IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

One of them is ‘Design’ which is a composition of colors, shapes patterns, etc which add value and attraction to the product. Designs are advantageous assets that can be protected only if registered under the Designs Act, 2000. Website Designs. PROTECTION OF DESIGN. Picture Credit: Shutterstock].

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 11, 2025

They play a significant role in protecting brand identity while also ensuring fair competition among businesses. ” These marks often face challenges in achieving legal protection due to their inherent descriptiveness, which may hinder brand exclusivity. .”

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 17, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Branding Tips. As we celebrate our 25th year, I am excited to share 25 branding tips with you: Choose a creative name – it’s the foundation you begin with to build a bold brand. Use the proper trademark symbol with your brand (TM, SM, or ®).

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction Well, the online space is indeed centuries apart from any business process for creating a brand and speaking with its audience; now everything can even protect its intellectual property. This is where trademarks truly reflect as a brand identity and shape a very rapid recognition. It has also brought a lot of challenges.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 9, 2022

Trademark, and design are two very crucial kinds of IPRs which provide a certain extent of protection at their levels. There exist several IPRs and it is important to be aware of which one is suitable for your brand/ business. There are added benefits to each IPR that come along with their registration.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. Patience is a virtue. Think it through.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 21, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video How to Water Your Brand for Growth. I talk about my lack of green thumb, because it relates to so much of my branding, where I use sunflowers and plantings as metaphors, and I use the tagline, Making Trademarks Bloom Since 1999. Prolific marketing: getting your brand out there.

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azrights

MAY 3, 2022

Though many important decisions people make when creating a new brand identity are intellectual property decisions, IP lawyers are rarely involved in the naming and brand creation process. . So, I wrote Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property. . The world of branding needs to change.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 18, 2025

Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from Gaslighting Design By Aditya Bhargava In the first part of the post, I looked at how jurisprudence has evolved from the Microfibres case in 2006 up to the present case in Cryogas. This became known as the functional vs. aesthetic dichotomy in design cases.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2025

Fashion brands contribute a lot to the changing trends in the fashion industry with their creative designs. This creativity is rewarded via protection under IP laws, mainly under design rights, copyrights, and trademark protection. Right from Y2K trends to 90s minimalist fashion, we observe that fashion isn’t ever constant.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Key Features: Registration of trademark is mandatory for protection against infringement, but not against passing off. It helps in building brand identity, goodwill and consumer trust.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

The wine brand has been around since the nineteenth century and its trade marks are well-known. The dispute concerns the geographical indication "Salaparuta" for Sicilian wine, which received protection in Italy in 2006, and then was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission in 2009.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Small business owners should consider securing a federal trademark registration as a means of safeguarding their business identity and distinguishing themselves from competitors. By: Amundsen Davis LLC

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2022

Carrasquillo’s ‘Reloaded’ IPTV Branding. Carrasquillo operated several IPTV services, variously branded Reboot, Gears TV, Reloaded and Gears Reloaded but with those no longer in operation, he needed to make money in other ways. Trademark Registration No. ” NuStar Tried to Negotiate With Carrasquillo. .”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Louis-Michel enjoys researching Soviet brands The dispute arose when “ Krasny Oktyabr ”, a Russian confectionary company, registered an EU trade mark (EUTM) in Class 30 for a figurative sign representing a lobster. The BoA dismissed Steinhauer Holding’s appeal and refused registration.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 18, 2023

Introduction The Plaintiff asserted that its hipster whiskey bottle design, which was inspired by the shape of a smartphone and intended to fit into a hip pocket, was novel due to its rectangular shape, smooth rounded shoulders, V-shaped neck, rimmed rounded cap, and dimpled bottom.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The court was asked to decide whether the American artist Katy Perry was liable for trade mark infringement and whether the trade mark “KATIE PERRY” registration should be cancelled. Designs Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the EU design reform, Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 , and Directive (EU) 2024/2823.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 9, 2022

