Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I always enjoy the opportunity to connect with old friends and meet new people who are ready to dig into the details of intellectual property law. This year we’re limiting the focus to patent law & trademark law. Let me know if you want to meet up.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Creator of the Year Committee is seeking nominations for its 2022 Creator of the Year Award. Trademark Law: A powerful branding program that combines a strong trademark or service mark and a memorable advertising and marketing campaign.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

This is because most of the relevant intellectual property laws involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are federal laws, which apply uniformly throughout the United States. Intellectual property attorneys can file these applications from anywhere.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Of those, inventors who make board games often go straight to patent filings and forget about the trademark analysis. This article considers a sub-category of trademark law that allows for some interesting board game protection. Trademark law is meant to protect a company’s branding.

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The IPKat

MAY 30, 2023

GRUR , established in 1891, is a recognized non-profit scientific association of all members of professional groups and organizations active in the field of intellectual property law; these are, particularly, law professors, judges, civil servants, lawyers, patent attorneys and representatives of associations and companies.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Eliezer How to Legally Protect your Board Game with Intellectual Property Law Table of Contents: Copyright Law Design Patents Trademarks and Trade Dress Utility Patents Limitations of Protection Say there is a game that’s been around. A lot of people are familiar with it.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: EPC.App and PCT.App (Self-editable EPC and PCT reference books) Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: A Global Guide, (eds) Paul W Browning, Christopher C Johns and Sara A Leiman The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA, by Jorge L.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Intellectual property rights are a key consideration when it comes to NFTs because they contain art, music, videos, pictures, and other creations. Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs. Certain types of intellectual property rights must be considered in relation to the NFTs: 1.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2024

[Image Sources: Shutterstock] The primary legislative basis for smell trademark regulation in the US is the Lanham Act. Although scents are implicitly included in the Act’s protection of trademarks, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has stringent procedures for scent trademark registration.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers. We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 12, 2022

Our full comments: Comments Regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Proposed “Issuing of Electronic Trademark Registration Certificates”. EMP&A is a boutique trademark law firm located in Falls Church, Virginia. The following are the comments of the firm of Erik M. 238 at page 71249.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

19] Being able to distinguish one’s trademark falls at the centre of the trademark law, as otherwise, it is liable to be rejected under Section 9(1) of the Act. Sowmya Krishnan, Registrability of non-traditional trademarks: A critical analysis , 6 IJRAR 914, 916 (2019). 31] Trademark Act, 1999, §11, No.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Trademark law has something to say about use. Rights owners have tried to use trademark law to extend copyrights, albeit with limited success. 3] CA Copyright Act, s.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Patents Utility patents are one class of patents that are relevant to the food sector. Any novel, practical, and nonobvious process, apparatus, production, or compound is protected by a patent. References Intellectual Property Law | Color Trademarks: What Protection Can They Have?,

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 4, 2021

The presence of cryptocurrency is constantly growing, and therefore, it needs the law to transform along with it to address its administration and execution. Several courts have had trouble in applying substantive Trademark Law to this field of technology. Can Cryptocurrencies be Protected under the Trademark Law?

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Erik K Pelton

MARCH 11, 2022

As a trademark law firm, we represent a wide array of clients but predominantly focus on helping small business owners protect their intellectual property. In recent years, trademark scams have proliferated and become increasingly problematic, particularly for small business owners. About Erik M.

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IIPRD

JULY 4, 2021

Trademark Law. The basic requirement is that a mark shall be distinguishable, non-descriptive, and even not identical or similar to any existing trademark for any mark to be recognized by the Trademark Law. Patent Law. Conclusion.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

This strategy has roots in ancient times when Queens and Popes were sought after to endorse patent medicines, a tactic that has consistently proven effective. By doing so, renowned people can proactively protect their image and prevent unauthorized usage, ensuring the lawful association of their name with products in the marketplace.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Such strategies are not merely restricted to trademarking names, patenting products or copyrighting creative material. In fact, businesses have begun to extend the scope of Intellectual Property laws by protecting subsets of their products or services.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

Basheer raised in his 2018 post on the Politics of Patent Citation. The status of IP teaching and research was dire in many countries in the 1980s, suggested the participants in the ATRIP’s Regional Symposium on Intellectual Property Law Teaching and Research in Asia and the Pacific , held at Peking University, Beijing, in November 1987.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

.” With respect to policy, the majority goes property-absolutist: “Because state property rights can facilitate market exchange, interpreting the § 230(e)(2) limitation to include state intellectual property laws tracks Congress’s pro-free-market goal.”

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law looks forward to its three panel discussions on Friday, Feb. This session will be followed by a panel conversation on the Role of Intellectual Property in SME. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Panelists will include: Elizabeth Dougherty.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In chapter 3, Intellectual Property Primary and Secondary Rights in International Law: The Case of Mexican Pharmaceutical Patents and the USMCA , Roberto Garza Barbosa illustrates the primary right and secondary right distinction in the context of pharmaceutical patents in Mexico. The first (chapter 7), by Dan L.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. There are four main types of intellectual property rights; patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Nike has now obtained a US patent to this end. As far as legal aspects are concerned, the Intellectual Property Law could be of help here. Needless to say, legislation on trademarks, designs and also unfair competition, protect these products. Image rights of avatars. And why not go even further.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

.” But our problem often is that the law, or lawyers, frequently use unfamiliar or exotic terms that others claim have no more understood meaning than a reference to a “ vermicious kind ,” and those or other lawyers may overuse a word that they do not seem to actually comprehend. Eset, LLC, a patent case.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Today, several generic terms that we use, such as ‘escalator,’ ‘xerox,’ ‘cellophane,’ sound common but were once protected as trademarks. Interestingly, in these cases, the trademark owner itself/himself misused the trademark as the generic name of the product in advertising and Patent Applications.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

trademark law, allowing U.S. trademark protection to serve as a springboard for regulating foreign conduct that is unlikely to affect consumer perceptions in the United States and, thus, warrants review. The Solicitor General concluded that the Tenth Circuit’s decision risks globalizing U.S.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

Therefore, the prime role of such hashtags needs to be assessed in line with the Trademark Law to deduce whether they qualify for trademark protection. Furthermore, it can help the proprietor prevent any third party from using the said hashtag incorporating a trademark in the course of trade to gain a commercial advantage.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 18, 2021

’ Little Caesar argued that the mark signifies a family of double-worded trademarks, just like its famous ‘Pizza! ’ trademark. However, the same was rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the ground that ‘Deep!

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Patents for cannabis related products, including lubricant, explained as medical and instrumental—to avoid divorce, mix cannabis with Viagra. Consequences of excluding pleasure from patent discourse: effects on what is considered patentable? Queer theory: pleasure as a way of knowing things. What is to be done?

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” ”: Trademarks Using Holy Names and Words. That book has a U.S. This blog piece looks beyond the U.S.

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