The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The plaintiff also consulted with various rabbis as part of the design process for the Second Holy Temple Product. The plaintiff owns copyright registrations for its Second Holy Temple Product and its photograph of its Second Holy Temple Product (the “Copyright Registrations”).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Controller of Patents and Designs. Other posts IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright Despite the increasing importance of intellectual property in the modern economy, there is a surprising lack of attention given to IP financing in India. Case: Bennett Coleman and Co. & Ors.,

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Copycats: unregistered designs, unfair competition and copyright Better register first than be sorry later. In general it is a good idea to register fashion products which have a reasonable expectation of commercial success as designs or, where possible, as shape-trademarks before they appear on the catwalk.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

You should prepare links and screenshots as evidence for your claims of copyright, or trademark, patent, or design right infringement on Alibaba. Trademarks A trademark signifies a unique term, logo, expression, design, or emblem utilized to indicate the origin of goods and services.

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2024

In this appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision sustaining an opposition proceeding and refusing registration of the standard character mark #TODECACHO for hair combs. Such documents could have been produced to corroborate that testimony. Framboise Holdings Inc., 23-1142 (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The plaintiff also consulted with various rabbis as part of the design process for the Second Holy Temple Product. The plaintiff owns copyright registrations for its Second Holy Temple Product and its photograph of its Second Holy Temple Product (the “Copyright Registrations”).

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Design Patent No. The reexamination examiner agreed with the challenge and issued a final rejection that the claimed design was anticipated by four different prior art references. First to Disclose : Two of the references were Chinese Design Registrations filed and published a couple of months before Zhang’s filing date.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

In this post, developed along the lines of a literature review cum blogpost, Yashna Walia has looked through the various government policy documents on AI to see what they have to say about IP! The document highlights that “AI systems are susceptible to attack such as manipulation of data being used to train the AI…etc.” Arul Scaria).

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The TTABlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Board dismissed Kate Spade LLC's opposition to registration of the mark WOLV & Design (shown below left) for watches, finding the mark to be too dissimilar to the KATE SPADE word mark and the "spade logo" mark (below right) to support opposer's Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion and its Section 43(c) dilution-by-blurring claims.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ideally, it is the responsibility of the Patent Office to check that every applicant wishing to obtain a patent registration is complying with the mandated rules and procedural formalities, and in case there are any lapses, the office must take appropriate measures. Thereafter, a pre-grant opposition was filed on 09/01/2023 by Mr. T.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Goods or items produced outside Bangladesh involving infringement of the Copyright Act, 2000 or infringement of layout design of integrated circuits that are intended for sale or use for commercial purposes within the territory of Bangladesh. A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2023

Such notices or process may be served upon the person so designated by leaving with that person or mailing to that person a copy thereof at the address specified in the last designation so filed. Under Section 1051(e) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. In a recent case of San Antonio Winery, Inc. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co.,

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Delhi High Court sets aside the cryptic order passed by the Respondent, directs to consider the matter afresh Case: Alfred Von Schukmann vs The Controller General Of Patent, Designs and Trademarks and Ors. The Defendant argued that the suit design was published prior to the date of registration under a different trade name.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2022

PROCESS FOR REGISTRATION. The applicant shall inform the designated AD Category-I bank of the date on which the BO/LO/PO is set up and the AD Category-I bank shall inform the Reserve Bank accordingly. REGISTRATION WITH POLICE AUTHORITIES IN INDIA. Immediately preceding 3 financial years in the home country.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

A person brings in counterfeit copies of a work Without getting permission from the copyright holder, someone reproduces his work in any way. Additionally, creators are not needed to file a copyright registration with the US Copyright Office. Do not copy anything. Avoid access to prior design work. Document right to use.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Subsidies offered for Patent and Trademark (in selected categories) registration, encouraging innovation and protecting intellectual property. Registration of MSME Before commencing operations, any micro, small, or medium enterprise has the option to submit a Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) in Form-I.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Though the parties went forward, “they never signed a formal written document memorializing and defining the nature of their business relationship.” Chiusa has a copyright registration for the website obtained during this dispute. There’s a similar copyright registration for this site. There’s no written agreement” will do it.]

