Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With an increasing number of countries joining this unique international trademark registration framework, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized United Nations agency in Geneva, has administered over a million trademark registrations worldwide. What is a Provisional Refusal under the Madrid System?

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Dear Rich IP Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

Dear Rich: I am adapting needlework-like designs used in pottery/chinaware by creating patterns for needleworkers. What are the laws covering those designs for which I cannot get permission? What will happen if you use chinaware designs without permission? That depends on these factors: Do you need permission?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The registered owner of a design is granted unrestricted rights to their registered Designs in India. The right to cancel a design registration is one of these rights. The Act and Rules relating to the Design Law of India clearly detail the cancellation procedure. PROCEDURE.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] Kara also supports the prosecution of Chinese design applications.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Among other things, the Initiative’s portal compiles registration decisions for AI-generated materials. Particularly instructive is a December 11, 2023 decision by the Copyright Review Board affirming the denial of registration to an AI-generated artwork. does not contain enough original human authorship to support a registration.”

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Board sustained this opposition to registration of JUICY FRUIT & Design (shown below) for" t-shirt for adults," finding that pro se Applicant David Neal Seller's lacked a bona fide intent to use the mark for t-shirts at the time he filed his application. He also stated in his initial disclosures that he had no such documents.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 22, 2024

Among other things, the Initiative’s portal compiles registration decisions for AI-generated materials. Particularly instructive is a December 11, 2023 decision by the Copyright Review Board affirming the denial of registration to an AI-generated artwork. Copyright Office’s AI Initiative launched in early 2023.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

2D designs and texts on a product or packaging may be protected as written, pictorial, photographic, and graphic works, or even works of fine art, depending on the nature of the design elements. The situation is much more complex for product designs and 3D packaging. copyright law. For comparison, U.S. Like in the U.S.,

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a recent precedential decision, the TTAB refused registration of two trademark applications by the County of Orange holding that the marks constituted insignia even though they were not official seals. [1]. The TTAB held that it was irrelevant that the circular design was not an official seal approved by the Board of Supervisors. .”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Each document states that Australia/NZ will make all reasonable efforts to join the UK as members of the Hague Agreement, which provides an international registration system for industrial designs. agreed to join the Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs’ This is not true. Article 17.1(5)

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Back in the era of mostly paper filing, notices from the patent office were deemed to be received 15 days after the date that the document was sent out, and the deadline for responding to the notice would only start to run after this 15-day period. Another area that sees substantial changes is the design system.

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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. One case was filed against child protective services and another had no documentation available at the time of analysis. Here’s a look at what I found.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past months, this Kat has been captivated by the question of how wars impact traditional regional products and, ultimately, the registration of geographical indications (GIs) [see also earlier posts on the Versailles Treaty and on Camembert ].

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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. Trademarks A trademark signifies a unique term, logo, expression, design, or emblem utilized to indicate the origin of goods and services.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2022

Proprietorship registration is ideal for the entrepreneurs who are getting into the business for small businesses with very few clients. WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP IN INDIA? The process of proprietorship registration in India can be done online. SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

Trademark Scam Alert: Fraudulent Low-cost trademark design & filing sites. These entities claimed to promote “low-cost trademark design and filing websites” and are accused of having defrauded applicants and the USPTO. Design Iconix. Design Logo USA. Designing Territory. Digitalech. Impressionify.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The plaintiff also consulted with various rabbis as part of the design process for the Second Holy Temple Product. The plaintiff owns copyright registrations for its Second Holy Temple Product and its photograph of its Second Holy Temple Product (the “Copyright Registrations”).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 27, 2023

1114(1) , unfair competition , use of false designations of origin and false advertising under 15 U.S.C. Court documents show that Banjo has received a Trademark registration ( No. also known as TerreMax ) for Trademark infringement under 15 U.S.C.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This requires translating the complaint and related documents, delivering them to the foreign country’s designated “Central Authority,” and then waiting for that Central Authority to actually deliver the documents and confirm delivery to the plaintiff. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. ,

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

This post discusses the questions on the issue of joint authorship of audiovisual works and implications of copyright registration, which are raised by this dispute. GMC denied the assertions as false. They both signed off as the executive producers of the movie.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This requires translating the complaint and related documents, delivering them to the foreign country’s designated “Central Authority,” and then waiting for that Central Authority to actually deliver the documents and confirm delivery to the plaintiff. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. , § 1051(e).

