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Branding Due Diligence – Make it or Break it

Selvam & Selvam Blog

To make sure you create the right perception for the brand, thorough due diligence is a must. So how do you do proper brand due diligence from an IP (legal) perspective? Professional opinion: Trademark registration is a vital step in today’s era. Let us break it down into four points for ease of understanding.

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Security Interests in Trademarks: Best Practices

Traverse Legal Blog

A trademark security agreement filed with the USPTO must specifically identify the mark, the jurisdiction, registration number, registration date, and record owner of the trademark. Federal trademark registrations and applications are governed by the Lanham Act. Due Diligence for Security Interests in Trademarks.

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Can You Copyright or Trademark a Logo Designed by AI?

LexBlog IP

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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DNS Providers as Piracy Fighters? Enforcement Groups Weigh Options

TorrentFreak

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. Voluntary reactive measures, such as trusted notifier arrangements, should be encouraged,” the presentation concludes ( pdf ).

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Cloudflare & Rogue Website Enforcement: Q&A with Corsearch Experts

Corsearch

Google de-indexing also only removes the URL from search results – the website’s content remains accessible via social media, direct URLs, and other search engines. W hen a registrant uses Cloudflare, how does Corsearch ascertain the ultimate host to take enforcement action? We do the due diligence and bring them into the fold.”

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

In addition to alleging trademark infringement due to Rothschild’s use of BIRKIN in METABIRKINS as the name for his NFT collection, Hermès complained that Rothschild infringed by using METABIRKINS as a domain name, as a handle on Twitter and other social media platforms, as a brand name on NFT sales platforms, and as a hashtag.