The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

Belmora ) had the TTAB tackled this issue, and here it reached the same outcome: cancellation of two registrations on the ground that Registrant Meenaxi used its registered marks THUMS UP and LIMCA to misrepresent the source of its soft drink products. Section 14(3) cases are as rare as a White Sox fan in Boston. 2021 U.S.P.Q.2d

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 15, 2022

Now that FDA’s grace period for regenerative medicines has ended, many manufacturers of human cell, tissue, or cellular- or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) will be required to file a biologics license application (BLA) with the agency, and to complete clinical trials necessary to support those applications. By: Hogan Lovells

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Understanding the IP License. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 6, 2022

The limitations on the license under which she sells the digital backgrounds on her Etsy store is listed in numerous locations. Mapes created the picture “Santa with Magic Snow Globe” and applied for a Copyright Registration with the United States Copyright Office. She was granted registration on December 17, 2018. 501 et seq.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

” The decision was made by the three-person Copyright Review Board, which was reviewing an earlier denial of registration by the U.S. The lawsuit claims that the song is a valuable licensing asset and notes that it has appeared in several films, TV shows and advertisements. Copyright Office on the work.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The Offices agreed with these assessments and did not believe that changes to intellectual property laws, or to the Offices’ registration and recordation practices, are necessary or advisable at this time. The USPTO has provided guidance on these issues and will continue to work with stakeholders to identify additional needs.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even a mark that has been on the International Registry for 40 years does not assure registration of a subsequent national designation. The international registration of the given trademark is valid as of 1980; the Lithuanian designation was made in early 2014. The trademark depicts the shape of the Chanel No. 5 perfume bottle.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now they are stuck with a book that they paid far more than market value for and no clear path to recouping that cost. Instead, the market has become about buying the “unique” or “scarce” NFT, often made from a widely available work. I guess this is the natural result of NFT culture. That is difficult to say.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Older content covered by existing licensing agreements remained in place, but in a matter of days, many of those deals will run out. Local reports suggest that at least 200 films owned by Disney, Sony, and other Hollywood studios, will disappear from licensed streaming platforms, including market leader Kinopoisk.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year. Background. The Plaintiff, Tips Industries Ltd.,

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Kashishipr

MARCH 2, 2022

Your Trademark Application gets approved, and you receive your registration certificate. Don’t let that Trademark Registration certificate fool you. No trademark office across the globe will ever keep a watch on the market for unauthorized use of your Registered Trademark.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

Advantages of Patents: Exclusive Rights: In India, the patent holder enjoys various privileges, including the rights to exploit, grant licenses, and assign their patents, allowing others to manufacture and sell the patented items. To qualify for a patent, an invention must be novel, non-obvious, and useful.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

Assimilate IP Image via Pexels Assimilate IP is offering a series of training courses given by webinar and IPKat readers are very welcome to a 10% discount on the registration fees by adding ‘IPKat’ in the registration form. Details and registration here. The upcoming training courses are listed here. More details here.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Notably, in July 2021, a breast cancer patient petitioned the Kerala High Court , urging the government to issue a compulsory license for the production of a generic version of Ribociclib, a drug developed and marketed by Novartis, as well as Abemaciclib, a product of Eli Lilly.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

” Factor four : The court acknowledges that a market exists for plaintiff’s photos, but the transformative nature of defendant’s use “mutes” the degree of market substitution. IJR raised issues with Philpot’s registration (that it contained both published and unpublished photographs). Philpot is a serial litigant.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The mainstream reputation of NFTs was hopelessly trashed and, as the regular crypto market began to falter, the NFT market was especially hard hit. For example, blockchain copyright registrations in the United States would be of almost no use, as such registrations already need to be recorded with the U.S.

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Patently-O

JULY 8, 2021

Timberland did not patent or register a copyright the design, and the market it rife with copycat boots. The examiner had also rejected the trade dress registration as improperly functional, but the TTAB did not reach that issue. Lawsuit pending in TBL Licensing v. Complaint: TBL Registering TM on Timberlands. Hirshfeld (EDVA).