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The TTABlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Board dismissed Kate Spade LLC's opposition to registration of the mark WOLV & Design (shown below left) for watches, finding the mark to be too dissimilar to the KATE SPADE word mark and the "spade logo" mark (below right) to support opposer's Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion and its Section 43(c) dilution-by-blurring claims.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

In the cases at issue, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (“Seminole Tribe”) sought trademark registration for a guitar-shaped building for hotel and casino services. 1 Is a Building “Product Packaging” or “Product Design” Trade Dress? See Figure 1. See Figure 2.

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The IPKat

MAY 13, 2024

000015628 , International Registration designating the EU no. Louis Vuitton submitted a large amount of documents, sufficient to convince the EUIPO that the earlier marks had been used genuinely for ‘trunks, travelling bags, bags, handbag’ in class 18 and ‘clothing articles for women’ in class 25.

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Design Patent No. The reexamination examiner agreed with the challenge and issued a final rejection that the claimed design was anticipated by four different prior art references. First to Disclose : Two of the references were Chinese Design Registrations filed and published a couple of months before Zhang’s filing date.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2023

Such notices or process may be served upon the person so designated by leaving with that person or mailing to that person a copy thereof at the address specified in the last designation so filed. Under Section 1051(e) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. In a recent case of San Antonio Winery, Inc. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co.,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Firstly, buyers must be aware of designated areas for foreign ownership, known as freehold properties, as per UAE laws. Registration Process: All off-plan property transactions must be registered in the Interim Real Estate Register. This includes providing the necessary data and documents as required by the Land Department of Dubai.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The NAKED condom case returned to the TTAB after a CAFC reversal [ TTABlogged here ] and the Supreme Court's denial of the registrant's petition for writ of certiorari (September 2021). Respondent's evidence and testimony showed that its principal had worked in the birth control industry since 1989, designing a "relaxed-fit" condom.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

More specifically, the Court of Appeal considered the question whether the “TOUR DE FRANCE” trade mark had been infringed by the registration of a later trade mark. Hedrich registered the semi-figurative French trade mark "TOUR DE FRANCE A LA RAME" on 26 October 2016, designating classes 9, 12, 39 and 41. Hedrich, but to no avail.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 17, 2024

The FAIR principles are designed to address the necessary steps to make research data and the metadata attached to it FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). The FAIR Principles are vital to enabling the use of data, not just for people, but more importantly for machines.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The change means that a notification will be considered as occurring on the day that the document is sent by the EPO. Article 2(7) provides an exception to this principle with respect to industrial designs and models, as well as applied art. An equivalent provision is also included in the Design Directive 98/71/EC.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The hornet in question is the school mascot for the District that Otto had designed several decades before. To choose the new mascot, the District held a contest where students from the District could submit designs of hornets to potentially be the new mascot for the Minnesota schools.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” Copyrights On March 16, 2023 the Copyright Office issued Guidance on the examination and registration of works that contain material generated by AI technology. AI RMF 1.0

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Subsidies offered for Patent and Trademark (in selected categories) registration, encouraging innovation and protecting intellectual property. Registration of MSME Before commencing operations, any micro, small, or medium enterprise has the option to submit a Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) in Form-I.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 24, 2023

The Plaintiff is in the process of constructing the “Burj Noida” tower and owns several copyright registrations for BURJNOIDA, including for the shape of the planned building, as well as a trademark registration for.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ideally, it is the responsibility of the Patent Office to check that every applicant wishing to obtain a patent registration is complying with the mandated rules and procedural formalities, and in case there are any lapses, the office must take appropriate measures. Thereafter, a pre-grant opposition was filed on 09/01/2023 by Mr. T.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 13, 2022

Whereas, the Stamp Duty can be termed as the statutory levy for the execution of instruments and the exchange of documents or transaction papers, paid on certain instruments on a fixed or ad valorem basis. For these Agreements, one can always get the document printed on a normal paper but pay the Stamp Duty at the respective portal.

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