Non-traditional trademarks are those things that indicate the source of a brand, but are not brand names, logos, or slogans. Examples of those interiors are the Apple Store has a registration for the layout of the store, and Chipotle has a registration for the common design themes that you’ll find in nearly every Chipotle.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Domain names also play an important role in conveying branding and as a result can be worth considerable sums of money. That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains. Anyone can make a request, via the system, for certain non-public domain registration data.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 10, 2025

India passed The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act in 1999 to safeguard these products. Inefficient Registration Process Getting a GI registration in India is an administrative nightmare. No Post-Registration Support India’s GI regime focuses mainly on registration.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Protection of trademarks is important for the following reasons: Preservation of brand identity Prevention of customer confusion Business investment protection Fair Competition Innovation in branding Famous infringement cases within the areas of intellectual property underline complex legal issues and stakes involved. Dongre and Ors.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Fashion is not the exception , and different brands have become involved in the meta world. The virtual universe Decentraland hosted in March 2022, the first Metaverse Fashion Week which was a success, as it featured more than 70 brands, artists and designers. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Board granted Grupo Bimbo's motion for summary judgment in this opposition to registration of the mark TAKDIS for "Fruit rolls, fruit bars, fruit leather, lavashak in the nature fruit layers, fruit-based organic food bars." Under Section 1 of the Trademark Act, only the owner of a mark is entitled to apply for registration.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Why Amazon Sellers Should Care Amazon Brand Registry In order to ensure a smoother application process for Amazon Brand Registry, the most important thing to do is to derisk your trademark application with the USPTO. Need a registered trademark to maximize full benefits of Amazon Brand Registry? Then incorporate.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For IndiGo, the 6E callsign has been an integral element of the official designator and a brand identifier for the past 18 years. Notably, 6E has become a dominant feature and exclusive to the Indigos brand and its associated services. IndiGo has also secured registration for the word mark 6E Link under multiple classes in 2015.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2024

However, unconventional trademarks challenge traditional concepts of visual representation, leading to significant complexities in their registration, protection, and enforcement. Their essence lies in unique sensory elements that transcend conventional designs and embody distinctiveness in novel ways. A landmark case was the U.S.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the challenges posed by name saturation and the reduced availability of work marks, industrial designs are increasingly important within intellectual property strategies. When people think about designs they typically think of patents, but the world of protecting designs is far more extensive than that.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Former GuestKat Nedim Malovic (ASSA ABLOY) commented on a recent referral to the EUIPO Grand Board regarding the registrability of face trade marks which was also discussed during last October's IPKat webinar on image rights. The case highlighted the importance of the quality of the evidence.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The case concerned the Australian trade mark registration for the words "KATIE PERRY" (No. The case concerned the Australian trade mark registration for the words "KATIE PERRY" (No. She settled on the brand name Katie Perry and started her own fashion label in 2007. Background Katy Perry during the Prismatic tour in 2014.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

Architectural designs came to be recognised as a form of intellectual property capable of protection after the 1908 Amendment to the Berne Convention, 1886. This inclusion was crucial in recognising and protecting the rights of architects over their architectural designs and works.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). Marcel Pemsel looked into a recent decision of the German Supreme Court concerning copyright protection for two Birkenstock sandal designs. The survey closes on 1 April 2025.

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SpicyIP

MAY 11, 2025

RILs quick withdrawal and public clarification helped reduce the damage, but the incident underscored the risks of using moment marketing in trademark registration. Moment marketing helps brands connect with people by delivering messages that resonate with current events (see here ). Absolute grounds for refusal of registration. (1)

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Trademarks Act, 1999, gives trademark protection to the identity of brands. An Insight into the Nexus between Customs and Trademark Laws Trademark laws protect the identity of brands through exclusive rights granted to the owners of registrations. Information about an individual suspected of counterfeiting or trading routes.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. According to SSPL, this practice was dishonest as it could make NTC benefit from the reputation and goodwill of SSPL’s brand name. The Copyright Act extends a wide range of rights to the first copyright owner without requiring prior copyright registration.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

21, 2023) Deetsch alleged that he owned design patents for CPAP pillow products, which the Lei defendants infringed. They also allegedly used Deetch’s image in ads and on packaging, and allegedly falsely claimed on Amazon that their pillow products “were designed in the United States but are manufactured in China.”

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