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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

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“Trade dress” is a subsection of trademark law and protects the design and shape of a product or its packaging, again to identify the source of the product. This can lead to expensive “false marketing” litigation. Registering trademarks with the U.S.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

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Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Corporations must establish online identities, such as logos, slogans, product names, and brands, to build consumer awareness, loyalty, and trust.

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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

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However, outside the realm of brand marketing, when celebrities make use of a phrase, to the point of it becoming associated to them, it becomes a catchphrase of their own. Positionin India Indian judicial position regarding copyright and trademark of celebrity catchphrases is not clear. For instance, in the U.S.A.,

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Copyright Laws & Trademark Infringement for NFTs

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Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Trademark rights can be even more confusing to navigate in the world of NFTs. How are Trademarks Used?

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How Do People End Up Losing Their Trademark Rights?

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Therefore, we can say that failing to safeguard your registered trademark adequately would lead you at risk of forfeiting your exclusive rights. You may see your trademark rights getting diluted and possibly canceled through litigation. Escalator, Trampoline, and Aspirin – Do you know what all these brands have in common?

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Fashion Industry – Trademark and Trade Dress Protection

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When we talk about building brand image and attraction, fashion companies put in a lot of time, money, effort, and hard work. Trade dress protection falls under trademark law as the design functions as a trademark, i.e., identifying a product emerging from a specific fashion house or fashion designer.

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Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!

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Sunanda Bharti on the Michelin Stars and its interaction was trademark laws. Bharti is a Professor of Law at Delhi University, and her previous posts can be accessed here. Image from here Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark! What is a Michelin Star in Terms of Intellectual Property Law?