SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The question of ownership in the virtual world, particularly in video games, has long been debated. On the trademark side, relevant is this post by Bhavya Solanki and Medha Bhatt discussing the applicability of the fair use provisions of trademark law to the unauthorized use of trademarks in the virtual world.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Business Moral Rights 59

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. Most recently, the DHC passed another Dynamic+ Injunction in Universal City Studios Llc. & Syngenta Ltd.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Patents and the Magical World of Psychedelics by Bonnie Hassanzadeh. First Time Interpreting Patent Agent Privilege.

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IP Copyright Infringement Inventor Intellectual Property 106

Garrigues Blog

JULY 10, 2023

The registration of a trademark grants the exclusive right to use a particular sign to identify a good or a service in the market and prevent others from using it without the appropriate authorization. In other words, it could be said that it is the first commandment of trademark law.

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JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

[i] SCOTUS’s Booking.com decision made consumer surveys invaluable for owners of similar marks seeking trademark protection because as long as consumers identify the “generic.com” with the source, which can be illustrated via consumer surveys, it can and should receive trademark registration.

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Trademark Registration Trademark Law Advertising 98

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

This strategy has roots in ancient times when Queens and Popes were sought after to endorse patent medicines, a tactic that has consistently proven effective. This Act does not explicitly specify the inclusion or exclusion of personal names or surnames for trademark protection.

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Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

azrights

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Although it isn’t necessary in the UK and USA to register a trademark in order to use a name, you’re in a very vulnerable position if you don’t register a trademark. While most people know that the name is an important choice, there is less awareness of what actually constitutes a good name from a trademark perspective.

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Branding Brands Branding Trademark 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” So a lot is implied in, or possible from, the title ( as is often my intent on this blog ). ” (at page 9 and 13). .”

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Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

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. In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection.

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