Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. In May 2007, the label mark ‘SOYA DROP’ was registered. Since then, it has been continuously used and has even acquired reputation and goodwill in the market. It is also the successor of SK Oil Industries.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 24, 2024

However, it is unlikely that people with deep pockets who often find themselves in the waitlist for Hermès bags be fooled by virtual unaffiliated products in the NFT market. References Adi Robertson, Quentin Taratino Settles NFT Lawsuit with Miramax, THE VERGE (Sep. 09, 2022) [link] Jeremy S. 23, 2022) [link] Moish E.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

One way in which the real estate owners designate the boundaries of their assets, which is the land, is by putting a fence around it. If any unauthorized person or party enters such a safeguarded piece of land, it is referred to as trespassing. If any unauthorized person tries crossing that fence, it is referred to as IP Infringement.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

France and Switzerland used to fight for the exclusive rights to the “Controlled Designation of Origin” for Gruyère. Interestingly, another battle regarding the Gruyère trademark is happening in North America. However, the fate of the Gruyère trademark in Canada is still up in the air.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Comparative advertising is an effective marketing technique, in which a company’s product or service is compared to its competitor’s. In 2019, Quebec wine producer Société de Vin Internationale Ltée (“SVI”) faced a copyright and trademark infringement claim raised by its competitor, Constellation Brands U.S.

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43(B)log

MARCH 14, 2024

The parties compete in the shoe market. This judgment of infringement comes nearly one year to the day after Crocs filed lawsuits against 21 companies alleging infringement of its registered trademark rights in its clog designs. … In 2006, Crocs sued now-plaintiff Double Diamond and Dawgs, its affiliate.

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Kashishipr

JULY 27, 2022

The term ‘ Intellectual Property (IP) ‘ basically refers to the creations of the human mind that are intangible in nature. In simple terms, it pertains to the original creations of the human intellect, including inventions, symbols, designs, artistic works, literary works, and so on. Now let us define IPRs.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Eligibility Criteria for Trade Secret Protection.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A trademark exists in the form of an expression, slogan, or any other sign identifying the services or products of one business and distinguishing them from those of others in the market. As people associate a trademark with a brand or business, it serves as an intangible asset to your company or organization.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

I asked: “ What were the first trademarks? “ ChatGPT replied: The use of trademarks can be traced back to ancient times, when craftsmen and traders marked their goods with unique symbols or designs to identify their origin or quality. However, trademark protection in the U.S.

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azrights

APRIL 22, 2021

This is a reference to the digital economy, and the pace of this revolution has only increased now because of the Coronavirus. Your IP creates a strong shield, allowing you to commercialise your business and safely participate in the market. Designers and marketers are not IP experts, so cannot fill this vacuum.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. The legal classification of tokens – often referred to as "crypto-assets" – and the applicable crypto laws, can differ from case to case.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Among other products, CeramTec markets a pink-coloured hip-replacement implant. The patent, which included France among the designated states, expired on 5 August 2021. National proceedings CeramTec is a developer and manufacturer of ceramic products. 7(1)(e)(ii), and that Coorstek may not invoke bad faith.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Influencing others via social media is one of the most influential and efficient method of marketing and they get good pay out from it. Ensuring Compliances of IP laws Trademarks and logos: On media platforms, names and emblems are commonly used to advertise companies and services, both visually and orally.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Even though traditional banks continue to command the financial market by offering standard operations such as payments, deposits, and credit; they need to understand that now, they are not the only players. This new entity is referred to as ‘FinTech’ and was coined in 1972. INTRODUCTION. Image source:Gettyimage].

