB oppositions and cancellations , it may make sense to consider filing a counterclaim against the plaintiff. A potential TTAB counterclaim, therefore, will typically seek to cancel trademark registrations owned by the petitioner or opposer. Timing is crucial here.

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A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations

IP Tech Blog

The recent draft amendment of the Chinese trademark law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here ). The new regulations, if approved as drafted, will make it more difficult for squatters to steal others’ trademark by abusing the first-to-file system in force in China.

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A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations

LexBlog IP

The recent draft amendment of the Chinese trademark law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here ). The new regulations, if approved as drafted, will make it more difficult for squatters to steal others’ trademark by abusing the first-to-file system in force in China.