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Trade Secrets in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

Kashishipr

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. A trade secret gives a competitive edge to brands and businesses over their rivals in the industry. Information Protected by a Trade Secret .

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Adobe wins permanent injunction and significant damages against cyber squatter

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Cyber-squatting is the practice of registering well-known companies or brand names as internet domains with the intention of reselling them for a profit. The court held that the defendant’s use of these domain names constituted an infringement of Adobe’s trademark under the Indian Trademarks Act.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers. Firstly, trademarks ensure brand exclusivity.

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

Traverse Legal Blog

These NFT drops offer valuable learning lessons which every NFT project, brand, and company must consider before launching their NFTs project. In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. Copyright is different than a trademark.

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keyword ads, product names not confusing in ex-roommate spat

43(B)log

Boost alleged that Woo engaged in a scheme to gain access to Boost’s confidential information and thereby replicate its beauty product. Defendants also allegedly unlawfully used variations of the Boost’s trademark “BoostLash,” as an adword. But we're here for the trademark parts of the case! 2:18-cv-02960-CAS-Ex (C.D.

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World IP Day 2021 – Focus on IP and SMEs

azrights

I stressed the importance of early IP advice in my first book, Legally Branded published in 2012, and created this animation video to highlight the significance of IP. The new currency in the digital world is information, ideas, know-how, brands, systems, and data. To develop a distinctive brand, you must protect and enforce your IP.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. When consumers see a particular brand, the mark tells them that the product comes from a particular company. Customers might expect to pay more, or less, depending upon the brand of the product.