Erik K Pelton

JUNE 1, 2023

A few weeks after filing a new trademark application, the letter pictured below arrived. And their form, sent to recent trademark applicants, looks official. I have never heard any trademark professional recommend inclusion in such a publication; nor any trademark professional use such a publication for any research.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Image by pvproductions on Freepik A gentle reminder to our readers that the last day to submit comments for the revision of the Patent, Designs, Trademark, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines is just around the corner. As discussed earlier , CGPDTM has invited comments from the interested stakeholders by October 15, 2023. Hear Me Out!

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Sander Law

JUNE 8, 2023

There are several international IP agreements that are useful in protecting your IP. Below is a brief summary of a few of them: Paris Convention (Foreign filing priority) After filing your IP in your home country, you can file the same IP in other countries and benefit from the filing date of the earlier home application (e.g.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Reengineering of the Requirement of Disclosure of Foreign Applications by the 2019 Patent Manual – on the requirement to disclose the corresponding foreign patent applications. Attars and Agarbattis: Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions through Non-Conventional Trademarks – on non-traditional trademarks.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 16, 2022

Foreign enterprises’ confidence in China's IPR protection has been further enhanced. In 2021, 110,000 Chinese invention patents have been granted to foreign applicants, a year-on-year increase of 23.0%; 194,000 trademarks from foreign applicants have been registered, an increase of 5.2% compared with last year.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After a lengthy 22-year trademark battle with Chinese businessman Fang Yuzhou, London-born shoe company Manolo Blahnik has won the legal right to use their name in China. Manolos have never been sold in mainland China because Yuzhou registered the trademark “Manolo & Blahnik” in 1999 in China. China’s Trademark System.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 21, 2023

The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. By: Locke Lord LLP

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Above the Fold

JULY 7, 2023

Trademark law. Hetronic ) was the original case, a trademark dispute between plaintiff Hetronic, an American company, and Abitron, et. several European defendant companies who were accused of infringing on Hetronic’s trademarks. s worldwide sales under the trademarks that infringed on Hetronic’s mark. known as Abitron v.

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Sander Law

JUNE 22, 2022

Trademarks: Priority Foreign Filing Deadline. Trademark registration is jurisdictional, meaning you file applications to register a trademark in each country you want to protect your brand. How does priority foreign filing benefit you? Interested in registering your trademark in Canada or elsewhere?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Scheduled to speak on the topic “ Trademark Protection on Personal Name ,” Sarkar Sir will delve into a domain where a general prohibition surrounds the use of personal names in trademarks. Notwithstanding this, a significant exception emerges when a personal name transforms into a symbol of Global importance.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The September-October 2022 issue of The Trademark Reporter [pdf here ], as described by Willard Knox, Editor-in-Chief, "offers our readers an article mapping out how to navigate the doctrine of foreign equivalents and a commentary proposing a reinvention of the Rogers v. Text Copyright John L. Welch 2022. Text Copyright John L.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

where at issue is whether the Tenth Circuit erred in applying the Lanham Act extraterritorially to Abitron’s foreign sales, including purely foreign sales that never reached the United States, as more fully described in our previous blog. citizens acting abroad, but it did not address how the Act applies to foreign defendants.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. By: Locke Lord LLP

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

On January 14, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Measures for Fast-Track Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (for Trial Implementation), which took effect on the same day. Trademark Applications Subject to the Measures. Use e-filing.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Metaverse trademark hype is on. They need to also secure the appropriate IP rights to protect their brands in this emerging new virtual market place. Fashion brands are thus filing trademark applications in the US and the EU to secure protection for the digital projection of their shoes and accessories.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the India- EFTA TEPA, AP High Court’s curious findings on fair use, and Delhi High Court’s order imposing INR 1 lakh as damages on Google for failing to disclose information about their corresponding foreign applications. Anything we are missing out on?

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

What does it mean to protect intellectual property? Now that we know what intellectual property is , let’s talk about how to protect intellectual property. The word “protect” is curious in the context of IP. What do we mean by intellectual property protection? Trademarks are relatively straightforward.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. The list includes such well-known brands as Apple, HP, Panasonic, Siemens, Tesla, and Volkswagen.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It is a generic term, and not a trademark – in Australia. ” UGG is a registered trademark in the USA, now owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp. .” ” UGG is a registered trademark in the USA, now owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp. Petition ]. . Petition ].

