SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

A Case of Reverse Passing Off: DHC Rules In Favour Of Western Digital On Trademark Infringement Recently, the DHC passed an ex-parte interim injunction order against Geonix, holding them prima facie liable for indulging in ‘reverse passing off’ by selling Western Digital’s hard disks as their own.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Suing an overseas defendant often forces plaintiffs to go through the expensive and time-consuming process of serving the defendant through the Hague Convention. These costs and delays often dissuade plaintiffs from ever bringing well-based claims. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. , Background.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 13, 2023

Introduction The Controller General Of Patents Designs & Trade Marks is chief official responsible for facilitating the patent system in India. In light of these facts, the Hon’ble judge made the following observations: There is no ambiguity in the wordings of Section 36E of the trademark act, 1999.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 13, 2022

In 2021, applications filed in Canada went up 13.7%, partly due to Canada’s accession to the Madrid Protocol. When Canada is designated via the Madrid Protocol, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will communicate directly with the applicant if a Canadian trademark agent is not appointed.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2023

In its roundtable conference held in December last year, the IPQC had collectively raised questions concerning the functioning of the EPO, along with claims stating that priority was given to how quickly the patents were granted and on internal efficiency but at the cost of thorough search and examination. In Agfa NV & Anr.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 18, 2023

22-1843, a trademark applicant is opposing the USPTO requirement that all applicants must disclose their domicile address. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants, Final Rule, 84 Fed. The key trademark statute followed by the USPTO is the 1946 Lanham Act. See Requirement of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

From Idea to Invention The patent process can be very daunting if you’re new to intellectual property law. Generally speaking, patenting an invention requires filing a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Below is helpful information about patenting an invention.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 1 Imagine you’ve been using your business name, logo, or slogan for several years, building a good base of local customers. You make moves to expand your market, and suddenly you get a cease-and-desist letter from another business that has better rights to the trademark.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is the technique of creating three-dimensional solid items from a computer file. Using 3D printed software or a 3D scanner, the object to be printed is digitally formatted in the digital file. Computer-aided design (CAD) files are the most common type of digital file.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Suing an overseas defendant often forces plaintiffs to go through the expensive and time-consuming process of serving the defendant through the Hague Convention. These costs and delays often dissuade plaintiffs from ever bringing well-based claims. In San Antonio Winery, Inc. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. , Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. ,

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LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

Gaming has even helped drive sound, graphics, control, and processing innovations in personal computing. Trademark clearance: An important, money-saving process to provide certainty that no one else previously registered the same concepts. Trademark application – U.S. Design patent filing – U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

This is where trademarks play a role. Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. Trademarks can last indefinitely. Unlike patents, trademarks do not necessarily need to be registered in order to be protectable.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. That said, WIPO is in the process of trying to bring people back to the office by the end of 2021.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Announcing Winners of 3 rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law. We announced the results for 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law. Pravertna Sulakshya, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab bagged the first position for their essay titled, “An IPR-Kajal for Dupes’ Evil Eye? Highlights of the Week .

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations. Novel innovations are protected by patents, but software codes, designs, or artistic components are protected by copyrights.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers. WHY ARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPORTANT FOR STARTUPS?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 19, 2022

Trademark enables such companies to accomplish some major goals which lead to becoming successful organizations and instituting their name. Under this scheme, startups will receive an 80% discount on patent filing when compared to other businesses. This will aid them in cutting costs throughout the early years.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

AI will inevitably lead to better efficiency and lower client costs. At least in the early days, however, the lower client costs come at a loss of confidence in the quality of work product, as the Schwartz Affair shows. Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The objective of the Singapore Treaty is to create a modern and dynamic international framework for the harmonization of administrative trademark registration procedures. The Singapore Treaty is applicable to all types of marks registrable under the law of a given Contracting Party.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2021

trademark opposition proceedings can be done within budget. Here’s just one important fact to consider: While the cost of a fully-litigated trial on the merits before the U.S. Here’s just one important fact to consider: While the cost of a fully-litigated trial on the merits before the U.S. Jurisdiction.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 14, 2022