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. IPRs are crucial for startups as they safeguard their unique ideas and creations, enabling them to establish a competitive edge in the market. Firstly, trademarks ensure brand exclusivity.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. The registration and management of trademarks was another essential component.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

One such feature is the concept of a provisional refusal, which signifies the initial objection or rejection issued by a national trademark office (referred to as the “Office of Origin”) when assessing an international trademark application filed through the Madrid System.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 28, 2022

incorporation of documents into the complaint by reference, both often significant in false advertising cases. Indeed, “Italian pasta is one of the best and most sought after products in the global market,” and “Italian durum wheat is among some of the ‘best varieties[’]” of wheat.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Through this, the former aims to monopolize the market and kick out any remotely similar business operating under the mark. This is often perceived as a means of brand building and a way to assert and secure their position and goodwill in the market to avoid losing customers or market share to the smaller entities.

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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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azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Inevitably competitors will try to capture some of the market shares of any brand that discovers a lucrative market opportunity. Firstly, the company had the right legal agreement with the designers of its iconic bottle shape when it commissioned the bottle design so that it would own the rights in the bottle design.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

By August 2020, CasperLabs had begun referring to its blockchain protocol and forthcoming token as “Casper.” It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. Their agreements terminated in late 2019.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Users can download “dapps” (or decentralized applications) which allow users to design and develop software using the Internet Computer blockchain. Dfinity’s website also provides users with “educational tutorials and courses in the field of distributed computing platforms.” The Ninth Circuit does not agree.”

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What the Law States A mark over religious symbols, names of holy books, names of God, Goddesses, or other deities, religious figures, pictures of deities, names of religion, or any other name or picture with a religious reference that can be used to differentiate the goods or services of one person from another is considered a religious mark.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 27, 2022

For maintaining a competitive edge in the market, businesses need to keep innovating. IP in different forms like trademarks, copyright, patents, and industrial designs acts as a seal of distinctiveness, quality, and authority for every other company.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A barcode scanner refers to a laser device that transfers the data or information encoded in a barcode to a computer. A type of matrix barcode, QR codes refer to the two-dimensional (2D) representations of an array of black and white square blocks organized in unique patterns that store the data or information.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Both the parties also agreed to amicably resolve the dispute and in light thereof the court referred them to mediation. The Plaintiff has no registration over the mark but argued that it enjoys goodwill in the job search market and has invested substantially in promotion and development of its business. Sporta Technologies Pvt.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Rejected Trademark Application? Get a Design Patent Instead The path to registering a trademark can be strewn with landmines. When your trademark application faces difficult rejections, would a design patent make more sense? Having difficulty trademarking your brand?

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Here in this article, we shall shed light on the relationship between Trademark Law and the hospitality sector in India. Relationship between Trademark Law & the Hospitality Industry. Hotels and restaurants must get their brand names and logos registered as trademarks for the ease of operating a business in India.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

The trademark registration process in India and the trademark registration process under the Madrid system are slightly different. When an applicant files an international trademark application through the Madrid System, it is subsequently examined by each designated country’s national trademark office.

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Kashishipr

JULY 13, 2022

On the other hand, VR refers to a way of generating realistic sounds, images, and other sensations leading people to the middle of an imaginary world. The digital features could be anything perceived by the five senses, i.e., vision, smell, taste, sound, or touch. It is the primary technology of the metaverse.

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azrights

OCTOBER 18, 2021

And maybe rather than buying just a laptop, we bought a MacBook because we wanted that good design and simplicity that Apple offers. On the other hand, generic names or ones that can’t function as a trademark leave your business wide open to theft of its market share by competitors. Think About Trademarks Strategically.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I’ve left out the parts specific to registered trademarks and the reference to treaties. But no special protection should apply when D has used mark as a designation of source for its own goods/services: in the way the Lanham Act most cares about. Kagan describes it as “designation of source.” But what is TM use?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

registered trademark may recover damages for uses of that trademark that occurred outside the United States and that were not likely to cause consumer confusion in the United States. Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., although a portion of those sales displaced foreign sales for Hetronic. antitrust laws.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. Trademark as Collateral in the US. In addition to registered trademarks at the USPTO, debtors can also pledge common law trademarks, which are trademarks not formally registered.

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