IP Tech Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

Whilst the SPB Team does not blindly follow trends, we are advising all our trademark clients (even the more “conservative” ones) now to file trademarks covering goods and services related to the Metaverse. Here is why: New opportunities for growing your brand. Why you need new trademark registrations now.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2022

Whilst the SPB Team does not blindly follow trends, we are advising all our trademark clients (even the more “conservative” ones) now to file trademarks covering goods and services related to the Metaverse. Here is why: New opportunities for growing your brand. Why you need new trademark registrations now.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The exclusive right to use a trademark in commerce, and to commence legal actions against third parties for the unauthorized use of a trademark, arises solely from registration. Trademark registrations are effective for a ten (10) year term, which is renewable for successive periods.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2022

There are three distinct trademark symbols you may use is the registered trademark symbol “R” (®) , the small “ TM” ( ) symbol , and the “SM” (℠) symbol. Overview: Which Trademark Symbol Should I Use? Put the ® to the upper right of your trademark. In Windows.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

Absolute grounds for refusal of registration are factors within the individual trademark in isolation which hinder registration. Even if a mark is originally descriptive and thus unregisterable, it is possible to change this through use of the mark in the marketplace, initially as a common-law trademark. Who is a trademark applicant?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does it Mean for Trademark Protection? As major fashion brands launch their own non-fungible tokens, others are testing the limits of trademark enforcement in the digital realm, say Cynthia Walden and Sarah Kelleher of Fish & Richardson. NFTs are H ere to Stay.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 18, 2021

Intellectual property law includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and is an important consideration for any new business. This article will address trademarks and copyrights, but the law firm of TraskBritt can assist with any intellectual property law needs. What Does a Copyright Protect?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts on the MHC’s interpretation of Section 3(d) in the Novozymes case, DHC’s referral of 3 questions concerning the jurisdiction of High Courts in trademark rectification matters, and DHC’s decision on infringement of product by process claims. Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. Inventprise Inc.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Discussing the Recent Patent Application Restorations by Delhi and Madras High Courts. We discussed the recent orders from Delhi and Madras High Court regarding restoration of ‘deemed abandoned’ patent applications. The last date for applying for the position is December 31, 2022. Image from here. Never Gonna Give You Up? Other Posts.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. The Supreme Court held that such payments are not ‘royalty’ and recognised the doctrine of exhaustion in software. Hetero Drugs Ltd [Delhi High Court].

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Kashishipr

JULY 13, 2022

Undoubtedly, both technologies bring a complete set of novel Intellectual Property (IP) issues for business companies, brands, individuals, courts, and IP practitioners. In the AR field, patent litigation has already commenced for AR hardware and some applications or uses of AR. It is the primary technology of the metaverse.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Indeed, the PTO has increased its focus on whether the use an applicant is making is trademark use, as opposed to ornamental or informational use, in its registration decisions. Professor Alexandra Roberts has written an excellent recent article on this, Trademark Failure to Function.

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