Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

From what I can tell, the movements have been treated like they are in the public domain, without copyright or trademark notices. So, most of what you want to use is in the public domain due to old age, and you can perform or duplicate the moves and describe them in your own language. Is this accurate?

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Whether it’s a movie becoming a holiday classic due to it being (briefly) in the public domain, holiday songs still very much under copyright, multiple legal questions around a children’s classic or some long-running myths that have changed the way people view some of the season’s most important characters, copyright has been a factor.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

According to The Wrap , AMC Networks and Sony Pictures, the production companies behind Better Call Saul , are being sued for trademark and trade dress infringement by Liberty Tax. The entertainment industry is no stranger to trademark infringement issues. Photo retrieved from Tubefilter.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. It is no surprise that the legalities of the public domain are more complicated than the headlines suggest. But not so fast.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Yesterday, we looked at the myriad of ways that copyright and trademark impact Halloween costumes. This was also our first post in the “Creepy Copyright Mondays” that I published that year. Nearly all copies of the film were destroyed, but an American copy survived, as Dracula was already public domain in the United States.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2021

Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques , Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2022

While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day. The previously copyrighted works enter the public domain, free to use and copy. public domain. January 1 st marks the expiration of most jurisdictions’ copyright terms.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

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. The story behind the trademark. A company from Coral Gables, Florida applied for the Louise Brooks trademark in 2018.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Published on January 6, 2009. The Popeye copyrights are now in the public domain in Europe. That’s copyright, not trademark. As Mark Owen, an IP lawyer at the UK firm. The post Best of 2009: I can’t stands no more! appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While Brexit created many questions and dilemmas that took years to sort out, for trademark attorneys the primary question was always: “What will become of UK protection for EU trademark registrations?” In 2019, that extension ran out, and 95-year-old works from the 1920s began to enter the public domain every January.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 20, 2024

PermaKat Eleonora Rosati will address how IP rights protect fictional characters through several case law examples, aiming to “answer whether, in the end, the only fictional thing is the notion of public domain”. The International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold its Annual Meeting from 18 to 22 May 2024.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and recently wrote a paper with Professor Christine Haight Farley that focuses on speech-protective doctrines in trademark infringement law.] The Trademark Infringement Claim A new gateway requirement for application of the Rogers test. 1114(1) or 15 U.S.C.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

You have to register your work within five years of publishing it. However, you can opt for trademark registration. Hence, creators should be well aware to document their work before going into the public domain. Besides, the owner could also enjoy a good reputation by securely publishing his work in the public domain.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A major contribution of economics to our understanding of trademarks is "search costs", generally here. This idea is that trademarks are an efficient tool for consumers because a consumer can rely on the mark, rather than having to search for sufficient information about the source of the product each time he wishes to make a purchase.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In an August 2023 joint submission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Hollywood, the recording industry, TV companies, the gaming industry and publishers left little doubt that patience had run out. Anyone can make a request, via the system, for certain non-public domain registration data.

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The TTABlog

MARCH 10, 2022

Following long-standing precedent, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark STRONGHOLDS & FOLLOWERS for "Role playing game equipment in the nature of game book manuals" on the ground that the mark is the title of a single work and therefore does not function as a trademark under Section 1, 2, and 45 of the Lanham Act.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In a decision that has just been published (available here in French), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court invalidated the 3D mark of Nestlé's related to the shape of the capsules. Picture on bottom left is in the public domain. The decision echoes one by the German Federal Court of Justice given a few years ago (Katpost here ).

