LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Rights to AI-generated content, and to content made on creative platforms, aren’t always easy to understand, and they have a big impact on how you can use it and if and how you can protect it. Well, they’re right, I can apply, but registration surely won’t be granted. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

The latter, in particular, are assuming the form of non-physical goods that can be transacted and used in this totally immersive internet through Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality tools and devices, and many consumer brands are entering the Metaverse through gaming, social networks and virtual commerce. Article 2.4 Article 2.4

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you get patents that will stop Amazon sellers from taking your sales? Do you need a design or utility patent , or both ? How do you know if your patent claims are any good ? What matters most in getting patents to stop Amazon sellers from copying your product?

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

e), the CAFC has re-designated as precedential its opinion in In re GO & Associates, LLC , Appeal No. 14, 2023, re-designated as precedential, January 22, 2024). But the Board "properly considered both GO’s uses and third-party uses when assessing how the public would likely perceive the mark." 2022-1961 (Fed.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

So much so that the post-1902 Act regional circuit design patent cases invalidating design patents on functionality grounds would come out oppositely under the Federal Circuit’s lax standards. In 2015, it sought copyright registration of this useful article as a sculptural work.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 22, 2022

The latter, in particular, are assuming the form of non-physical goods that can be transacted and used in this totally immersive internet through Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality tools and devices, and many consumer brands are entering the Metaverse through gaming, social networks and virtual commerce. Article 2.4 Article 2.4

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Many employees are experimenting with AI in connection with their work. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. Patent and Trademark Office have developed initiatives to focus on IP issues with AI. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started. AI RMF 1.0

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a recent decision, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (“Board”) reversed an examiner’s prior refusal to register a copyright in the artistic elements present in the bed shown above, paving the way for the applicant to obtain a copyright registration in this work. ” Star Athletica, LLC v.

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azrights

JUNE 7, 2022

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. If you design IP protection into the business through your agreements, choice of brand name and other identifiers you strengthen your position against the most common and damaging forms of copying in business.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court will likely hold in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but will it clarify how to balance trademark and free speech rights? Tam (2017) and Iancu v. The text of Section 2(c) is viewpoint-neutral.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

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. It is called Section 44(e).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Unicolors, Inc. Factual and Procedural Background.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Design patents play a role when we have them, typically a handbag/jewelry/diamond cuts/chain designs/shoes. Issue: legal is often the last to know of new designs, so you need to know before the design is launched: need to explain that legal needs to be part of the process. More partial designs.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Email vlin@icaplaw.com or call (949) 223-9623 to see how we can help you register your trademark to take full advantage of Brand Registry benefits. So if you care about blocking competitors from selling products that infringe your patent rights, you need to enroll in Amazon Brand Registry as quickly as possible. Then incorporate.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We spoke to their CEO Tom de Pelet about how Hornit has grown and how intellectual property rights have strengthened his business. Find out how to protect your IP using our guidance pages. Or complex mounted structures designed to be used within garages. Hornit's bike rack, CLUG, holding bikes upright.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We decided to have patents in as many markets as possible. You can view the patent for the Binningtons' flexible brush through this link. For businesses like Manta Hair, securing design rights or patents can offer a quicker path to protection, ensuring the uniqueness of their product is safeguarded in the market.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Ohio State University recently made Intellectual Property headlines by managing to procure a trademark registration for the word THE. The registration procured by Ohio State covers t-shirts, caps, and hats. After all, the historical background is material to understanding how OSU was able to obtain trademark rights in the word THE.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Patents Happy Valentine's Day from the IPKat! With the WIPO Diplomatic Conference fast approaching in May 2024, this Kat considered how the proposal for a disclosure of origin requirement in patent applications for inventions based on genetic resources compares with the recent law reform efforts in Australia and India.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Then, on 29 November, the General Court ruled ( T-19/22 ) on the distinctiveness of the Vespa EU 3D mark, eventually ruling that the EUIPO Board of Appeal had erred in holding that registration invalid due to lack of distinctive character. Does ‘substantial value’ mean ‘artistic value’?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

He has 80 patents to his credit, among which his invention of the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) has been phenomenal in the world of wireless networking systems. Armed with my recently gained knowledge from the presentation and the many questions that popped up while listening to it, I wanted to look a bit more at this question.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The design of Hershey’s cone-shaped small chocolate “Kisses” has been a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) since 1996. When it comes to food designs, how far can a trademark go? This case is one of many battles between Cookie Department and Hershey.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. For example, trade secret protection might be considered to protect confidential information or know-how which has some commercial value. system, this is basically a registered design.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

Ares Design, an Italian car manufacturer, filed a cancellation action against Ferrari’s mark by arguing that it had not been used for a continuous five-year period. The shape was once eligible for protection as a registered design, but designs can only last for a maximum term of 25 years in the EU.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 18, 2020

One of the most popular questions I get asked among new or prospective clients is about filing at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a word versus a logo. It is only natural that many people think if the logo encompasses the words, they could save money and just protect the logo with one firing and that would encompass the words.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At its core, the case relates to whether the right to file a patent application in the future is covered by the same provisions relating to the right to an existing patent or patent application. Trade Marks Many would consider the shape of Dior’s Saddle bag to be iconic.

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2023

I want to also thank the prior speakers who have done a great job laying out many of the issues. My name is Dennis Crouch, and I am a law professor at Mizzou and author of Patently-O. In this case, researchers patented a genus of monoclonal antibodies, but the antibodies’ amino acid sequences were not designed by humans.

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2023

Looking for the geek The "einstein problem" Geometrically speaking, a two-dimensional plane can be filled with tiles of infinitely many different shapes and sizes. How the "einstein tile" might be protected by intellectual property law Patents are granted for new inventions applicable in industry. not applicable in industry.

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

Because there are many types of fraud and government impersonation, only a handful of other commenters mentioned trademark issues. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark examiner, EMP&A has registered more than thirty-five hundred U.S. ” More than 100 comments were submitted. They can all be found at [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 27, 2022

Section 171 of title 35 United States Code provides “whoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent thereof”. Because of the emerging technologies such as projections, virtual and augmented reality, the USPTO is exploring the arena of protection of digital design patents.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Trademark infringement A trademark signifies a unique term, logo, expression, design, or emblem utilized to indicate the origin of goods and services. Conversely, lookalikes and knock-off products intentionally exclude trademarks from their design and packaging.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) in a pair of precedential decisions published this summer. 1 Is a Building “Product Packaging” or “Product Design” Trade Dress? 1 Is a Building “Product Packaging” or “Product Design” Trade Dress?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Patents Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court (before that, the House of Lords) have all and for many years stressed the need for consistency with decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO. More information and registration to the event are available here.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. How do I get a Copyright?

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Plants cleared from gardens, plant-based food delivered to homes, dog snout scanners and adaptive designer wear…another intriguing evening of investor-innovator suspense beckoned as I settled down to watch this week’s Dragons’ Den. Patiently awaiting their ‘patent pending’ So, what is ‘patent pending’ and how does it help Sally and James?

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

How do other areas of law treat relevance of death? Need and precedent: how is AI being used to reanimate people? We can at least fight how we structure the rules of postmortem ROP when it’s only found in about half the states. How practical is it to imagine needing affirmative steps to anticipate those uses? Body parts.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

Ohio State University recently made Intellectual Property headlines by managing to procure a trademark registration for the word THE. The registration procured by Ohio State covers t-shirts, caps, and hats. After all, the historical background is material to understanding how OSU was able to obtain trademark rights in the word THE.

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