IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Indian Copyright Registration The Indian Copyright Office is similarly confused how to handle such requests. As previously reported, the copyright office rejected an application in 2020 that claimed AI (RAGHAV) who was only/sole author of the artwork. [i] In this case, the copyright office allowed registration.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2022

Earlier this month, the ecommerce site Etsy announced that they are launching a new intellectual property portal that they hope will make it easier for brands, creators and other rightsholders to report listings that are infringing on their rights. From there, they can search function to find listings and add them to the report.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, a Student Editor with the Intellectual Property Journal, and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Some of the most notable arguments are included in a joint submission on the public consultation by 14 Canadian IP scholars. Photo by Sukanya Sarkar (ManagingIP.com).

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final report on the audit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) trademark registration process. The report ultimately found that the trademark registration process was ineffective in this respect. On August 11, the U.S.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

On 8 November 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report ( WIPI ), reviewing global IP activity in 2020. WIPI compiles data from around 150 IP authorities (both national and regional) and WIPO concerning filing, registration and renewals on IP rights.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Continuing our series of posts on the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Review of the IPR Regime in India, in this post I will be covering the Report’s recommendations on IPR and Traditional Knowledge (TK). The other posts on the Report can be found here , here , here , here , and here. Highlights from the Report.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With an increasing number of countries joining this unique international trademark registration framework, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized United Nations agency in Geneva, has administered over a million trademark registrations worldwide. What is a Provisional Refusal under the Madrid System?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Even though the focus of these activities involves, among others, accounting, financial, and the legal standing of the entity, there are also a number of tasks that involve the status of IP matters and rights held by the company. Trademark registrations are effective for a ten (10) year term, which is renewable for successive periods.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2024

The new legislation requires certain entities to report information about their owners, management and the individuals who helped create the entities to the U.S. This edition will outline the information required to be reported to FinCEN by reporting companies and highlight the timeline for reporting such information.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

While there are a number of aspects covered by “Artificial Intelligence”, ranging from definitions to scope, from life-saving to life-threatening, there has been surprisingly limited public policy discussion on the intersection of AI and IP in India. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. Arul Scaria).

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2022

It has the freest economy in the Middle East and as per reports in Index of Economic Freedom published by The Wall Street Journal ranked Bahrain as the 12 th freest economy in the world. Process of registration. Despite being not mandatory, a trademark search is an important part in the whole process of trademark registration.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 25, 2023

Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule by Josh Slovin The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Step towards Greater Transparency in US Businesses Privately-owned companies in the United States have long enjoyed a great degree of privacy about their internal affairs, particularly as to the identities of their owners.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 29, 2023

The new legislation requires certain entities to report information about their owners, management and the individuals who helped create the entities to the U.S. This edition will outline the information required to be reported to FinCEN by reporting companies and highlight the timeline for reporting such information.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The 2023 “analog” conference on the Metaverse took place in London, lasted three days and hosted several panels and addresses on the different aspects of the IP legal regime concerning the Metaverse and the possibilities of regulation of this changing environment.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We’re very happy to bring our readers a guest post that uses a dataset of more than 300,000 trademark examination reports from the year 2019, as the basis for analysing the trademark registry’s examination process. Empirically Examining Examinations Reports (Part 1). Exam Report Issued. Who Watches the watchmen?

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 28, 2024

trademark registrations and have been involved in dozens of disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). trademark registrations. 1] Moreover, according to a 2013 report from WIPO, small and medium-sized enterprises rely more heavily on trademarks than patents. [2] Prior to starting his own firm, Erik M.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Patents The IP Helpdesk blog informed on compulsory licensing of patents in India. Trade marks IPTango reported on recent developments with registration of collective trade marks in Peru. Same as Peru, registration of collective trade marks in Argentina is free of charge. All six cases were related to non-use claims.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

1: Ninth Circuit Affirms Validity of Unicolors’ Copyright Registration on Remand, But H&M Scores Big on Remittitur Calculations. Unicolors won at the district court, but that was overturned over issues with the copyright registration. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

After each of the Summit days, delegates can also relax at Munich " Kat-temple " As reported by The IPKat a few weeks ago, this year’s Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity is taking place on 10-11 October at Hilton Munich Park. For more information on how to register, please click here.

