Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Since then, it has been continuously used and has even acquired reputation and goodwill in the market. The argument that copyright protection and trademark registration were two different things and lacked connection and that an individual or entity couldn’t own both was wholly incorrect. Bombay High Court’s Decision .

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 24, 2022

As many brand owners are now aware, the USPTO recently commenced copying registrants on notices of registration as part of their transition to electronic registrations. However, in. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. There was no real marketing or business guidance. They treat IP as if it’s just about due diligence searches on names and trademark registration.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

Although this may sound quite encouraging and motivating for those with original ideas, many famous brands out there are accused and widely recognized for being copycats in the market and, unfortunately, making a lot of money. The American video and photo sharing social media platform Instagram has been accused of copying Snapchat.

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The TTABlog

MAY 16, 2023

The Board denied a petition for cancellation of a Supplemental Registration for the mark LITTLE NOTES for address books, greeting cards, calendars, note paper, and the like, rejecting Petitioner Comptime's claim of likelihood of confusion with its alleged common law rights in the same mark for overlapping goods. Comptime, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

Reasoning that the form of a copyright registration does not really matter, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling that real estate photography provider VHT was entitled to statutory damages for 2,700 photos infringed by Zillow even though VHT had registered all of the works at issue as part of a single database.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 4, 2022

Let’s take a closer look at Pyrotechnics’ registration. ” Indeed, the court says “the Deposit Copy reads like a manual, instructing a user how to generate digital messages—and convert those digital messages to analog signals—that Pyrotechnics’s control panel and field module can send and understand.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even a mark that has been on the International Registry for 40 years does not assure registration of a subsequent national designation. The international registration of the given trademark is valid as of 1980; the Lithuanian designation was made in early 2014. The trademark depicts the shape of the Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

. “I have my trademark registered in the US, Mexico, and Perú, and my products are being sold in the Colombian market. Colombia has a registration-based trademark protection system. No rights arise from the mere use of the trademark in the Colombian market. Do I need to register the trademark in Colombia? ” No.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

. “I have my trademark registered in the US, Mexico, and Perú, and my products are being sold in the Colombian market. Colombia has a registration-based trademark protection system. No rights arise from the mere use of the trademark in the Colombian market. Do I need to register the trademark in Colombia? ” No.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

This seems wrong to me—like holding a skateboard nonfunctional because you can also use roller skates if you want personal wheels, or the Dippin’ Dots ice cream configuration nonfunctional because one can eat regular ice cream instead—but does provide a nice illustration of the importance of market definition to functionality determinations.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Claims that a defendant invented a product to fill a gap in the market, and the resulting implications regarding the innovativeness of a defendant’s product, constitute puffery rather than an assertion of fact.” You can guess what happened next: Roup left TAMB and founded a competitor.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . The payment beyond excessive. Copyright Office.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2022

Globalization has given Indian businesses a huge opportunity to access global markets to sell and buy goods and services not only in India but also abroad. PROCEDURE OF REGISTRATION. Individual’s Voter id or Aadhar card or Passport, Canceled check copy of current bank accounts of the individual or company or firm. INTRODUCTION.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2021

Olfactory marketing is not only employed by restaurants for their food, but is also often utilized in supplementing branding because just like a logo, it helps the consumer identify the experience associated with a service or product. Issues and Barriers to the Registrability of Smell-marks. Tahhira Somal.

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The IPKat

MAY 5, 2023

A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This starts with the domain name registration. There are several commercial Whois proxy or shielding services that hide registrant information. Domain registrar oversight body ICANN is aware of this and is considering whether to make ‘proxy’ registration data available for enforcement purposes. Whois Privacy.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

Pressure Increases on Players in the Illicit Market In common with its counterparts in Europe, Sweden had already been paying more attention to those involved in the supply and sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions. A resident of southern Sweden, the man was the alleged registrant of the service’s domain name.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Cookie Department”) for copying Hershey’s famous Kisses shape. Hershey alleges in their complaint that Cookie Department released packaging and marketing materials for cookie products with the same conical shape. On September 28, 2021 , The Hershey Co. When it comes to food designs, how far can a trademark go?

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

This is like a watermark that a producer can place in their song to detect copying. With this verifiable copying of copyrighted music owned by UMG, the company was able to issue a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown to the platforms hosting the song. We could be DMCAing the next DaVinci!

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

Exclusive rights over a trademark in Colombia arise from registration. Also, when holding a trademark registration in Colombia, the obligation arises for its owner to use the trademark in commerce, beginning three (3) years from the date when registration was granted.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Copyright Office and you find someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book. Can you prove that a license to produce the portions of your book has a fair market value for actual damages? Can you get a licensing fee as fair market value for actual damages for the copyright infringement?

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

It creates an impact in the market, like at the time of collaboration or merger with foreign companies. Also, it is really important to renew the registration because there is a limit to registration. It protects the goodwill of the company because no one can use the trademark of the company and take advantage of the same.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2023

The injunction was granted to prevent confusion or deception amounting to infringement or passing off of Glenmark’s trade mark registrations. Glenmark made out the case that in September 2022 it had received reports of counterfeit Telma and Telma-AM products being sold in Delhi markets.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Registration of these designs, apart from recognizing the value, also provides the proprietor copyright over the design. This in turn, establishes an exclusive legal right over the use of the design for commercial purposes as well as the right to legal remedy in the event of copying or imitation. The Case of Relaxo v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2024

Unveiling Merchant Privileges in the Shadows of Craftsmanship Developing nations like India require financial and technical support to market their products internationally and attain the sustainability of GI. Additional analysis has revealed that the registration status varies greatly.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The plaintiff has a trademark registration for the “Nursing CE Central” mark for providing continuing education for nurses. ” Marketing channel. It would be accurate to classify this ruling as another trademark owner loss in a competitive keyword advertising case, despite the fact that the trademark appears in the ad copy.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

However, suppose the designer chooses only to follow Section 15 of the copyright registration procedures and implements this registration for his use. Further, Section 11 states that the term of the Copyright in design is ten years from registration, which may be extended further for five years. Registration–.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. It currently accounts for about 15% of the entire revenue spent on global advertising. How to Ensure Compliance with IP?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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Blogging Social Media Television Fair Use 91

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

In response, Newman, the community moderator, copied all of the community’s posts and uploaded them to Dreamwidth–an action we used to call “mirroring” in the old days. “Newman did not create the original allegedly defamatory posts on LiveJournal…Newman copied the allegedly defamatory posts from LiveJournal to Dreamwidth verbatim.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Inevitably competitors will try to capture some of the market shares of any brand that discovers a lucrative market opportunity. 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.

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Branding Brands Branding Copying 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

Individual emoji symbols can obtain copyright registrations… sometimes. When the symbols “include something in addition to common tropes and shapes,” and even then, the registrations should only preclude verbatim copying. Copyright Review Board ruling on emoji copyrightability. When exactly?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As, the scent of a product alone makes it barred from registration process it relies upon the owner to prove it distinct apart from other features. Smell in itself is such feature that is functional in nature tends to fail being a part of trademark registration. the famous case of Ralf Seikmannv.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

” Factor four : The court acknowledges that a market exists for plaintiff’s photos, but the transformative nature of defendant’s use “mutes” the degree of market substitution. Factor three : The entirety of the work was copied. The court says there are factual disputes as to validity of the registration.

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