The IPKat

MARCH 29, 2024

This report follows a report on “ The impact of complicit social media influencers on male’s consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK ”, commented by The IPKat here , and a pilot report focused on same matter from the perspective of female consumers, commented on The IPKat here. The report recalls two clarifying examples.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: a recent GAO report makes several recommendations designed to improve the Department of Defense’s lack of expertise in IP valuation and licensing; The U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 6 This is the sixth in a series of posts about the benefits of having your trademark registered. Establishing Legal Ownership and Exclusivity Trademark registration establishes your legal ownership over a distinctive mark.

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Kashishipr

MAY 4, 2022

Even if you have the Trademark Registration in place, it is essential to understand that the trademark rights are not self-executing; being the trademark owner, you are ultimately responsible for monitoring the marketplace and your use as well to safeguard well against losing the rights. Send Cease-&-Desist Letters Automatically.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

Recently, this Kat reported on Beyoncé’s decision to remove a sample from her song, after Kelis took to social media to complain, even though the rights had been cleared and there was no copyright infringement. Whilst words such as love/ cariad might be controversial registrations, they are – and can be – valid marks.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 9, 2022

AI has advanced significantly in creative industries, including music, web design and development, art, and social media, begging the. By: ArentFox Schiff

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. Well, they’re right, I can apply, but registration surely won’t be granted. That doesn’t mean you’re in the clear for ownership and registration, however.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The TTAB has re-designated as precedential its September 2022 opinion in this cancellation proceeding. The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark CAPTAIN CANNABIS for comic books, on the ground of likelihood of confusion with Petitioner Laverne J. Andrusiek v. Cosmic Crusaders LLC and Lewis J.

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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. You make moves to expand your market, and suddenly you get a cease-and-desist letter from another business that has better rights to the trademark.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

When reports about Facebook’s plan to change its corporate name hit the internet, branding experts offered their theories about the driving force behind the social media giant’s decision to rebrand itself. The exclusivity of use granted to a mark-owner under the Act makes registration essential to a successful rebrand.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 2, 2024

The Board dismissed this opposition to registration of a mark comprising the product configuration of boxes for storing board game components or dice, rejecting Opposer Chris Taylor's claims of de jure functionality and lack of acquired distinctiveness. Opposer Taylor admitted that alternative designs are available. Example below].

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks. pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

In the cases at issue, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (“Seminole Tribe”) sought trademark registration for a guitar-shaped building for hotel and casino services. 1 Is a Building “Product Packaging” or “Product Design” Trade Dress? See Figure 1. See Figure 2.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. CasperLabs, meanwhile, alleged that “Casper” and “CasperLabs” had become widely recognized on social media to refer to its network.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

[Section 2(d) refusal of the word-plus-design mark shown below for, inter alia , "non-metal tiles for countertops, walls, sinks, and floors in bathrooms and kitchens," in view of the registered mark BELLAVITA TILE registered for “Non-metal tiles for walls and floors; ceramic tiles; porcelain tiles; glass tiles.” See any WYHAs? Welch 2021.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark Law Before pre-digitalization The US Trademark Office (USPTO) defines a trademark as a word, phrase, design, or symbol that serves to identify and distinguish the products or services you sell apart from those of others. The registration and management of trademarks was another essential component.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 18, 2020

And protecting the words alone means that all fonts, colors, designs, and uses of those words are covered in the scope of the trademark registration. And when the logo is creative and unique and a nice design, it is valuable to protect the logo separately. However, there are unique circumstances where that might not be the case.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

According to Unicolors, the retailers infringed on one of their designs and sold various goods with it. Though the infringement isn’t in question, the copyright registration is. In the United States, a copyright registration is required before a lawsuit can begin. 5: The Public Domain Expands.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The use of interactive face filters on social media platforms complements this integration of face detecting technology into our daily lives. With tech becoming ever more sophisticated, users can now opt to express themselves with filters that seamlessly blend vibrant eyeshadow or sparkly lipstick designs (among many others!)

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 21, 2022

You can see in the video version and the accompanying visual that Chad Barr and his wonderful team have designed, which shows that by consistently providing for your brand, like consistently watering your plants, and doing the following things, your brand will be positioned for wonderful growth and success. Great content.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. If you've mentioned it in a speech, uploaded a photo to social media or displayed a prototype at a trade show, this could potentially stop your patent being granted.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

WRB has an incontestable registration for “Hammer-Schlagen” and a registration for the trade dress of its stump, cross-peen hammer, and nails: specifically, “a three-dimensional configuration. DAMM has a registration for “Minneschlagen.” WRB’s word mark registration states that “the English translation of ‘hammer-schlagen’.

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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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azrights

MAY 3, 2022

Brand Tuned was a difficult book to write because although I had dealt with trademark registration and brand protection work, and had explored the concept of brand in my Legally Branded book, I didn’t have a deep understanding of it. Focus on Trade Mark Registration. This has many undesirable consequences.

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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. Copyright may protect a business’ marketing materials and an app’s program code, and the look and feel of an app might be covered by design rights. system, this is basically a registered design.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In the background, the bottle design was displayed (see pictures below). One day after this event, on 10 October 2021, Juicyphant GmbH (‘Juicyphant’) filed for registration of EU trade mark no. Tesla filed an opposition on the basis of earlier non-registered rights under Art. Recently, the EUIPO rejected the opposition.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

While Bolt’s trademark registration is for the design mark rather than the pose, the use of poses and gestures in branding can potentially bring a new wave of “unusual” trademarks, especially as social media and technology have spread previously unthought-of but recognizable traits.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

However, even with some exemptions, the Canadian approach will require registration and data disclosures, likely leading many services to block Canada altogether, reducing choice and increasing consumer cost. The expansive approach in Bill C-11 isn’t limited to its jurisdictional reach, however. user generated content).

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

Registration is available here. The event is free of charge, and registration is available here. Participation is possible both on-site and online and registration is taken here. Other WIPO, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian IPO have opened registration for the Ukraine Summer School on Intellectual Property.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media. Don’t overlook company social media accounts, domain names, and toll-free numbers, which may also serve as potential trademarks. pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

X (formerly Twitter) is one of the most popular social media platforms for businesses and individuals, with around 335 million monthly active users worldwide. Unfortunately, this global reach and accessibility to a large audience also attracts bad actors looking to exploit the popularity and features of social media platforms.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

After publishing the disputed image on a Chinese social media platform (Xiaohongshu), Plaintiff discovered that Defendant had used the same image to illustrate an article on a different website without permission. Plaintiff then sued Defendant in the BIC. Liu but have yet to reach consensus.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. In Pyrrha Design Inc. where original jewellery designs are automatically protected under copyright law as sculptural or pictorial works.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Copycats: unregistered designs, unfair competition and copyright Better register first than be sorry later. In general it is a good idea to register fashion products which have a reasonable expectation of commercial success as designs or, where possible, as shape-trademarks before they appear on the catwalk.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Board dismissed Kate Spade LLC's opposition to registration of the mark WOLV & Design (shown below left) for watches, finding the mark to be too dissimilar to the KATE SPADE word mark and the "spade logo" mark (below right) to support opposer's Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion and its Section 43(c) dilution-by-blurring claims.

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