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. Financial Costs : Rebranding can be a significant financial burden. Some of the painful issues involved with forced rebranding are: 1.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Patents are important and powerful tools that provide safeguards to biotechnicians and help them. What is patent? A patent is a legal document that provides exclusive rights to inventors over others in making, using, and selling their inventions for usually 20 years from the date of filling the patent application.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges. If IPR is not understood in technology transfer process, sharing of knowledge and invention faces legal challenges.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Relying on Applicant's own advertising touting the design of its knife blade and its ease of manufacture (yielding lower cost), the Board affirmed Examining Attorney Caroline L. Moran's Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal of the design of a "serration pattern" on the blade of a knife (shown below).

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2022

Trademark Scam Alert: Fraudulent Low-cost trademark design & filing sites. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a number of show-cause orders and exclusion orders issued by the Commissioner for Trademarks. Design Iconix. Design Logo USA. Designing Territory. Digitalech.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

My name is Dennis Crouch, and I am a law professor at Mizzou and author of Patently-O. This raises the question of whether it is appropriate to designate the human, who contributed to only a part of the invention and collaborated with the AI, as the sole inventor.

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Above the Fold

MAY 27, 2021

s registration for the trade dress of a gun barrel (as shown below) on grounds of de jure functionality under Section 2(e)(5). The TTAB did not reach grounds #2-5, relying, in large part, on Proof Research’s own utility patent to find the trade dress functional. [ Opinion, at p. 37 (citing TrafFix Devices, Inc. In re OEP Enters.,

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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. based attorney for Jiaxing to see if the attorney would accept service of process.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Why Amazon Sellers Should Care Amazon Brand Registry In order to ensure a smoother application process for Amazon Brand Registry, the most important thing to do is to derisk your trademark application with the USPTO. Will a rejected USPTO trademark application delay or even sacrifice patent rights that you could be enforcing on Amazon?

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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

APRIL 19, 2023

Amazon sellers must understand the major forms of intellectual property –patents, trademarks, and copyrights–and the common pitfalls associated with each form to avoid infringement allegations, storefront disruptions or closures, and even lawsuits. on Amazon or elsewhere) or otherwise publicizing the product.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 30, 2021

Modularity allows firms and companies with complex technical systems to divide the components therein, called the modules, which are capable of being designed independently, but to function, they need to be looked at together as a whole. The concept focuses on the notion of distributed innovation in the contemporary global economy.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identify the type of infringement Facebook will remove listings and posts that infringe your intellectual property, covering five categories: counterfeits, copyright infringement, brand abuse (which includes other forms of trademark infringement), design infringement, and patent infringement.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Identify the type of infringement Each marketplaces enforcement process and removal policy will vary depending on the type of infringement. Trademark infringement A trademark signifies a unique term, logo, expression, design, or emblem utilized to indicate the origin of goods and services.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts on the MHC’s interpretation of Section 3(d) in the Novozymes case, DHC’s referral of 3 questions concerning the jurisdiction of High Courts in trademark rectification matters, and DHC’s decision on infringement of product by process claims. Costs of Rs. 1,00,000 as costs.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In another noteworthy order concerning letters patent appeals in trademark disputes, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has clarified in Promoshirt v. Key Facts and Armasuisse’s Arguments The controversy stems from the Registrar’s order allowing the registration of the “Swiss Military” mark by Promoshirt.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. The Patent Act: Catch 22 Does the Patent Act prevail over the Competition Act?

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Trademark infringement A trademark is a distinctive word, logo, phrase, design, or symbol used to identify the source of goods and services. Alternatively, lookalikes and replica products omit trademarks from their design and packaging, and copyright, design rights, and patents can be utilized to combat these illicit products.

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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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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. The impugned orders were passed by applying the Madrid Protocol strictly and without appreciating the difference between the provisions of the Madrid Protocol and the Act.

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Computer-aided design (CAD) files are the most common type of digital file. However, many of these early technologies’ patent protections have expired. Consumers now have access to low-cost, high-performance 3D printers, which has fueled great expectations for what the technology can accomplish.

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Kashishipr

JULY 7, 2021

The first is trade secrets, and the second is patents. A trade secret is a practice or process belonging to an entity, which is not made publicly known to anyone outside the entity. Since the same has not been patented, it has never been revealed publicly. Uncovering Trade Secrets. It can also be a combination of both.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. ” [8]. .”

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 19, 2022

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. The facility of trademark registration is a herald of ensuring legal security for start-ups. Goodwill also embarks on the trust of the customer.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. These rights encompass various forms of intangible assets, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Controller of Patents where the Court emphasised the requirement of the plurality of invention in divisional applications and held that plurality should be disclosed in the claims.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

On the proposed amendments to the Patent Act, inter alia she argues against dilution of the criminal penalties for non- compliance with patent working requirements, highlighting the importance of the “working” requirements within the patent regime of the country. Case Summaries.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 30, 2023

Whether you’re interested in trademark screening, searching, clearance, registration, or watching, refer to this glossary of key terms to help you in your day-to-day role. Absolute grounds for refusal of registration are factors within the individual trademark in isolation which hinder registration. See registration fee.

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SpicyIP

JULY 10, 2023

We also highlighted that the CGPDTM will recruit 553 Patent and Design Examiners with the help of an autonomous organization, the Quality Council of India. Case Summaries Delhi High Court refuses to grant an interim injunction against the alleged infringement of ‘Regorafenib’ patent Case: Bayer Healthcare v.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. Failure to renew a trademark registration can lead to a canceled registration, but the owner may still have common law rights by continually using the mark. Yes, you certainly can.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We are pleased to announce that registration for the free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship is currently open. Nevertheless, awareness about dispute settlement strategies can minimise the economic and legal costs of ignoring IPR law.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. The reviewal process for the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It outlines trends, data and legal rights pertaining to patents, trade marks, designs, plant breeder rights ( PBR ) and copyright. Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Standard Patent Applications and Grants.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Volume of decisions by hearing officers: registrability decisions have first mover advantage. IP Australia also regulates patent & TM attorneys through professional standards board domination. A broader/systemic problem is the problem of scope: we see this in patent side when Office tries to intervene.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Controller of Patents. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Case Summaries Rich Products Corporation vs The Controller Of Patents & Anr. Anything we are missing out on?

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