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

You must register your work within five years of publishing it, which will act as proof of validity in case of infringement. However, you can opt for trademark registration. Hence, creators should be well aware of documenting their work before entering the public domain. Proof of validity.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Last month, a study published by The Galaxy examined the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and found that, despite many understanding that NFTs transferred either the copyright or the license in the original work, only 1 in 25 of those projects even attempted to do as such. The idea is fairly simple.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The authors emphasize that AI cannot hold moral rights and that in the absence of an author, the work should be in the public domain. Details: Publisher: Edward Elgar Extent: 582 Available in hardback and ebook ISBN: 978 1 78990 486 4

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It represents an intangible, incorporeal entitlement bestowed upon the author or originator of literary or artistic creations, conferring upon them the exclusive privilege to reproduce, publish, and sell their work. The act of publication ensures that the work is broadcast in the public domain, offering the owner a sense of security.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. for protection of its trademark “L.O.L. Thus, in April 2022, deciding on a case brought by a U.S.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Wrapping up the first week of 2024, here is a brief recap of our hard-hitting post on TKDL, the detailed comments on the draft Calcutta High Court IPR Division Rules, and an informative take on scandalous and obscene trademark prosecution in India. Verizon Trademark Services Llc vs Verizone Broadband Services Pvt Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

His defense is that the work he used was free for all; after his victory, that work remains in the public domain for others to build upon. This logic seemingly extends equally to trademark cases… * Politico : “Tech giant battle means doom for small news outlets, Trudeau was warned.” March 29, 2023).

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43(B)log

JUNE 25, 2022

People are comfortable coexisting, and there are a lot of secret agreements; France is the only EU country that makes people register and publish coexistence agreements. In the EU it won’t, and no one will oppose, and that matters to how much crowding there is. McKenna: distinct from other TM questions.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

The series presently contains 50+ Copyright related empirical studies and 50+ Patent related empirical studies published over the period of the last 15 years, and this will continue to be expanded over time. Delhi High Court Sets Aside 3 Orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry, in 1 day! Case: Holyland Marketing Pvt.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It implies that while a specific technology may be protected in the main markets of a company, it may lie in the public domain in some other countries. In most countries, they typically last for a maximum of 20 years, after which they lie in the public domain and can be freely used by anyone.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

Still the Circular does hold out a ray of hope, noting that- [u]nder certain circumstances, names, titles, or short phrases may be protectable under federal or state trademark laws. and is not associated in the public mind with the publisher, printer or bookseller."). [T]here identifies a specific literary work.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2023

With over 35 years of experience in the creative industries, Achille pioneered music publishing in India with Deep Emotions Publishing in 1996 and has also served as a public servant in France. Copyright and Author’s Rights The publishers wrote the history of Anglo-American copyright. Let’s dive in.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 10, 2021

Feldman has also just published a short article in Nature Biotechnology titled Negative Innovation: When Patents are Bad for Patients. (Co-authored Since the low dosage approach is in the public domain, no private company has sufficient incentive to seek and obtain FDA approval. by Dennis Crouch. Robin Feldman.

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The term covers anything that was sold in public, used publicly, described in a magazine or similar publication, or already has a patent on file with the patent office. It also includes designs that have been published anywhere in the world or things that have been used anywhere in the world. Exceptions.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Trademarks. Trademarks are protected by registration with the IP Department. A GCC Trademark Law was issued in 2006. This law will replace the current Trademark Law of 1992 subsequent to its publication in the Official Gazette by the UAE government. Copyright can be registered with the IPPD.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

And unlike the vast majority of songwriters and performing artists who have relinquished ownership rights to musical publishers and record labels, Barlow & Bear decided to release “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” themselves, which means keeping more of the earnings. Netflix disagrees.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

On 24 th February, Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court passed an interesting judgment that discusses the parameters for a trademark to be considered descriptive/laudatory and the evidence needed to establish the same. At issue in Lt Overseas North America Inc & Anr. 2 (Lulu Mall). Case: M/s Mahavir PVC Cables Factory v.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Registrar of Trademarks. permanent injunction against the Respondent from using the trademark and trade dress similar to the Plaintiff’s ‘Yellow Diamond’ mark and trade dress. Image from here. The Shape of Shape Marks in India. Decreeing the suit filed by the Plaintiff in the matter, the Delhi District Court passed an order of.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. Trademarks.

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Case Summaries Calcutta High Court restrains the defendant from infringing the unregistered trademark of the respondent Case: Usco S.P.A. Considering that the patents granted by the EPO seem to hold persuasive value before Indian courts as well, is this a wake-up call for viewing them as the gold standard? And Anr vs Twin Parts Pvt.

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