Corsearch

JULY 18, 2023

But, just how safe is it for consumers and brands? What threats do brands face on Instagram Threads? How can brands protect their IP and consumer safety on Instagram Threads? How can brands protect their IP and consumer safety on Instagram Threads? Why are brands and consumers at greater risk on Instagram Threads?

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, IP Spotlight updates our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? The Data Visualization Center includes several dashboards with detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about patent and trademark proceedings.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Have you ever wanted a pair of PUMA shoes instead of just any local brand? Trademarks play a vital role for small and big businesses across the globe, serving a unique identity to the products and services of the business. The status of well-known trademark is not granted based on mere unfounded hearsay.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This covers the initial filing cost including our flat rate attorney fee, USPTO fees and illustrator fees. Additional costs will apply after initial filing, such as paying the issue fee if and when your design patent application is allowed. For Amazon Sellers enrolled in Brand Registry , utility patents can be enforced through APEX.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The consumer who scrutinizes “classic white chips” or googles Manuka honey ratings will not be confusing Brew Nuts and Beer Nuts or Huggies and Dougies. end products, or products where the consumers will care which brand they got more or less. Different brands under helm of same producer can be surprising. This is inconsistent!

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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. All for free.

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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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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. The plaintiff filed the suit seeking protection of its various registered trademarks used by Defendant No.1- 1- Booking.com B.V

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour Srijaa Grover and Yaggya Kapoor Harry Brignull introduced the concept of “dark patterns” in 2010, describing them as deceptive tactics aimed at boosting conversion rates.

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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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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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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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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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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Brands are often targeted by bad actors looking to make a quick profit by stealing intellectual property and exploiting consumers. But we also explain the most effective approach: using AI-fueled and expert-led brand protection solutions to save time and ensure a sustained reduction in infringement across marketplaces.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It is overwhelming that the value of FinTech transactions is projected to increase from $66 billion in 2019 to US$138 billion in 2023 with a current rate of 20% compound annual growth. With this, the author of copyright in software in a FinTech is the only authority to do or allow specified activities in relation to its computer programme.

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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 24, 2024

A variant of separating the mark from the brand; not seeing it in all categories, and we may have a world in which some marks—maybe the 1%--are not divided from brands but the others are. Brands can choose to “gate” on Amazon with authorization letters, but how does the consumer know the seller will stick to selling genuine goods?

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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 23, 2024

We might see a separation of TM function of TMs and the brand loyalty function of handbags. We’ve been struggling w/the growth of the brand in TM context, distorting source identification function; Amazon could help us break that linkage. The procedural problem is less persuasive the lower you think the error rate is.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2024

Continuing the discussion (see here for Part I) on the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court’s 2023 Keywords decisions, Malak Sheth critiques the Courts’ approach, arguing that use of a trademark in digital world cannot be viewed from the same lens of assessing their use in the physical world. Google LLC has been discussed here.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2024

The same could be said about Google’s Ads program wherein it seems to have successfully charted through the trademark laws to smoothly bypass them in allowing firms to bid for their competitor’s trademark as a keyword for their advertisement. Malak is a third year law student from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab.

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43(B)log

APRIL 5, 2024

plaintiff's RAW defendant's Raw Garden Also over a dissent, the panel finds that a court can order trademark applications cancelled, not just registrations. BBK sells smoking-related products with RAW branding; CCA allegedly infringed by selling cannabis products with the mark “Raw Garden.” We hold that, under 15 U.S.C.

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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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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

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. Doing this was regarded as essential to avoid stifling local industry and balance global brand reputation with the interests of national enterprises and consumers.

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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. Could also give us an idea about what heightened confusion is—having a standard would allow us to actually heighten the standard in Rogers cases, which generally don’t actually do so.

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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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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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Corsearch

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Recent changes to Twitter’s verification process have prompted an influx of impersonation accounts – with a number of high-profile cases resulting in reputational damage and financial loss to global brands. Many brands still do not have an official presence on TikTok. Consumers that fall victim risk financial and identity fraud.

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