SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Image from here On March 14, 2023, in Sirona Hygiene Private Limited Vs Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd , the Delhi High Court provided three interesting points on the issue of design infringement and piracy, in the context of an equally interesting fact scenario!

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In 2007, I began attending sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organizations (WIPOs) Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications (SCT) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the development of the Design Law Treaty.

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Intepat

APRIL 30, 2025

Introduction The intersection between copyright and design law has long been a contentious and evolving area within Indian intellectual property jurisprudence. Yet, over time, confusion has persisted regarding what qualifies as a “design” and when copyright ceases. & Anr. Inox India Ltd.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Compendium: Chapter 1200, sections 1201-1202.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With a great sense of pride, we announce that the Indian Navy has introduced a new design for a mask to be used in their course of action. This particular mask design falls under class 29-02 which covers devices and equipment against fire hazards, accidents and rescues. The design number is 360313-00.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

WIPO administers the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. In 2015, the US linked its design patent system with Hague — this gives U.S. designers easier access to global design rights; and non-U.S. design patent system. by Dennis Crouch.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The reason for this is simple, the systems for organizing, registering and enforcing copyrights were, by in large, designed for large copyright holders. However, the fee for most registrations is just $15 over the U.S. For example, a registration of a single work would be $60, $45 of which goes to the Copyright Office.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Summary Trade dress is a powerful intellectual property (IP) tool that can be used to protect the distinctive non-functional look and feel" of a products design, shape and/or 3D configuration.[1]

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

In it, the CJEU confirmed that an Unregistered Community Design under Regulation 6/2002 may vest in a partial design (which the CJEU defines as “a section of the ‘whole’ that is the product”). In August, Advocate General (AG) Øe advised the Court to answer that partial designs may indeed be protected under UCD rights.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

It is always recommended for a mask work applicant to identify the “novel points” in the design during the registration step (e.g., The registration history may be introduced as one piece of evidence to show the materiality of the copied portions. Mask Work Infringement Defense.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

February 6, 2025 Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC (EMP&A), a leading trademark law firm dedicated to protecting brands, is proud to announce the successful registration of U.S.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Trademark Examining Attorney had refused registration on “failure-to-function” — concluding that the phrase was a commonplace expression used to express a well-recognized sentiment. Unlike patents and copyrights, trademark law is not designed to reward the creative endeavor of invention or authorship.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. Receive a registration certificate.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

EUIPO also announced that, so far, the Office has registered the following applications related to NFTs and the metaverse: In this context, EUIPO held the webinar “ Trade marks and designs in the metaverse: legal aspects/EUIPO practice ” some days ago. Challenges involving designs in the metaverse were also addressed. see here ).

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

1: Ninth Circuit Affirms Validity of Unicolors’ Copyright Registration on Remand, But H&M Scores Big on Remittitur Calculations. The lawsuit was filed by Unicolors, which accused H&M of infringing a 2011 design that they created as part of a 2015 one H&M sold in their stores and online.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Key Features: Registration of trademark is mandatory for protection against infringement, but not against passing off. Registration is not mandatory, but recommended.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is officially establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar with its final rule published on November 16, 2023 and effective January 2, 2024. Currently, a single patent bar governs registration for anyone seeking to practice before the USPTO in utility, plant, and design patent matters.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The CRTC’s decision to require registration for a wide range of Internet sites and services that meet a $10 million revenue threshold, including podcasters, adult sites, and news sites, appears to have taken many Canadians by surprise. I wrote in favour of the extension in a submission. This is the result.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2022

The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law. I am delighted to take this opportunity to share with the SpicyIP community the release of my book, The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law (Thomson Reuters, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-9393702173). Eashan Ghosh. Both have historically been the site of some confusion.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

On November 29, 2022, the European Commission published the long-awaited proposals for a revised Regulation and revised Directive on designs. New definitions for “design” and “product” (Art. 3 Draft Regulation) Draft Directive and Draft Regulation suggest a new definition for “design” and “product”, respectively.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by PatSeer on the launch of their new Industrial Design Search solution. Utilizing computer vision model trained on millions of design images, it raises the bar for image search accuracy. Design searching has been stuck in sand for a long period. For more details, read on below.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains. Anyone can make a request, via the system, for certain non-public domain registration data. When the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) came into effect in May 2018, it aimed to protect the personal data of EU citizens.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2025

The dispute concerns the geographical indication "Salaparuta" for Sicilian wine, which received protection in Italy in 2006, and then was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission in 2009. The wine brand has been around since the nineteenth century and its trade marks are well-known.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 28, 2025

As to appearance, "the marks share the letters PBE, but otherwise bear little or no resemblance to one another, even assuming that Applicants mark is depicted in the pink, white, and gray colors shown and claimed in the cited registration."

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

If the examiner has certain concerns about the registrability of the proposed mark, or overlaps of the mark with any of the existing registered marks, which can possibly create confusion, then, the examiner may publish an office action. Depending on the complexity and the volume of work, it can take several months up to couple of years.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

7657419 BLUE ABA THERAPY 7657420 BLUE ABA 7657418 BLUE ABA 7654067 THE CA WAY 7645031 RED FOXES INDIANA UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE 7639224 ULTIMA PRO 7673590 PAVABALL 7654861 LHP 7648052 AWARDMAKERS.NET 7659237 VAPR 7637635 A TICKET $100.00 ADMIT E 2 HOME PRISON GREYHOUNDS … BEYOND THE RACE.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The court was asked to decide whether the American artist Katy Perry was liable for trade mark infringement and whether the trade mark “KATIE PERRY” registration should be cancelled. Designs Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the EU design reform, Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 , and Directive (EU) 2024/2823.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

1992) Takeaway It is always recommended for a mask work applicant to identify the “novel points” in the design during the registration step (e.g., The registration history may be introduced as one piece of evidence to show the materiality of the copied portions.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 4, 2025

7707245 RHETT 7706700 EBGLYSS 7707190 KYLO 7685599 ROOSTERFIT 7707192 RENALDI 7695891 UNCOMMON RELATIONSHIPS. UNCOMMON RESULTS. WE BUILD IT.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

Your products and product designs are the life blood of your business. However, many companies don’t think about protecting their creative product designs, and product packaging with intellectual property registrations.

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Patently-O

APRIL 4, 2023

Bertini filed an opposition to Apple’s TM registration which the TTAB eventually dismissed. Note that Apple has substantially moved-on from this issue and redid its logo as shown below using a design-plus-word mark. Meanwhile, Charlie Bertini created his band AppleJazz Band back in 1984 to perform at the AppleJazz festival.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Small business owners should consider securing a federal trademark registration as a means of safeguarding their business identity and distinguishing themselves from competitors. By: Amundsen Davis LLC

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 9, 2022

Examples of those interiors are the Apple Store has a registration for the layout of the store, and Chipotle has a registration for the common design themes that you’ll find in nearly every Chipotle. Footwear designs can also be registered as trademarks. Uniforms can be protected.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

SHO’NUFF POPCORN PROUDLY ESTABLISHED. SHO’NUFF POPCORN PROUDLY ESTABLISHED.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The system is designed to be navigable by non-lawyers and, instead of a judge and/or jury, the case is heard by a panel of three officers and the entire process is held online. Registration Status at the Time of Filing. Of the registrations, 49 of the registrations were before 2020 and 68 were from before 2022.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The deadline for registration has now been extended to October 4. Majumdar & Co. Majumdar & Co.,

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