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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property (IP) can seem abstract. You can see and experience the benefits of innovation, but you can’t touch IP itself. So what is IP exactly? More specifically, IP is a legal right that gives the owner power to stop others from doing something. Can you build IP in selling such existing products?

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Top 3 Ways to Defend Patent Infringement Claims

Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Utility patents are generally more complicated to review than design patents. Avoiding infringement of a utility patent requires that each independent claim be analyzed, and there might be several. Noninfringement of a design patent boils down to the appearance. Here are some FAQs on Amazon IP policies. #3

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Influencers, bullfighting, deepfakes, AI, biopics… the Garrigues IP Blog celebrates its first birthday, covering all the hot topics.

Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

It’s the first anniversary of the Garrigues IP Blog. We take a look at our Top10 most-read posts in this first year of the IP Blog: The Influencers’ Code of conduct comes into force on January 1, 2021: are you aware of your obligations? Banksy Case: registration of a trademark in bad faith and the price of anonymity.

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Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply

Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Would it make sense to send them a trademark infringement letter. Need to enforce your patent and trademark rights, or reply to a cease-and-desist letter? Need to enforce your patent and trademark rights, or reply to a cease-and-desist letter? How can an accused infringer sue the IP owner?

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Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Example: When opt-out/ unsubscribing services are hidden or require multiple steps to arrive at the cancellation page. Interface interference is a tactic that hinders consumers from performing actions like cancelling subscriptions or deleting accounts, such as redirecting them to another page while trying to cancel a pop-up advertisement.

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By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the Exams

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Three months after scrapping the preliminary exams for the recruitment of patent and designs examiners, the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has re-notified the preliminary exams to be conducted on December 21. Who was the competent authority that directed the cancellation of the exams?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 30 – September 5)

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

He situates this within the larger issue of concentration of judicial power in the hands of the few judges staffing a relevant IP tribunal or court and its effect on developing IP jurisprudence. Other Developments. Decisions from Indian Courts. Madhya Pradesh High Court in M/s Mold Tek Packing Ltd. Bombay High Court.

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Two Gotchas: Derivative Work Denied Copyright Registration; Insufficient Proof of Non-Use in Trademark Cancellation Action

CoCal IP Law Institute

AUGUST 5, 2021

On Monday, August 9, 2021, Chris Kopitzke will lead a discussion of the Copyright Office’s refusal to register the most recent version of the Golden Globe statuette, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s finding that evidence submitted to prove non-use of a trademark was insufficient to establish a prima facie case of abandonment.

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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition

azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For example, the law won’t generally stop copying of ideas or business models or colours of other brands unless these are trademarked. Some identifiers can be protected and owned as trademarks as soon as you create them. Others are extremely difficult to secure as trademarks and need a strategy to achieve.

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Can You Use Color Drawings or Photographs in Utility Patent Applications?

LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2023

Color drawings are not permitted in international patent applications (see PCT Rule 11.13). Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) will accept color drawings in utility patent applications only after granting a petition filed explaining why the color drawings are necessary. However, the U.S. See 37 C.F.R. Under 37 C.F.R.

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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Introduction: Robert Burrell IP Australia exerts extraordinary control over legislative agenda; if you can persuade IP Au. IP Australia also regulates patent & TM attorneys through professional standards board domination. 74 have had an outcome: 32 partial cancellation, 42 full cancellation.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

After another busy week here at SpicyIP, here are the quick summaries of the 5 blogposts that were put up, along with 15 case summaries and other national and international IP developments for you. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Other Posts Honesty as a Defense vis-à-vis Trademark Infringements: Principle or Provision?

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. A special thanks to Mr. G. Nataraj, Ms.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Top 3 Ways to Defend Patent Infringement Claims

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Influencers, bullfighting, deepfakes, AI, biopics… the Garrigues IP Blog celebrates its first birthday, covering all the hot topics.

Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply

Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour

By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the Exams

SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 30 – September 5)

Two Gotchas: Derivative Work Denied Copyright Registration; Insufficient Proof of Non-Use in Trademark Cancellation Action

Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition

Can You Use Color Drawings or Photographs in Utility Patent Applications?

TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 6- February 12)

A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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