Patently-O

MAY 28, 2024

The Lanham Act provides for cancellation of registered trademarks by petitioners who believe they are damaged by the registration. This approach presupposes that competitors, in their pursuit of market dominance, will zealously guard against any encroachments on their trademarks, thereby indirectly safeguarding consumer interests.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 26, 2024

The lawsuit alleges that certain swimsuits marketed by FullBeauty Brands and affiliated entities bear a striking resemblance to designs owned by competitors. Global Trademarks, operating under the umbrella of Swim USA , claims ownership of swimwear designs and brands like MIRACLESUIT ® and SWIM SOLUTIONS ®.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. Assignment of License is transfer of ownership. Where licensing is temporary, assignment is a transfer of IP rights like ownership over the invention. The offices are established for movement of innovation from lab to market.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” There’s some transformation in organization; used entire work/market substitute so Cord wouldn’t be able to sell her narrative a publisher. It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

This seems wrong to me—like holding a skateboard nonfunctional because you can also use roller skates if you want personal wheels, or the Dippin’ Dots ice cream configuration nonfunctional because one can eat regular ice cream instead—but does provide a nice illustration of the importance of market definition to functionality determinations.

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The IPKat

MAY 5, 2023

A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria.

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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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43(B)log

AUGUST 19, 2021

It filed an application to register CASPER as a trademark in connection with blockchain technology; the registration issued in November 2020. Without assessing whether Zamfir owned any valid interest, reasoning that ownership of a valid mark is not a requirement under §43(a), the court jumped straight to the Sleekcraft factors.

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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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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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Patently-O

JUNE 1, 2022

That exchange included ownership rights of the LEHMAN BROTHERS trademarks. 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. The spirit of the Lehman Brothers.

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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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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While many see China’s AI policies as a cover to curb freedoms and control society, the reality is that China is an active AI developer in a thriving market for AI applications in both the trade and industrial sectors. China is at the forefront of the AI development race.

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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

Increased Market Value: Patents significantly increase a startup’s market value by providing a competitive edge and boosting investor confidence. This enhanced valuation allows startups to raise more capital while giving up less ownership. They can optimize their intellectual property protection strategy.

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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. used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The challenge becomes even bigger if NFTs are to be commercialized, exploited, and protected in different jurisdictions and at the same time — particularly when those markets include China, where protection for a foreign NFT creator or exploiter may face unique challenges. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Copyright infringement of digital photos differs in important ways from infringement in the markets of music and movies. Get proof of ownership by registering your copyright. Even though it is not mandatory, copyright registration provides valuable legal protection. Based on statistics , 2.5 Watermark your work.

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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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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Relief against infringement is available, under Section 28(1), only to the holder of a valid registration in a trade mark.” dialmytrip – even though “makemytrip” is a mark that appears to have achieved some degree of distinctiveness with more than 2 decades of market presence. I had the opportunity to examine certain chinese IP laws.

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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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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In an exhaustive and exhausting decision, the Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark HME in the stylized from shown below, for various types of pipes and other building products, finding confusion likely with opposer's mark KME for overlapping goods.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

Not to mention, it allows for almost infinite expansion, allowing marketers to design apparel of any size. For undisputed ownership of virtual designs, Intellectual Property (IP) laws must be thoroughly handled with. The trademark registration safeguards the owner’s rights and establishes the business’s legal standing.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

Each Reporting Company is required to report: Entity name (and any alternative trade or d/b/a name); Business street address; Jurisdiction of formation and, for foreign entities, the State or Tribal jurisdiction of registration; and A unique identification number (such as TIN, EIN, LEI, etc.). What is Considered an Ownership Interest?

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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. To be clear, joint copyright ownership of photos like these could be a policy disaster, so I don’t share the judge’s lament on that front). The complaint.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Acquiring State Trademarks The most obvious (and widespread) option to protect a cannabis trademark is to obtain trademark registrations in all states where the mark is being used. In trademark law, the first use of a mark within a territory typically establishes trademark ownership in that territory.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines. Granting patents registrations is generally based on a first-to-file (or first-to-invent, depending on the country) basis. Jurisprudence has also established the doctrine of prior use as a basis for trademark ownership. For example, U.S.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

Applicant ADOL sought registration of the marks SKËNDERBEU and GJERGJ KASTRIOTI SKËNDERBEU (Stylized) for "beverages from wine distillates, namely, brandy and grape brandy." Fraud: Illyrian alleged that ADOL committed fraud by falsely claiming ownership of the subject marks. See also Chem. Conmar Form Sys., See In re Bose Corp.,

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. Deterrent to Infringement – A copyright registration could act as a deterrent against potential infringement.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The court cited tweets stating that CasperLabs should try to “distinguish themselves and perhaps change their name[ ], it just confuses people” and that a consumer had seen emails from CoinList and wrote, “I am an example of how CasperLabs’ marketing material easily confused investors.” This wasn’t just from the prior relationship.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As, the scent of a product alone makes it barred from registration process it relies upon the owner to prove it distinct apart from other features. Smell in itself is such feature that is functional in nature tends to fail being a part of trademark registration. the famous case of Ralf Seikmannv.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Firstly, buyers must be aware of designated areas for foreign ownership, known as freehold properties, as per UAE laws. Registration Process: All off-plan property transactions must be registered in the Interim Real Estate Register. The registration of off-plan units in the buyer’s name as per contractual obligations.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

They then agreed that Chiusa would create and operate a website, colorcopper.com, marketing and distributing Stubenrauch’s copper sheets “to a new industry for copper countertops, bar tops and kitchen backsplash.” Chiusa has a copyright registration for the website obtained during this dispute. 1” therein.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

At present, with the immense growth of interconnectivity, along with digital experiences creating augmented reality and virtual reality, many digital marketers and technology experts have given the term ‘Metaverse’ to these new spheres of human interaction. Market Reach & Presence. IP Challenges in the Metaverse.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 10, 2023

However, whereas in the US the statement of use is essential to maintain the registration, in the EU, it does not exist. The registration of a trademark grants the exclusive right to use a particular sign to identify a good or a service in the market and prevent others from using it without the appropriate authorization.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 5, 2023

A trademark is a valuable intellectual property that businesses use to differentiate their brand from their competitors’ in the market. It is not in your best interests to broaden the specification to include items or services that the firm does not aim to market. It might be a symbol, a motto, or even the product name.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While many see China’s AI policies as a cover to curb freedoms and control society, the reality is that China is an active AI developer in a thriving market for AI applications in both the trade and industrial sectors. China is at the forefront of the AI development race.

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