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A Comprehensive Guide on How to File Trademark Oppositions

Intepat

Any entity spotting an identical or similar trademark in the Trademark Journal can file an opposition to its registration. The Trademark Act, 1999, and the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 (“Trade Mark Rules”) outline the trademark opposition process.

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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition

azrights

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.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

The IPKat

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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Customs Intervention for IP in the Indian Sub-Continent

Kashishipr

A Unique Temporary Registration Number (UTRN) is generated on filing the online application. Hard copies of the documents uploaded in the online application are sent along with the UTRN to the Customs Office. Images of genuine goods (for trademarks and designs). Images of infringing goods (if applicable/available).

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IP rights for social media Influencers and content creators

IIPRD

There is a need to understand that the content published is available to anyone and everyone with internet and can be copied and used. It grants the original work’s creator the power to distribute, make copies of, exhibit, or perform it. Domain names are frequently acquired as trademarks.

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What’s the Difference Between Copyright and a Trademark?

Corsearch

Copyright grants strong protection from copying but remember that it only applies to the tangible expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. Do you need to register your copyright? Registration empowers you with a slew of legal protections that can prove invaluable in the event of an infringement battle.

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Understanding Assignment of Copyright

Kashishipr

An assignment is, in spirit, a transfer of ownership, even if it is partial. No one has the right to copy, reproduce, sell, or publish an original work without the permission of the creator. It means that only the owner of the copyright can transfer the ownership of the copyright to a third party.

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