Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

Patents A patent permits the owner to exclude others from making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing the invention of the patent. There are two types of patents that Amazon sellers should be familiar with, utility patents and design patents.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Are competitors copying your products? Perhaps you might want to send them a C&D letter to get them to respect your patents. Are Amazon sellers using a similar brand or product name? In particular, you can file a petition to speed up your trademark application and submit a copy of the C&D letter to the USPTO.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Your Copy-Rights. Anyone who then tries to use the name Alligator for their shirt brand would be infringing the trademark. Let’s use an example to illustrate.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 13, 2022

The ability of a company to create and capitalise on a distinctive brand to get the competitive edge necessary for success is at the core of the fashion industry, which goes beyond only clothing and accessories. Thus, it becomes essential to protect IPR in fashion to accord increased protection and economic benefits to designers and brands.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Call Vic at (949) 223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore options to protect your innovation and stop competitors from copying your products. It’s not the function, but the looks of your product that might be protectable if it’s too late to file a patent. If you are in that situation, perhaps not all hope is gone.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Various jewelry designers have obtained IP protection for their jewelry pieces that range from trademark protection of the brand value to protection of the design itself either through copyright and/ or patents. From 2013 to 2015, Cartier filed various design patents for their iconic panther designed jewelry.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a recent decision, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (“Board”) reversed an examiner’s prior refusal to register a copyright in the artistic elements present in the bed shown above, paving the way for the applicant to obtain a copyright registration in this work. Varsity Brands, Inc.,

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

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.

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More Than Your Mark

AUGUST 27, 2021

Only the copyright owner has the right to make copies, distribute copies, perform, display, or make derivative works of the copyrighted work. If the Mona Lisa were still under copyright, copying it directly would be an infringement, but anyone could paint a slightly smiling woman in black. What Is a Trademark? But in the U.S.,

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Volume of decisions by hearing officers: registrability decisions have first mover advantage. One of the risks of looking at only one side is that you can’t actually grant a “narrow” registration. We might see a separation of TM function of TMs and the brand loyalty function of handbags. That’s of registrations w/a response.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Trademark infringement through misleading use of logos or branding: Dark patterns might involve the deceptive use of logos, brand names, or trademarks to mislead users into making purchases or signing up for services they didn’t intend to.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Jump To: Trademark Protection for Branding. Trademark Protection for Branding. However, a trademark can be a protective and competitive measure for securing branding elements that identify, market, or sell your product. In the software industry, protecting your brand is just as crucial as protecting your product or service.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

Banksy Case: registration of a trademark in bad faith and the price of anonymity. The practical application of artificial intelligence in fields such as artistic creation or innovation poses a whole range of brand new challenges for IP. My product was copied and I haven’t registered it. There will be a sequel!

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

What stands out here is that the Court granted an injunction in favour of the Plaintiff based on earlier registration without considering the non-use of the mark by them. Ltd for disobeying the Palbociclib interim injunction. Check out the post for more details. Case: Louis Vuitton Malletier vs Capital General Store & Ors.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Industry pushed very hard against cheap copying, and yet as of 2019 there were only 538 registrations in 20 years versus hundreds of thousands of utility patents. Registration is fast—takes a month—versus patent, but term of protection is only 10 years. Also relevant to some patent doctrines (sorry).

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents. Article 10.1

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Do you need a design or utility patent , or both ? How do you know if your patent claims are any good ? What matters most in getting patents to stop Amazon sellers from copying your product? Need a useful patent that will actually stop competitors from taking your sales? Let’s tackle these questions.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Christine Farley, Authenticity and Design: Why sell a chair for 10x a visually identical chair? The claim is authenticity: authorized manufacturers and retailers; they call copies counterfeits. and design patents were hard to get/not as valuable at the time. When does it refer to the origin of the design v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents. Article 10.1

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Delhi High Court clarifies that difference in brand name cannot be a defense against prior publication of the suit design. Case: Novamax Industries Llp vs Prem Appliances & Anr. The Defendant argued that the suit design was published prior to the date of registration under a different trade name.

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

RT: I would say lots of courts in © also try to reduce merger to meaning that you can do anything but copy verbatim, which is a narrowing that many courts in TM don’t bother with, though some variants of Rogers v. U’s registration for THE for clothing and other merchandise by putting THE on a hangtag. Registration v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] The application process for a design patent is simple. ” [8].

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] The application process for a design patent is simple.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Eventually, Johnson and Johnson announced that it would no longer enforce their patents for Bedaquiline (brand name: Sirturo) which is used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 134 low- and middle-income countries. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai.

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

But there is an assumption that registration = minimal distinctiveness unless validity is questioned. A membership group might not have brand value (Happy Valley PTA example) v signaling I can afford LV, which does depend on brand value). Typically D argues that I’m using the term in mere advertising copy/not in a TM space.

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