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TTAB Orders Cancellation of "THE PLIMSOULS" Registration on Ownership and Likelihood of Confusion Grounds, Rejects Abandonment Claim

The TTABlog

The Board ruled that the band was entitled to challenge the registration, had not abandoned the mark, and had proved its claim of ownership of the mark and likelihood of confusion based on its prior use of the same mark for the same services. The Plimsouls v. Edward David Munoz , Cancellation No.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

The IPKat is curled up beside the warm glow of the latest IP intrigue, events and purr-spectives. Calls and opportunities 30 June – 3 July 2024: 42nd ATRIP Congress Luiss Guido Carli University is hosting an event entitled 'Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability, Towards a New Social Contract for the Digital Economy?’

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This Week in Washington IP: Pride in Patent Ownership Hearing, Library of Congress Modernization Oversight and NASA’s Role in Low-Earth Orbit Space

IP Watchdog

This week in Washington IP events, the Senate IP Subcommittee convenes a hearing on Tuesday afternoon to debate the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which would increase requirements on patent owners to disclose changes in patent ownership.

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Navigating the Future: Blockchain Solutions for IP Challenges

Intepat

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been at the forefront of organising events that explore the intersection of blockchain technology and intellectual property (IP) rights.In recent years, WIPO has organised several notable events focused on blockchain and its potential applications in the realm of intellectual property.

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Clemson's ACC Exit Fee Suit May Have Major Consequences

IP Law 360

Clemson University's recent suit in South Carolina state court against the Atlantic Coast Conference, which challenges the ACC's $140 million exit fee and its ownership of member schools' media rights, would likely have enormous ramifications for ACC members in the event of a definitive court ruling, say William Sullivan and Alex Anderson at Pillsbury. (..)

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The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sport events

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Italian case law on dynamic injunctions and the impact of piracy of live sport events. The new Resolution of the European Parliament on sport events: the background. The new Resolution of the European Parliament on sport events: the background. million to 30.9