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How to Register a Foreign Registered Trademark in the US Without Use (Section 44)

Patent Trademark Blog

Can you obtain a US registration for a foreign registered trademark? Many international trademark owners are familiar with the Madrid Protocol where you file your first trademark application in your home country. Afterwards, you file a Madrid application designating multiple foreign countries.

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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION Section 29 [1] of the Trademark Act, 1999 , defines infringement as: “Trademarks infringement occurs if an unauthorized party makes use of a registered trademark in a way that is likely to lead to confusion about the origin of the product.” FAMOUS CASES OF TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT 1.Foreign

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Protection of Trademarks in Philippines

IP and Legal Filings

First, it is important to have an overall strategy to protect IP. Second, IP may be protected differently in the Philippines than in the United States. Third, rights must be registered and enforced in the Philippines under local laws. trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines.

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Serving the USPTO Director in Actions Involving Non-US Companies: A Little-Known Provision of the Lanham Act  

LexBlog IP

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s International Dispute Resolution Blog. There is a little-known provision of the Lanham Act (the US Trademark Act) that packs a potentially big punch. entity by serving the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). trademarks had listed U.S.

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Taxation of Intellectual Property: A Comparative Note

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As embodied in the Internal Revenue Code, IRS regulations, and case laws, IP includes patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, know-how, and computer software. The new GILTI tax reduces the benefit of using foreign IP holding companies to defer the US tax on global income. The United States of America.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

Let’s look into what those intangible assets might be, and how they can be protected. This is where trademarks play a role. Names or logos used to sell a product may be protectable even if the product itself is nothing new. Unlike patents, trademarks do not necessarily need to be registered in order to be protectable.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 18- March 24)

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Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts on safeguards which can be used by intermediaries to prevent trademark infringement. Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?