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

First, it is important to have an overall strategy to protect IP. Second, IP may be protected differently in the Philippines than in the United States. trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines. A trademark applicant may be a natural or juridical person.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Metaverse trademark hype is on. They need to also secure the appropriate IP rights to protect their brands in this emerging new virtual market place. Fashion brands are thus filing trademark applications in the US and the EU to secure protection for the digital projection of their shoes and accessories.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 28, 2022

To procure foreign utility patents, however, you can file one international patent application that gives you patent-pending status in most countries. A PCT application simply starts the process that can lead to foreign utility patents. A PCT patent application extends the foreign filing deadline by an additional 18 months.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

statutes in other circuits, it held that the Lanham Act could be applied to foreign defendants’ foreign sales and upheld, in part, the district court’s decision. Abitron explained that since the Lanham Act does not state that it applies in foreign countries, federal courts have been inconsistent in applying the statute.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 19, 2022

The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. By: Locke Lord LLP

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IP Law 360

JULY 6, 2023

Hetronic that federal trademark law cannot be applied to foreign conduct makes trademark protection more difficult, but a majority concurring opinion that teeters on siding with the minority may hint at alternative enforcement routes, says Richard Stockton at Banner Witcoff. Supreme Court's recent decision in Abitron v.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Supreme Court will weigh in on the reach of the Lanham Act and whether it can protect against the infringement of a U.S. trademark in a foreign territory. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this case in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. By: Weintraub Tobin

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Sander Law

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Trademark Application Processing Timelines - US, EU, UK and Canada. The time it takes to get a trademark registered differs greatly depending on the country or region you are seeking protection. As you can see, the Canadian trademark office is experiencing significant delays in processing trademark applications.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Supreme Court will weigh in on the reach of the Lanham Act and whether it can protect against the infringement of a U.S. trademark in a foreign territory. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this case in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode here:

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Nelligan Law

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Since the implementation of the modernized Trademark Act , the Canadian Trademarks Office began accepting requests for expedited examination (as of May 3, 2021). This was welcome news to many given the significant delay at the Canadian Trademarks Office (2-3 years).

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

There are, however, several challenges related to obtaining IP protection for algorithms in China. Lack of IP protection may expose the development to theft, infringement and misuse by Chinese competitors and it may result in huge economic losses for the developers. licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.)

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 13, 2023

The controller general or the registrar, is vested with extensive powers as well as a fundamental duty to administer the patent process with proper diligence and ensure the protection of the innovation along with the rights of the patentee. The act was adopted to give effect to the provisions of Madrid Protocol.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit issues a partial remand asking the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to analyze the distinctiveness of the “BROOKLYN BREW SHOP” trademark; the Copyright Royalty Board finalizes its ratemaking determination for statutory licenses on digital performances of sound recordings; China’s IP (..)

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IP Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

trademark law. trademark owner can recover damages for infringing sales outside the U.S. trademark owner otherwise would have made. trademark law “provide[s] a remedy for a foreign defendant’s use of a plaintiff’s U.S. trademark abroad only if that use is likely to cause confusion in the United States.”

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Velocity of Content

JULY 26, 2022

But trademarks are not mentioned in that foundational document. This blog has already discussed the differences between copyright and trademark– which are, unfortunately, too frequently confused as two alternative ways of protecting non-technical IP. Copyright Office, after what amounts to a much lighter review process.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2023

First, this decision is the latest in an ongoing saga focused on two globally valuable Cuban trademarks: COHIBA for cigars and HAVANA CLUB for rum. trademark law intersects with international treaties, administrative law, and international relations. can cancel a subsequent trademark registration in the U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

It’s always good to start off the year with an overview of trademark and copyright cases to watch. In short, the matter at issue will address when a work is sufficiently transformative to qualify for fair use protection under the Copyright Act. The case will determine the proper balance between trademark rights and free speech.

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