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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

LexBlog IP

The purpose of a trademark is to prevent consumer confusion about the source of the corresponding product. “Trade dress” is a subsection of trademark law and protects the design and shape of a product or its packaging, again to identify the source of the product.

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Roll for Initiative! How Wizards of the Coast’s trademark dispute is helping to keep the nasties out of tabletop gaming

IPilogue

After a test copy of New Genesis was leaked online, WOTC took issue with development company TSR LLC’s use of their IP rights in the game. This is an interesting example of how intellectual property law can be utilized to smother the proliferation of harmful views.

Trademark 101
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EMP&A comments on USPTO’s transition to issue electronic trademark registration certificates

Erik K Pelton

The USPTO recently announced, via notice in the Federal Register , that it intends to issue electronic trademark registration certificates, and only will print physical certificates upon request and with a small fee ($25 per copy). EMP&A is a boutique trademark law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. Introduction.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Intellectual property rights are a key consideration when it comes to NFTs because they contain art, music, videos, pictures, and other creations. Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs. Trademark: NFTs may also be protected as a trademark. electronic data deletion.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. Trademark law has something to say about use.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book.

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Trademarking of Store Layouts

IP and Legal Filings

Such strategies are not merely restricted to trademarking names, patenting products or copyrighting creative material. In fact, businesses have begun to extend the scope of Intellectual Property laws by protecting subsets of their products or services. This has introduced a new wave of non-conventional trademarks.