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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

LexBlog IP

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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The Backlog Challenge Faced by the Indian Trademark Office: Addressing Inefficiencies and Ineffectiveness

SpicyIP

This incident is an addition to the trail of misadventures that trademark practitioners have faced before the Registry and we thought it would be beneficial to invite an experienced practicing trademarks lawyer to share with us their insights on this and the state of affairs before the Registry in general.

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Protection of Trademarks in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

The objective of the Singapore Treaty is to create a modern and dynamic international framework for the harmonization of administrative trademark registration procedures. The Singapore Treaty is applicable to all types of marks registrable under the law of a given Contracting Party. Image Source: IStock].

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Role of a Trademark Attorney

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

For registering the trademark, it is essential to file a trademark application under the Chapter III of the Trademark Act,1999. While the online registration process of a trademark looks like an easy process, it contains intricate nuances which only a trained and professional practitioner would know.

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EMP&A comments on Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses

Erik K Pelton

As a trademark law firm, we represent a wide array of clients but predominantly focus on helping small business owners protect their intellectual property. In recent years, trademark scams have proliferated and become increasingly problematic, particularly for small business owners. About Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

Considering the importance of Chinese manufacturing to global trade, the Chinese legal system and its evolving trademark enforcement system will likely cause companies to get creative. But even if the Court put aside these issues, its own survey of the case law was less convincing than Fossil would have had the Court believe.