Navigating Brand Protection and Trademarks for Social Media Influencers. In this article, we share best practices for social media influencers to protect their brand, reputation, and business through trademark registration and prudent use. Jump to: Trademark 101: How can a trademark protect a brand. Trademark Benefits.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When considering how to secure your software product from potential theft or infringement, it is essential to understand the key forms of legal protection offered under Intellectual Property (IP) law. Jump To: Trademark Protection for Branding. Trademark Protection for Branding. Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) for Ownership.

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IP Tech Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Our Content On April 18, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will transition away from sending paper patents, to an electronic patent grant ( eGrant ) system for all patent types (Utility, Design, Plant, and Reissue). The resulting blogs, and our commentary on them, follow. 35 U.S.C. § 35 U.S.C. §

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. Can other IP rights like trademarks play a role in protecting NFTs? Applicable IP Rights. Applicable IP rights. Is this the same in the US and China? The United States.

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Patently-O

APRIL 30, 2024

Patent offices prefer patent documents as prior art because they are drafted to meet the strict enablement standards and filed with sworn veracity statements. Services like All Prior Art are using AI to churn out and ‘publish’ many millions of generated texts, hoping some will preempt future patent applications. 521 (2021).

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

In our continuing effort to combat trademark scams and raise awareness of this important issue, we have recently submitted comments to the FTC. Because there are many types of fraud and government impersonation, only a handful of other commenters mentioned trademark issues. Impersonation ANPR; FTC File No. Comments of Erik M.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Registrar of Trademarks rather scathingly pointed out a glaring error in an order passed by the Senior Examiner of Trademarks. The Trademarks Office (TMO) was directed to restore the Appellant’s application and to dispose of the same in an expeditious manner. In April this year, the Delhi HC in Blackberry Ltd v.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab.] Do read our summaries of the post on the DHC restraining generic competitors for Ibrunitib, Delhi High Court’s finding on opposition and examination process, and some quick tidbits on the Ram Mandir, Oppo-Nokia dispute settlement, and the Bombay High Court order on Pan cards.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Moreover, it champions inclusive growth, capitalizing on cost-effective labour and streamlined management structures for enterprises. Subsidies offered for Patent and Trademark (in selected categories) registration, encouraging innovation and protecting intellectual property.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When a margin of a second can cost the team and the driver the entire championship, a tremendous amount of effort is put in to obtain that technology, which makes the car a hundredth of a second faster than the rest of the grid. Hence, the traveling chaos of F1 is a world filled with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and Trade Secrets.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is why a GI usually includes the designation of the place of origin. In the Member States, non-agricultural products are protected by legislation on unfair competition or misleading conduct, and also by trademark legislation which provides some protection through collective and guarantee marks.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Muneer Ahmad vs Registrar Of Trade Marks on 17 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The Delhi High Court set aside the impugned order rejecting the appellant’s application for registration of “Bharat” device mark. The respondent stated that the reasons are given in an internal note sheet which can be accessed by filing an RTI.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Furthermore, trademarks and domain names are registered on a first to file basis.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They ought to be able to exert significant control over case law: courts should be slow to depart from existing practice. Mark Lemley Agencies in TM law: PTO is sort of a black box b/c ignored TM so long on the policy side. It’s a tough process to get SCOTUS to fix. There are costs for deleting goods, but they’re small fees.]

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MARCH 17, 2021

Most people are familiar with patents and trademarks as the most common forms of intellectual property, however, copyrights and their importance as part of your overall portfolio of intellectual property assets are sometimes neglected. How much does it cost to register a copyright? Copyright registration is relatively inexpensive.

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Intepat

JUNE 9, 2023

It intends to regulate the copyright law, which is managed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development as well as the trademarks, patents, and designs act, which were overseen by Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. The major focus is to promote “Make in India” products.

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