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World Intellectual Property Indicators 2020 or how all roads lead to China (ii): trademarks, industrial designs and creative industry  

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Since these changes have an impact on various different industries and on the economy in general, in the first part of this article we mainly focused on the results of WIPO’s patent analysis. Trademarks. WIPO’s report revealed that trademark applications continued to grow worldwide in 2019 – this time by 5.8%.

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Trademark Symbols ®, ™, ? – An Overview

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There are three distinct trademark symbols you may use is the registered trademark symbol “R” (®) , the small “ TM” ( ) symbol , and the “SM” (℠) symbol. Overview: Which Trademark Symbol Should I Use? Put the ® to the upper right of your trademark. In Windows.

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IP as Collateral

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Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. As a result of new technologies, and a rapid increase in innovation and creativity, intellectual capital has emerged as valuable assets for businesses.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

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Wheels of Trademark Go Round-and-Round: Analyzing the ‘Yezdi’ Order of Karnataka High Court. Registrar of Trademarks and Ors., He argues that by not exempting a certification mark from Section 9(1)(b), the statute has subjected them to an additional burden of acquiring distinctiveness, before being registered. Other Posts.

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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (October 17-31)

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Lastly, it notes the US’ previous adverse reactions to India’s moves to bring about drug price regulation and how this move goes against the US’ own stance on the issue. Abony Healthcare Limited granted an ex-parte interim injunction in favour of the plaintiff in a trademark infringement case involving the mark ‘Liv52’.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

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That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation? The title of this piece tracks a common “ phrase of exasperation used to emphasize a question or statement.” society at $4.8

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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

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I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ). Every sound trademark seems not only to signify something but to raise a question or two as well. There’s no roar quite like a Nittany Lion’s!