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Ninth Circuit Says District Court Properly Canceled Cannabis Trademark Applications for Lack of Bona Fide Intent to Use

IP Watchdog

affirming a lower court’s ruling that canceled trademark applications pending at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Ninth Circuit panel majority determined that the district court had statutory authority to invalidate a trademark application for no bona fide intent to use over a dissent authored by U.S.

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Third Circuit Cancels Watermelon Candy Trademark in Precedential Functionality Decision

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential decision on trademark functionality doctrine in PIM Brands Inc. Haribo of America Inc.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is an intellectual property right? Intellectual property (IP) can seem abstract. You can see and experience the benefits of innovation, but you can’t touch IP itself. So what is IP exactly? At its core, intellectual property is a legal right. Trademarks can last indefinitely.

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Protecting your Trademark from Non-Use Cancellation

Kashishipr

It is becoming increasingly vital that Registered Trademarks are used to maintain their validity and their ability to be enforced against third parties. Trademark cancellation actions can be filed by third parties and can prove to be extremely time-consuming, costly, and damaging to the brand. What Constitutes Use?

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Delhi Court Has Ordered The Establishment Of An Intellectual Property Division

Intepat

The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, which the President of India proclaimed and notified on April 4, 2021, abolished numerous Boards and Appellate Tribunals, including IPAB (Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION (IPD) OF DELHI HIGH COURT.

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A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations

IP Tech Blog

The recent draft amendment of the Chinese trademark law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here ). The new regulations, if approved as drafted, will make it more difficult for squatters to steal others’ trademark by abusing the first-to-file system in force in China.

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A New China Trademark Trojan Horse: Hold Registered Trademarks Ransom by the Filing of Bogus Non-Use Cancellations

LexBlog IP

The recent draft amendment of the Chinese trademark law seems to finally zero in on trademark squatters, as described in my previous blog here ). The new regulations, if approved as drafted, will make it more difficult for squatters to steal others’ trademark by abusing the first-to-file system in force in China.