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The IPKat

MAY 11, 2022

The IP blogs were very active during the last week of April! The Kluwer Trademark Blog reported on the proposed independent EU regime for CIPs and other findings in a related article. That's why the IPKat is here to collect some of the most notable posts for you! What are the next steps?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Ubertazzi (the recollections were moving and also sometimes amusing, in line with his character), as well as some talks on some forthcoming scientific writings on IP. Ubertazzi for the Italian IP movement (probably also European, as he studied and worked many years in Germany, cooperating with the Max Planck Institute).

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Let’s see what the other IP blogs have been up to this week:- Trade Marks “Metaverse” has become centre stage after Facebook announced that it had changed its company name to “Meta”. The TTABlog also reported on two decisions of the USPTO, one involving an opposition between P.C. It will be interesting to see how the case progresses.

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The IPKat

APRIL 3, 2022

The IPKat is back with your weekly roundup of the goings-on around the IP blogosphere:- This Kat likes looking back in time with friends. Trade Marks Patently-O reported on a pending US trade mark case involving the mark CLEAR that Dolce Vita uses on their shoes. It is always difficult to obtain registration for geographical names.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Trademark Office issued the following 132 trademark registrations to persons and business in Indiana in January 2023 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. 6944877 LAKE ESCAPE 6939584 REPAIRWARES GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. 6944877 LAKE ESCAPE 6939584 REPAIRWARES GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. 2021 was an exciting year for the IPilogue.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 13, 2023

Process of trademark registration Firstly, A trade mark can be owned by: • One or more individuals • An incorporated company • The trustee(s) of a trust • A political body • A State, Territory or Commonwealth government entity. An IP Professional or online database like those listed on the IP Australia page can be used for searches.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The IPKat is always paying attention to what IP stories are running around out there. TRADE MARKS According to Professor Barton Beebe of NYU School of Law, more than 77% of the 20,000 most common English words identically match a EUTM registration, and the remaining 23% of words have negative connotations.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The USPTO recently released its FY 2021 Performance and Accountability Report, which contains detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. To answer that question: By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Kat friend Latha Nair reports on an interesting decision from India on the registrability of two marks--SWISS MILITARY and design, and the word mark SWISS MILITRY. 11(5) stipulates that registration of a trademark can be refused under Section 11(3) only if the proprietor of an earlier trademark raises an objection under 11(3).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. Adam Ernette (UIC) reports on the seminar. Jorgenson discussed her new appointment as WIPO’s first IP and Gender Champion.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The registration process also varies state-to-state, though it typically requires filing a form with the state and payment of a filing fee. Once the initial filing is made, states typically require annual report filings from each foreign entity registered in the state, which are oftentimes accompanied by a filing fee.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Take this opportunity not only to renew your energies but also to check what has been going on around the IP blogs. Designs Marques Class 99 reported on the UKIPO's recently launched call for views on the design system. The call for views was also reported by The IPKat and can be read here.

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IP Law 360

JULY 8, 2022

Supreme Court held that an applicant's lack of knowledge about the law can excuse innocent mistakes in a copyright registration, while the Ninth Circuit refused to reinstate a $2.8 In the first half of 2022, the U.S. million verdict against Katy Perry over her hit "Dark Horse."

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

AI and domain names in Anguilla As reported by The New York Times , in Anguilla, a small Caribbean island east of Puerto Rico, the AI surge has translated into substantial economic gains. Consequently, Anguilla's government profits from registration fees for ".ai" Registration for the Summer School closes on 15th April 2024.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The IP blogs have been active over the past week bursting with a wide range of different topics. increase in international registration filings compared to 2020! These and other relevant figures were recently published by WIPO and Marques' CLASS 46 reported on them here. Marques' CLASS 99 reported more insights here.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

Take shelter in this post and check what was published last week around the IP blogs. The year has barely begun, and another period of Mercury retrograde is already upon us.

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