Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A company from Coral Gables, Florida applied for the Louise Brooks trademark in 2018. The application seemed doomed in February 2019, when the USPTO trademark examiner issued a final office action (FOA) denying registration. List of goods that are part of the Louise Brooks trademark registration. (1) 15 USC Sec.

Public Domain 52

Public Domain Graphic Design Art Trademark 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2023

.” Most of the opinion discusses the trademark implications of Ripps’ rival NFT collection. With that framing, trademark law protects against the unwanted competition, and the court treats this as an easy rightsowner win. New Destiny Church * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

Fair Use 98

Fair Use Cease and Desist Copyright Trademark 98

SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Copyright Copyright Law Ownership Copyright Infringement 105

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Kremen case involved the alleged theft of the sex.com domain name by improperly modifying the electronic records evidencing ownership of the domain name. Thus, other cases have applied conversion law to alleged theft of domain name registrations (e.g., .” This abstract statement requires more clarification.

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Licensing Copyright Contracts Advertising 89

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We have already traversed through Junes , Julys , Augusts , Septembers , Octobers , Novembers , Decembers , and shared some stories like Rahul Cherian’s Legacy, 2010’s International Efforts on Pandemics, Corruption in IP Offices, Law Making via Leaked Documents, etc. While the terms like virtual reality, AI, etc.,

Non-Fungible Tokens 59

Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Business Moral Rights 59

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To obtain trademark protection, a business must first adopt a graphically represented mark which is unique and distinguishable. Section 9(1) (c) of the Trademark Act, 1999 prohibits the registration of words used commonly. It takes years for them to get registration. This phenomenon is called acquired distinctiveness.

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2023

In addition, the opinion has important ramifications for domestic trademark law through its identification of “use in commerce” as the actionable domestic conduct. Now in trademark law, extraterritorial reach is a simple on-off switch: Is there use in commerce or not?

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Trademark Blogging Litigation Law 69

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s blockchain patent application, which included a system used to improve the efficiency of certificate issuance and save users from repetitively filing the same document on multiple platforms, was one of the first known blockchain patent applications.

Intellectual Property 65

Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Copyfraud Contracts 65

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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