Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Patents are typically more complicated, and utility patent claims will require more sophistication than design patent infringement assertions. The noninfringement argument focuses on differences between your allegedly infringing activity and their IP rights. A C&D letter is a serious matter.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identify the type of infringement Facebook will remove listings and posts that infringe your intellectual property, covering five categories: counterfeits, copyright infringement, brand abuse (which includes other forms of trademark infringement), design infringement, and patent infringement.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

. * Market research holds relevance in encouraging further R&D and preventing patent infringement actions. . Market research may also help down the road in preventing Patent Infringement actions.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

However, the manifestation of such infringement can be through stealing if the IP is affixed in a tangible medium. Vulnerable Forms of IP under the Threat of Theft. The act is pursued to deceive or confuse consumers as to the origin of those goods.

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Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The plaintiff, running the International Institute of Hotel Management had filed a petition against the defendant, running the Indian Institute of Hotel Management stating that the defendant’s use of the mark ‘IIHM’ and the above-mentioned domain name infringed their registered trademark and amounted to passing off.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Unauthorized utilization of a mark resembling yours constitutes trademark infringement, encompassing both visual and auditory similarities. Conversely, Lookalikes and replica products intentionally exclude trademarks from their design and packaging.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Register your trademarks to block the sale of competing goods that use a similar name or logo. You can then record your registered trademark with US Customs to block the import of infringing goods bearing similar marks. File design patents to protect the appearance of the product.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Trademark infringement occurs when a mark resembling yours is used without authorization. Counterfeiting is one form of trademark infringement, where exact copies of registered trademarks are used to deceive customers and pass off as your brand.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2022

The FTO search, also widely referred to as the right to use or patent clearance search, is conducted before the unique invention or innovation gets launched in the commercial market to avoid Patent Infringement.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The agreement enabled the three parties involved to obtain Freedom to Operate (abbreviated as FTO) , thereby authorizing one another to use some of their respective patented technologies without worrying about Patent Infringement.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have covered several introductory topics about 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) through the lens of its most common context [1] —as another forum for patent litigation. [2] patent; and 3) that an industry with respect to articles protected by the patent exists or is in the process of being established. [3]

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Trademark infringement is defined as a mark that looks and/or sounds like yours is used without your authorization. Counterfeiting is one type of trademark infringement, where individuals or businesses use exact copies of registered trademarks to mislead customers and pass them off as your brand.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Due to such a risk, the defendants in a Patent Infringement suit can preclude the proprietor of the patent from arguing a construction of a claim that would ‘retrieve’ the subject matter surrendered during the prosecution of the patent.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

It was in 2019 when Nike filed a Patent Infringement lawsuit against Skechers by calling it out for copying Nike’s strategy. As per Kevin, Snapchat adopted filters because Instagram and many other social media platforms had them.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

M/S I-Care Aesthetic Clinic refused to grant a perpetual injunction in favor of the Plaintiff and to restrain the Defendant from using the mark “I CARE” as the same did not infringe on the Plaintiff’s registered trademark “V CARE”. July 29, 2021].

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2024

Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited & Ors on 15 March 2024 (Delhi High Court ) The plaintiffs had obtained an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the defendants, in 2019, for alleged patent infringement after which a few patents had expired.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 3, 2021

Depending on the patent box regime, income derived from IP can include royalties, licensing fees, gains on the sale of IP, sales of goods and services incorporating IP, and Patent Infringement damage awards.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The smart use of dashed lines can broaden the scope of your design patent so that you are not limited to a specific product shape. What are the different rejections to overcome in registering trademarks vs. patenting designs? The standard for trademark infringement is confusing similarity.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Trademark as Collateral in the US. In addition to registered trademarks at the USPTO, debtors can also pledge common law trademarks, which are trademarks not formally registered. The first step for declaring a patent as collateral involves the valuation of the patent to determine its objective value.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Unauthorized utilization of a mark resembling yours constitutes trademark infringement, encompassing both visual and auditory similarities. Conversely, lookalikes and knock-off products intentionally exclude trademarks from their design and packaging.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Delhi High Court however permitted the Defendant to file these documents holding them essential to indicate Defendant’s assertion that the suit design lacks novelty, which it held to be one of the defences available in a patent infringement action. Riot sues NetEase over copyright infringement of its game ‘Valorant’.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

the Court held that such usage would amount neither to infringement of the trademark, nor taking of unfair advantage of the Respondent’s mark. Japan to allow export of defense equipment to countries where the relevant arms maker holds a patent. Cisco Wins Patent Infringement Case Leading $2.75 and Ors. ,

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