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How Lulu Lost Her Mark

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: A company in Florida filed a trademark on "Louise Brooks" and has used that to remove all Louise Brooks items off of Etsy in order for its company to sell its own Louise Brooks products. A company from Coral Gables, Florida applied for the Louise Brooks trademark in 2018. The public domain. 15 USC Sec.

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TM Scholars' Roundtable: Session 2: Relevance of Ornamentality Elsewhere in Trademark Law

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Does the ornamentality doctrine have doctrinal purchase elsewhere in trademark law? But there is an assumption that registration = minimal distinctiveness unless validity is questioned. Another way to say it: Carol Rose’s Crystals and Mud in property law. 1A and © public domain seem to answer the market definition Q.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Many companies exploit renowned person identities without obtaining proper consent, leading intellectual property experts to advocate for the safeguarding of image rights through registration under Intellectual Property laws.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

However, the UK and Spain Patents and Trademark office granted trademark protection to the ‘Bitcoin’ mark and its logo (Registration number: M4046141). The trademark laws used to regulate cryptocurrency-related marks are in their nascent stage. However, this can be prevented with stringent IP laws in place.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. Hero Electric Vehicles Private Ltd v.

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