IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

trademark and patent registrations will not protect rights holders’ IP in the Philippines. The Philippines Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) maintains a registry of patents and trademarks that is widely recognized in Southeast Asia. Jurisprudence has also established the doctrine of prior use as a basis for trademark ownership.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

This marks a significant shift in the prevailing paradigm. AI and intellectual property rights (IPR) aren’t just something for the patent and copyright geeks to nerd out on although it is that, it is something that going to have a lot of commercial and social impacts as AI challenges a lot of the ways we function in IPR.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 18, 2021

Intellectual property law includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and is an important consideration for any new business. The common law trademark symbols – trademark TM and service mark SM – may be used without a registration. By contrast, a federal trademark registration conveys national rights.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

34: TTAB Affirms Nonuse Refusal - Service Mark Use Requires Rendering of the Services, Not Just Preparation TTAB Affirms Refusal of "MADE FOR MORE" for Employee Recruitment: Not Rendered for the Benefit of Others Precedential No. Lack of Bona Fide Intent: Precedential No. Lack of Bona Fide Intent: Precedential No.

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Registration Cinema Trademark Reporting 67

Kashishipr

JULY 27, 2022

The acquired company remains intact but comes under new ownership. In M&A, IP promotes the growth and development of the business when companies acquire assets like trade secrets, copyright, patents, etc. The structure, in this scenario, is desirable to the acquirers because they can choose only the assets they desire to purchase.

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Intellectual Property Artistic Work IP Marketing 52

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs. For instance, the existence of a patent may be used by competitors to argue that the design is dictated by function and should therefore be ineligible for protection. Partridge, offers a view on the overlaps between trade marks and domain names.

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Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

What is Software-as-a-Service (SAAS)? The rise of cloud services marked a significant shift in how we interact with software. Instead, they enter into service agreements granting them the right to use the software as needed, without owning it outright.

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