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Understanding well-known trademarks application in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

failed to renew their trademark ‘WHIRLPOOL’ in India, causing the registration to expire. had been using its trademark since 1937, and secured registration of their trademark in India on 1956, however, their failure to renew it in 1977 proved to be a mistake as it enabled N.R. WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARK – WHAT IS IT?

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Africa IP Highlights #2: The trademarks arena

The IPKat

Today, it’s about the trademark arena. It had to be decided how the marks would be perceived by the average consumer, in the relevant market, who is reasonably well-informed and observant, taking account of the type of goods and how they are marketed.

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Private Copying Levy for Social Purposes – Draft Changes in Poland and Compatibility with EU Law – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Legal arrangements concerning a system of fees compensating creators, holders of related rights and their successors for permitted personal uses based on the provisions of Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 2001/29 have functioned unchanged in Polish law since 1994. b) entitled CMOs in a proportion determined by the provisions of the Act.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. Article 143 of the Patent Law provides patent holders recourse to file claims in the Commercial Court if the rights under their patent are infringed by another party. Image source: iStock].

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

1) He made this request on grounds including trademark law and unfair competition law. The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1)

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2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A Hereto : Some of the accused products likely infringe plaintiff’s trademarks or copyrights, but the court is not persuaded that the accused products depicted in every submitted screenshot infringe.

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Cambodia and its RCEP Accession

IP and Legal Filings

By integrating 16 nations’ markets, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) aspires to make it simpler for each nation’s goods and services to be available throughout the region. By 2050, the predicted $0.5 The RCEP offers a chance to expand agricultural exports in terms of production, processing, and exports.