SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2022

This article seeks to examine how trademark law interacts with the freedom of expression of artists to choose the subject matters they wish to engage with, using the dispute between Hermès, a fashion industry giant and Mason Rothschild, a digital artist, as a contextual backdrop. The precedent set in Consim Info Pvt.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Viacom submitted a huge amount of evidence to support its claim regarding the reputation of the series and evidence that the character was well-known before the filing date of the contested trademark due to its link to the series. The evidence included viewer numbers, social media posts, press articles and TV programs mentioning the series.

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Kashishipr

JANUARY 12, 2022

All ardent social media users are aware of the latest trend of using hashtags to spread the word across a wide range of users for bolstering consumer engagement. Therefore, the prime role of such hashtags needs to be assessed in line with the Trademark Law to deduce whether they qualify for trademark protection.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements on social media for perfumes that offer the same fragrance as a luxury one at a reasonably affordable rate. Likelihood of Confusion to the Public or Likelihood of Association with the Registered Trademark I.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Use the Indian Trade Marks Registry Database The Indian Trade Marks Registry provides an online portal where you can search for registered trademarks across different classes. Enter the name, logo description, or trademark class relevant to your brand. Consulting a trademark attorney can provide you with a deeper search.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Given the huge commercial opportunity, it is clear to see why there is great demand in trademarks for goods and services linked to the holiday name and others throughout the year. Can you trademark a holiday name? A trademark is not just a means of securing and protecting a brand name, it is also a valuable business asset.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even companies that regularly take steps to protect intellectual property through, for example, registering trademarks or registering copyrights, can benefit from a yearly review. For trademarks, a good place to start is the company’s marketing and promotional materials, website, mobile app, and social media.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Artists also may own registered trademarks in their names for use as source identifiers. As I explained in my discussion of the Rick Astley lawsuit , right of publicity and trademark law provided viable claims to Bette Midler and Tom Waits when imitations of their voices were used in advertising.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Moreover, the enforcement of these protections over globally spread social media platforms, may prove to be a practically impossible pursuit. The Court specifically ordered the take down of infringing content, including YouTube videos as well as the impugned sexually explicit material, within 48 hours of the passage of the order.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 27, 2022

With the increase in globalization and cross-border trade, intriguing types of trademarks are trending and have become a crucial tool to signify a company’s identity. The most critical aspect that may be subject to the Trademark Protection of a motion mark is the succession of images in the said mark.

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azrights

MAY 3, 2022

Any new media company doing work customers want, such as websites or social media, can and does add on a branding service to their offerings. Yet lawyers’ role in the process is marginal, limited to doing clearance searches and registering trademarks if they’re ever consulted at all.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 21, 2023

§ 1052(c) on registering marks concerning a living person without permission; this case has the possibility of altering trademark law significantly and allowing current events to be treated similarly to historic events from a trademark perspective. Japanese Trademark Law, Article 4(1)(viii).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Supreme Court looked into a wide variety of issues such as oxygen and Covid-19 drugs shortage, equitable pricing of vaccines, protection of health workers, possibility of invoking compulsory licenses and the clampdown on free speech on social media platforms. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. Cipla Ltd [Madras High Court].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. 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.] By Guest Blogger Lisa P. Ramsey [Lisa P.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Trademark: In Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products, the Court held that it did not need to apply or even decide the validity of a speech-protective limit on trademark law designed to prevent trademark owners from shutting down expressive works that comment on trademarks, known as the Rogers test.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

My former student Grace McLaughlin has written an excellent note about the fact that these putative trademarks don’t serve human trademark functions—it’s very hard to remember them or distinguish one random string from another random string in terms of knowing what you’ve seen before—and has proposed some possible responses from the PTO.

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