IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2023

On November 14 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in San Antonio Winery Inc v Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co Ltd (“ Jiaxing ”) that foreign parties to a trademark infringement complaint can be served by trademark owners within the U.S. because of s.1051(e) 1051(e) of the Lanham Act. Statutory interpretation of s.1051(e)

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Johnson Controls International plc. Shoe Show, Inc. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Best Buy Co., Defendant: Best Buy Co., Xiaomi Communications Co., Walgreen Co. Best Buy Co., Defendant: Best Buy Co., Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Panera Bread Company. District Judge Sam R.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 1, 2022

A shoe company called Masai Barefoot Technology as well used Maasai iconography while launching their brand. Long story short, these companies have been earning a fortune behind the veil of aesthetic Maasai fashion. Neither are the Maasai against the idea of providing an international platform to their designs and culture.

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2023

This post is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Abhijeet Audichya. Emphasizing the need to establish the spill over of transborder reputation, the Delhi High Court restrains VIP Industries from using the ‘Carlton’ mark Carlton Shoes Ltd. & Tis Hazari Court, Delhi, vacates an ex-parte injunction granted to Polo/ Lauren Company.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Although most international civil courts offer some access to discovery, no other country has as extensive or powerful of a process. One quirk is that the Novartis patents were not developed alongside the company’s Cosentyx product. Novartis is a Swiss company and so seemingly “resides” over there.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton began the company in 1854 as a luggage manufacturer, but it was his son who developed the brand’s renowned monogram, the interlocking L and V in a floral pattern, in 1896. A 3D element, such as the shape of a shoe, or a 2D feature, such as a pattern or material print, can be used in the design.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

As companies are utilizing NFTs for their businesses, trademark protection may be an additional mechanism for protecting NFTs. In response, the production company Miramax sued Tarantino for copyright and trademark infringement. Hermès International v. Companies have begun to use NFTs for their business purposes.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Samsung’s defeat on smartwatch faces to go to the Court of Appeal Montres Breguet SA v Samsung Electronics Co. Standard International Management v EUIPO Case T-768/20 EU General Court (July 2022) Can a hotel in the United States use an EU trade mark? Trade mark law shows no signs of standing still. IPKat here. No, no, but finally… yes!

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

For NFTs that have to do with an indicator of a company’s trademark, the Lanham Act may provide protection to an NFT as well. As companies are utilizing NFTs for their businesses, trademark protection may be an additional mechanism for protecting NFTs. Hermès International v. A major pending case is Tarantino v.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

CHOICE/Produced in the USA,” or with the USDA official grade shield, is permissive and not mandatory, it was possible for the defendants to comply with state law without affecting international trade agreements. “It Thornton v. 2022 WL 488932, No. CIV 20-1040 JB/JFR (D.N.M. 17, 2022) 269 print pages! Milso Indus. Nazzaro, 2012 U.S.

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2022

No time to rebrand as 21 week delay to injunction refused Combe International LLC v Dr August Wolff GmbH [2022] EWHC 125 (Ch) (January 2022) We covered the hoo-ha between VAGISIL and VAGISAN in the last volume. Samsung directly liable for third party smartwatch face copycats on its app store Montres Breguet SA v Samsung Electronics Co.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

According to the Complaint, in early 2021, Damon Dash, who co-owns the record label Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. (“Roc-A-Fella”) On August 6, Roc-A-Fella filed an amended complaint, naming GoDigital, a company to which Dash allegedly granted the right to license Reasonable Doubt to certain websites, as a co-defendant. [13]

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Reynolds Vapor Company v. and Nippon Shinyaku Co., The most challenged patents relate to aflibercept, held by Regeneron and sold under the trade names Eylea® and Zaltrap®, and tocilizumab, held by Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Hewlett-Packard Co., Sotera Wireless, Inc. Masimo Corporation. Similarly, in R.J. 3d 1375 (Fed.

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