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Cybersquatting – A Menace in Digital India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It can be done under the following grounds: -the Registrant’s domain name is identical to or similar to a name, trademark, or service mark in which the Complainant has ownership; -the Registrant has no entitlement or legitimate interests in the web domain; and. He secured an interim injunction. Tata vs. Manu Kosuri .

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Trademarks vs. Copyrights for Startups

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

In addition, if you register your copyright within five years of publishing your work, it will be easier for you to prove that you had ownership rights in court because the registration is considered prima facie evidence of the validity of your rights. A trademark is always associated with specific goods and services.

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Understanding the Role Intellectual Property Plays in Mergers and Acquisitions

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IP, undoubtedly, has a vital role to play in establishing the worth of a company in the industry by carrying its innovation, product value, and brand value and safeguarding its brand name in the market. The acquired company remains intact but comes under new ownership. Understanding Mergers.

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TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2021

The TTABlog

35: TTAB Grants MIRAGE BRANDS Cancellation Petition Due To Likelihood of Reverse Confusion On Remand from the CAFC, TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of "NAKED" Registration for Condoms TTABlog Test: Three Recent Section 2(d) Inter Partes Cases - How Did They Come Out? Guess What? Yes] Precedential No.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

Partridge, offers a view on the overlaps between trade marks and domain names. While, as Partridge explains, the need to register domain names was not obvious to brand owners at first, they soon resorted to litigation over the ownership of domain names that included their trade marks.