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2023

IIPA aims to improve copyright protection and enforcement in overseas markets with high levels of piracy. The IIPA’s submission begins by painting a picture of creativity and productivity in the United States versus an “entrenchment of infringing services” in foreign markets.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Let’s further suppose that you cannot prove that the infringement caused you lost sales, lost opportunities to license, or diminution in the value of the copyright. Can you prove that a license to produce the portions of your book has a fair market value for actual damages? The answer to all these questions is YES! . §

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2022

Proprietorship registration is ideal for the entrepreneurs who are getting into the business for small businesses with very few clients. To run a business as a sole proprietor some licenses and permits are required. The license will depend on the industry, state, and locality. SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case. The registrant counternoticed each time.

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Patently-O

JUNE 1, 2022

But, Barclays was not using the marks and allowed their registration to expire. Barclays opposed the whisky registration and also applied to re-register its mark. It is clear here that whisky registration was seeking to free-ride upon consumer recognition of the Lehman Brothers name. The spirit of the Lehman Brothers.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

The deal market reached historic levels in recent years, with record-setting merger and acquisition activity in 2021. Markets have since cooled, with capital becoming harder to find. Here, companies should consider which brands are most significant and file for registration of the trademarks relating to those brands.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

After he was released from jail, he got copyright registrations for the photos and sued (pro se) the media entities for copyright infringement, 1202 violations, and more. NYP appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. In 2012, the FBI arrested Shah for extortion, which sparked news coverage. The complaint. –Shah v.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Through a comparative lens he showcased the registration trends over the recent years in the examples of US, China and Hungary. Will registration – standing the no formalities rule in international law – enhance legal certainty or merely be an administrative matter? Is the overlap of different IP regimes genuinely problematic?

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43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

Bell continues to market his 1982 72-page book, and also sells merchandise, “including t-shirts and posters that display the passage that was quoted in the tweets.” Bell allegedly offers licenses for its use. Not for nothing, the Second Circuit has wisely rejected assessing factor three by counting registrations. NXIVM Corp.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Market Competitiveness: IPRs grant entrepreneurs exclusive rights to their innovations, safeguarding them from unauthorised usage by competitors. Revenue Generation: Through partnerships or licensing agreements, IPR enables startups to monetize from their innovations.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

As a lawyer, we tend to advise that the registration of your IP is of utmost importance since it affords multiple rights to the owner which assist them in their enforcement. In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Three pharmaceutical companies, including Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Micromet AG, and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now acquired by AstraZeneca), in September 2003 announced signing a non-exclusive cross-license agreement. In the latter case, no license or permission of any sort is required from the patent owner for commercializing the product.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If this cannot be satisfactorily shown, then the registration concerned will be disregarded in the proceedings concerning the goods/services on which the use cannot be proved unless there is a satisfactory reason for non-use. If so, has it been used on all the goods or services of current and future importance that are in the registration?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceuticals Co., to commercialize several of Abbott’s oncology, women’s health, and respiratory disease biosimilars for emerging markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Insulin Biosimilars: Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

” They mostly are a licensing organization, and their registrations are in a wide range of classes: “from articles of clothing and snacks to ‘orthopaedic foot cushions’ and ‘[p]atient safety restraints.'” The trademark registrations discourage that outcome. So, was justice served in this case?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Need for Protection of Personal Name Harnessing a renowned person’s name in marketing not only seizes the public’s attention but also kindles curiosity, generating interest in the associated products and services. An effective solution to address this concern is the formal registration of a celebrity’s name as a trademark.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The Offices agreed with these assessments and did not believe that changes to intellectual property laws, or to the Offices’ registration and recordation practices, are necessary or advisable at this time. The USPTO has provided guidance on these issues and will continue to work with stakeholders to identify additional needs.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2022

Building on the momentum of the final push towards launch of the UPC, the EPO has launched a stake-holder consultation on a proposal to unify the "fragmented" system for SPC registration. The latest call for evidence by the European Commission is clearly based on the EU desire to extend the "EU unitary patent package" to SPC registration.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2024

Unveiling Merchant Privileges in the Shadows of Craftsmanship Developing nations like India require financial and technical support to market their products internationally and attain the sustainability of GI. Additional analysis has revealed that the registration status varies greatly.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. Canva and other logo generators are licensing the use of their product and the generated logos in it to you. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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