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Paramount Files Case with the Copyright Claims Board

Plagiarism Today

However, their target wasn’t a suspected pirate of their movies, but an organization that specializes in pop up restaurants. According to the claim, JMC infringed on two of their films, the 1988 film Coming to America and its 2021 sequel Coming 2 America. They do so semi-regularly. Understanding the Case. Bottom Line.

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Scent As A Signature: Examining the Role Of Smell In Trademark Recognition

IP and Legal Filings

INTRODUCTION Trademarks are vital part of modern day commerce because they act as distinctive and unique symbols that enable consumers to recognise and distinguish goods and services offered by different providers. Image Sources: Shutterstock] The primary legislative basis for smell trademark regulation in the US is the Lanham Act.

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Ping® by AdlerLaw A Note On Protecting Descriptive Words

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When a party seeks to protect a mark that is unregistered, the plaintiff has the burden to establish its entitlement to protection under the Lanham Act due to the “distinctiveness” of the mark. they may be (1) generic; (2) descriptive; (3) suggestive; (4) arbitrary; or (5) fanciful.” Platinum Home Mortg.

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Attars and Agarbattis: Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions through non-conventional Trademarks

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Tahhira Somal, exploring existing frameworks of non-conventional trademarks, particularly those of smell marks, and assessing their role in the protection of certain traditional cultural expressions. One type of such non-traditional trademarks is a smell or scent mark. Tahhira Somal.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v.

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Building Distinction in Architectural Trade Dress

LexBlog IP

Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) in a pair of precedential decisions published this summer. See Figure 2. Thus, brand owners can, and do, register their trade dress at the PTO. 1 Is a Building “Product Packaging” or “Product Design” Trade Dress?

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