LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Patent owners worry about what they can and cannot publicly say about infringement of their patent rights. Accused infringers may believe that certain public statements by patent owners are actionable on the basis that such statements interfere with business, are defamatory, or both. Patent Nos. Patent Nos.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

” In one of the articles published by Fortune Magazine in 1999, journalist Paul Lukas wrote that it is a familiar story when a small fledging company comes up with a brilliant new product – so good that a more powerful and bigger company copies its unique idea. and the so-called rival RealMe. Tencent Holdings Ltd.,

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

31, 2021) Plaintiffs “have an interest in a patented computer program that allows medical professionals to more easily determine the correct way to position bones for optimal healing after orthopedic procedures.” First, the court wasn’t convinced that the social media posts or other alleged statements were commercial speech.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 2, 2021

Many of them essentially impersonate the US Patent and Trademark Office, or use materials, paperwork that makes it look like they’re official and from the government. Unfortunately, the nature of online business makes it easier for some to copy or infringe brands.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We decided to have patents in as many markets as possible. You can view the patent for the Binningtons' flexible brush through this link. For businesses like Manta Hair, securing design rights or patents can offer a quicker path to protection, ensuring the uniqueness of their product is safeguarded in the market.

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 4, 2024

Once your copyright has expired, anyone can use or copy your work. Receiving a joint offer from both Sara and Steven was exactly what Charlotte and Grant wanted as Sara has a background in crafts and Steven can help with the social media. You can protect your invention in many countries using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 2, 2023

He was impressed by the number of followers, engagement and community the brothers had created on their social media channels. You can prove your design protection by registering your designs or you can ask a solicitor to keep certified copies of your unregistered design as a record.

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43(B)log

APRIL 18, 2023

Plus, they hadn’t removed existing false advertising from their social media accounts. Defendants assert that “[i]t is impossible for VPX to review and eliminate all of the hundreds of thousands archived and historical social media posts that may include an image of the legacy [BANG] can or logo.”

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Dragons' Den

JANUARY 5, 2023

One of the reasons Lucy was looking for investment was that she was worried that someone could copy her idea. As she mentioned in the episode, she may be able to patent her product, but only if it does something new and inventive. This got me thinking how can Lucy protect her product from any copiers?

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 6, 2023

With healthy sales on Amazon attributed to social media platform Tik Tok, Laura charmed the Dragons with her talk of loving numbers and having solid IP protection. It can really help with getting funding as well as deterring and/or stopping competitors from copying your product. A patent will last 20 years.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 4, 2021

Introduced in 2019, founder Peggy Johns claims to have invented egglife egg white wraps, using a now patented method ( U.S. (“Egglife”), the Plaintiff, sell ready-to-eat wraps that are made with cage-free egg whites instead of flour (“egglife egg white wraps”). 10,194,669 ). 1125(a).

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 9, 2023

The record also included use of the phrase other than in connection with goods included in the subject application: for example, media articles, social media posts, and podcasts. And why does Skirill's have to prove that the third-parties copied its mark? Wouldn't any non-de miminis use of the mark suffice?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 19, 2024

By Anirud Raghav Groundless threat provisions are unique to very few jurisdictions – India being one of them, UK and Australia ( see Section128 of the Patents Act, 1990) are two other notable ones. Image from here Section 60 of the Copyright Act: Finally, Some Answers(?) This caused losses to Sapna.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Finding a differentiator in a field that is becoming more and more competitive, where the distinctions between original ideas and copies are frequently blurred, is crucial. Patents Utility patents are one class of patents that are relevant to the food sector. Intellectual property might be the solution.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Social Media & Online Platforms – IP tips & Guidelines on Takedowns ACID (Anti Copying in Design) will hold an online event on 10 November 2021 (12:00pm, CET) to share practical insights into building a proactive intellectual property strategy to avoid online infringement and unauthorised use of content.