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

On January 14, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Measures for Fast-Track Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (for Trial Implementation), which took effect on the same day. Document requirements for applying for fast-track examination (Article 4).

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Trademark and other subjects of industrial property, such as patent, industrial design, utility solution, etc. Cambodia has adopted the “first to file” system of registration. Certificate of Trademark Registration is usually granted within 6-8 months from the filing date. now can be filed and protected in the country.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Copyright infringement – Copyright subsists in the Lidl logo and this was copied by Tesco in creating their Clubcard Price(s) signs. Trade mark infringement Lidl relied on various registrations for each of: the Mark with Text, and the Wordless Mark. The judgment focused on the Mark with Text.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. . Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2023

The official announcement referenced an affidavit filed in support of the seizures, but no copy was provided and hours spent trawling court records turned up nothing in December. The affidavits list two other case numbers but those documents were filed under seal.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This single application can be filed in a single country in a single language leading to the patent being filed in multiple designated countries. The international filing date is considered the actual filing date in each country designated in the international application. Documents required for PCT filing in India.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Two protection systems of geographical indication’s products are registration system and non-registration system. Registration of Geographical Indications’ products is encouraged to protect interest of producers. Who can apply for GI registration? What information can be submitted for the GI application?

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Trademark infringement A trademark is a distinctive word, logo, phrase, design, or symbol used to identify the source of goods and services. Counterfeiting is one form of trademark infringement, where exact copies of registered trademarks are used to deceive customers and pass off as your brand.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Delhi High Court entrance. Delhi High Court in Dassault Systems v. A Bangalore District Court in P Kanthilal v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2022

Copyright Office until someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book. If your application is refused registration, the CCB will dismiss your claim without prejudice so that you can refile it again in federal court. The scope of discovery includes written interrogatories and document requests.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

“ ChatGPT replied: The use of trademarks can be traced back to ancient times, when craftsmen and traders marked their goods with unique symbols or designs to identify their origin or quality. The first trademark registration system was established in the United Kingdom in 1875 with the Trade Marks Registration Act.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

More than 120 years ago, nine countries established a particular unit for the international registration of marks, known as the Madrid System. More and more countries have signed up to this unique international trademark registration system. The process of trademark registration internationally under the Madrid System can be read here.

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The IPKat

APRIL 24, 2023

What can be more exciting than reading a leaked document. This was my first thought in seeing emails in my mailbox containing a copy of the ‘leaked’ European Commission IP Action plan. It was rumoured that a representative from a Member State leaked the document, but who knows.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In order to work legally in Italy, journalists must obtain registration from Ordine dei Giornalisti (Order of Journalists, ODG), a state-approved body that has been responsible for regulating the profession since 1963. While registration and regulation of journalists is controversial, ODG is seen as a champion of its members’ rights.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identify the type of infringement Facebook will remove listings and posts that infringe your intellectual property, covering five categories: counterfeits, copyright infringement, brand abuse (which includes other forms of trademark infringement), design infringement, and patent infringement.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

However, the idea of protecting the API through the medium of a trade secret goes against the very idea of conceptualizing and designing an API. It encourages them to make suitable programs that can work on their platforms by publishing documents and providing tools to help them adapt to their APIs. An example of this is the Sega v.

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Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

In particular, the court first assumed that the work was copyrightable based upon the registration documents. WPL is a UK based software company who obtained several copies of SAS statistical software and made their own clone version by rewriting the code and by relying upon an early version of SAS that is not protected by copyright.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 28, 2022

incorporation of documents into the complaint by reference, both often significant in false advertising cases. Barilla asked the court to take judicial notice of front and side-nutrition labels for Barilla-brand pastas as well as documents related to Barilla’s trademark, “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

As currently worded, the transparency obligation to “document and make publicly available a summary of the use of training data protected under copyright law” is impossible to comply with. There is room for improvement on both. The provision then adds a number of additional information requirements regarding this human-AI system interaction.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2022

On January 14, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Measures for Fast-Track Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (for Trial Implementation), which took effect on the same day. Document requirements for applying for fast-track examination (Article 4).

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