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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks.

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Domain Name Dispute Settlement

Kashishipr

The dispute of domain name is a conflict that arises when more than one individual or group believes that they have the right to register a particular domain name. 1) Identical to or confusingly similar : The domain that is in question must be identical to or confusingly similar to a name, trademark, or service mark in which you have rights.

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Types Of Trademarks And Its Importance

IP and Legal Filings

A trademark works as an instrument to claim any sort of mark as your own. There are several kinds of trademarks in India that are eligible for registration the Trademarks Act 1999. These include wordmarks, service marks, certification marks, and many more. For example- the word airtel.

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Protection of Trademarks in Philippines

IP and Legal Filings

The Philippines has laws and policies that generally support a conducive intellectual property (IP) environment, but enforcement is irregular and inconsistent. Several considerations are important for effective management of intellectual property (IP) rights in the Philippines. For example, U.S. Image Source: iStock].

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Hark! The Herald Trademarks Sing: A Holiday Trademark Extravaganza

LexBlog IP

MR. CHRISTMAS became a registered trademark for “Christmas Ornaments and Decorations of the Non-Electrical Type” way back in 1966 (Registration No. ” Scrooge wasn’t the only one who had that idea: a business owner registered ALWAYS CHRISTMAS & Design as a service mark in 1995 (Registration No.

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Trademark Symbols ®, ™, ? – An Overview

LexBlog IP

There are three distinct trademark symbols you may use is the registered trademark symbol “R” (®) , the small “ TM” ( ) symbol , and the “SM” (℠) symbol. Overview: Which Trademark Symbol Should I Use? Can I Use a Trademark Symbol in My Application? In Windows.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction A mark represents the institution or company to which it belongs and serves as a means of differentiating goods or services among individuals. Marks can be of various types i.e., word marks, service marks, logos, symbols, series marks, etc [1]. 1] Acharya, M. 2022, February 28).