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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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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. To address these illicit items, you can send enforcement notices citing copyright, design right, or patent infringement. Alibaba typically takes up to three days for new account verification.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Other Posts Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” [November 22] Free Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work”! Controller of Patents. Other News India warns social media platforms repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, Corruption in IP Offices, Serial Crisis in India, the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, etc. One of the earliest posts on Monsanto was about opposition by the “No Patents on Seeds” coalition for a patent granted to Monsanto by EPO over a ‘closterovirus-resistant melon plant’.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Counterfeiting is one form of trademark infringement, where exact copies of registered trademarks are used to deceive customers and pass off as your brand. Alternatively, lookalikes and replica products omit trademarks from their design and packaging, and copyright, design rights, and patents can be utilized to combat these illicit products.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. Trademarks The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is also working on handling the influence of AI on trademarks and patents. Not yet, anyway.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

By adopting rules and regulations, as well as a privacy policy, the intermediary must prevent its users from presenting, uploading, changing, or transferring any information that may result in infringement of any trademark, patent, or copyright. The complainant is the sole Copyright owner of the work, according to the details.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Counterfeiting is one type of trademark infringement, where individuals or businesses use exact copies of registered trademarks to mislead customers and pass them off as your brand. Patents Patents protect inventions, products, or industrial processes. However, they can be useful to tackle lookalikes on marketplaces.

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Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

Owners of registered designs can pursue legal action against infringers; however, the ease of replicating designs and the difficulty in tracking widespread copying make enforcement problematic. Design piracy involves copying the visual elements of a product, such as patterns, shapes, and ornamentation.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2023

copyright actually did expire in 1987, but one year later, the British Parliament introduced a unique exception to the Copyright Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in favor of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. You may wonder how this is possible, given that Barrie died in 1937 , over 86 years ago. Well, the U.K.

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Intepat

APRIL 4, 2022

Will it affect the patentability of the invention? It is time to think if our ideas are patentable if we share them in the public domain. The Intellectual Property Office grants patents to encourage new technology, development, and scientific research. Therefore, the patent was rejected because it lacked novelty.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Dustin Marlan, Trademark Disclosure TM registration requires disclosures just as patent does: undertheorized. Justin Hughes: analogy to patent applications—written description and enablement are quite different. narrow the claim of the patent—Maker’s Mark case where they have a registration for a wax seal but claim only red.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

xiv] Patents may also be threatened by widespread use; if an idea is not novel or non-obvious enough it will not qualify for protection in the first place. [xv] 405 (2019); Terrica Carrington, Grumpy Cat or Copy Cat? xv] Copyrights carry no such threat. 511, 523 (2012). viii] See, e.g., Lee J. Int’l Com. 139 (2016). [ix]

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Compared to NFTs as defined in the US, the DC in China: 1) are under strict market supervision that caps their valuation and pricing by avoiding social media hyping of the same; and 2) can only be purchased with Chinese currency, the Ren Min Bi (RMB) in the traditional or digital form. Article 10.1

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

PDF copy available. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark ID Manual offers some guidance as example provisions including NFTs were added in October 2021. Read the full article on World Intellectual Property Review. Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does it Mean for Trademark Protection? To File or Not to File.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As discussed in sections one and two, it is important to take a few minutes to search and make sure a name is unique, and it’s even more important to file the name with the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) to register it. Greater chance of being copied intentionally since the ® cannot be used. Reduced brand credibility.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Compared to NFTs as defined in the US, the DC in China: 1) are under strict market supervision that caps their valuation and pricing by avoiding social media hyping of the same; and 2) can only be purchased with Chinese currency, the Ren Min Bi (RMB) in the traditional or digital form. Article 10.1

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

The Controller on working examples is surely going to interest patent lawyers. Remanding the matter back to the Patent Office, the Court clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope. Other Posts Leaving Out the Working Examples? DHC’s recent ruling in Bayer v. Tosh Apartments.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Tech Bros, Social Media, and the End of IP Financing? Banks will not give loans secured by patents; banking law constraints. Lessons from China: patent office can work with bank and experts to value specific IP, issue a certificate, and the bank can then rely on that. Ideas are nothing without financing.

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