The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Obtaining patents or trademarks for their inventions or brand names can prevent others from copying or imitating their innovations, protecting those ideas and giving them a competitive edge. Let’s delve into the specific reasons why.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a timely guest post by Sangita Sharma on a recent order by the Delhi High Court, on the usage of a competitor’s registered trademarks as keywords or adwords. Sangita is a 3rd year student at Gujarat National Law University and has previously written for us here and here. 1- Booking.com B.V

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Srijaa is a 4th year law student and Yaggya is a 5th year law student at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, interested in exploring the vast scope of Intellectual Property Rights. This can lead to trademark infringement, as it involves using another entity’s intellectual property to deceive users.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Panel 18 – Trademark Liability: Jake Linford, Justin Sevier, Allyson Willis, Sex, Drugs, and Trademark Tarnishmyths Sex/drugs inherently tarnishing? Their studies: we might see tarnishment in the brand context, and stronger among conservatives. Asked consumers to rate and pick among Reese’s and Snickers.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 7, 2021

ii] This blog post will (i) introduce the problem of counterfeit sports merchandise, (ii) provide a summary of trademark policy rationales and how they have been applied in the sports apparel context, and (iii) offer a proposed solution to the problem. (i) i) Introduction to the problem of counterfeit sports merchandise. Euroquilt, Inc. ,

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The credit line will grant loans of up to USD 450,000 for projects related to the Bioeconomy at an interest rate of 1% for small and medium-sized businesses and 4% for large businesses. 09/22/22 – Trademarks and Consumer Protection. Original source in Spanish. 09/22/22 – Consumer Protection. Subscribe to our newsletter.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

Of course, each use stems from the shorter phrase “make your mark,” embodying the mere notion of the archer hitting the target , or maybe even the less educated simply indicating agreement with an initial, an X, or a cross , or at times a craftsman adding “ a maker’s mark—essentially personal branding.”

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

With a share of approximately 30% in the GDP, the manufacturing sector is expanding at an average rate of 11.9%, services are increasing at an average rate of 8.1%, and agriculture contributed 25% of the GDP in 2017 with an annual growth rate of 3.8%.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

A trademark is an instrument using which a business can set itself apart from its competitors. Indicating the goods and services offered by the business, a trademark can be any word, phrase, logo, symbol, combination of colours etc. However, it must be kept in mind that a trademark has to be a visual representation.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Another judgement pertaining to personality rights was passed by the Delhi High Court on July 11, in Krishna Kishore Singh v. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Focused on Amazon: free riding on gov’t mechanisms, particularly TM law, to communicate to gov’t not to regulate it—product liability, intermediary liability. Affecting TM law (as set forth in new paper with Mark McKenna, which is excellent). Ex parte: the law is whatever the judge will sign. Human desire for TMs?

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It needs to be noted that at this juncture IPR policy is jurisdictional and differs from nation to nation; but to do a comprehensive analysis, the focus of this article would be limited to the IPR laws for FinTech in India only. WHAT IS A FINTECH. As of the current time, there is no prescribed definition of this terminology.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

This is where trademarks play a role. 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. Trademarks can last indefinitely.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They ought to be able to exert significant control over case law: courts should be slow to depart from existing practice. Mark Lemley Agencies in TM law: PTO is sort of a black box b/c ignored TM so long on the policy side. We might see a separation of TM function of TMs and the brand loyalty function of handbags.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. Under the scheme, Participating Financing Institutions (PFIs) are allowed to advance loan to companies using IP as collateral.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Changes in Trademark Law and Evidentiary Rules Introduction: Jake Linford Before courts admitted surveys routinely, they were concerned about hearsay. What would it mean if we said TM law is primarily concerned with promoting competition: what would a survey look like for infringement? Would secondary meaning surveys change?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Branded Semglee ® : 5% off WAC of Lantus ® , with high rebates. BI argued that FDA’s current interpretation “encourages, or at least permits, brand sponsors to use minor concentration changes as an anti-competitive tactic.” Tonko (D-NY) and Bob Gibbs (R-OH) introduced the Star Rating for Biosimilars Act (H.R. July 28, 2021.

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