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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 23-September 29)

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Take a quick look at some of the welcome changes, such as ensuring accessibility for PwDs, and understand how these rules differ from their Delhi and Madras counterparts. Take a quick look at some of the welcome changes, such as ensuring accessibility for PwDs, and understand how these rules differ from their Delhi and Madras counterparts.

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Can You Copyright or Trademark a Logo Designed by AI?

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The legal world is buzzing about AI and its use for all kinds of things, including generating logos, text, and other things people would normally want to register for copyright or trademark protection. There’s no doubt AI is incredibly useful for generating content, though there is still no substitute for a real human author or artist.

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Safety Helmet Product Configuration Trademark Registrations Demolished by Lack of Evidence of Acquired Distinctiveness

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The USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) recently ordered the cancellation of two trademark registrations for product configurations of safety helmets, shown below and both directed to “ a three dimensional configuration of two ridges located along the center of a safety helmet.”

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3D Shape Trademark on Cars

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Trademarks indicate the origin of a product. For being registered as a trademark, the 3D shape of a product must be shown to have an inherent or acquired distinctive character. A 3D shape cannot be registered as a trademark if the shape: Arises from the inherent nature of the object or goods; Provides a technical function; or.

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By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the Exams

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A cropped version of a scanned copy of a US newspaper named ‘The Examiner’ (image from here ) This post is co-authored with Swaraj. Previously, the exams were canceled just a day after they were conducted, owing to unspecified “ irregularities/ technical reasons ”. for appointment to the post.

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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

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27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. The court granted summary judgment against Latinfood on the counterclaims, and gave partial victories to both sides on the main claims.

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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition

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They copy business models, and any aspect of a business’ successful branding, be it, by introducing new features, copying its positioning, or even using similar names or brand identifiers. Some will copy blatantly, others are more savvy so will copy what they calculate they can get away with. Take Coca Cola as an Example.