IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Trademark is a kind of intellectual property which is capable of being represented graphically, it can be any word, design, symbol, phrase, design, shape, packaging of goods etc. Trademarks are used to distinguish one person’s goods and services from that of others. Use of a similar trademark for the same products. .

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Nowadays, you do not necessarily need to have a trademark registered in order to apply for the Brand Registry. A pending trademark application filed with the USPTO may suffice. What types of patents are eligible for Amazon APEX? Moreover, simpler technologies are more likely to be accepted. Where do you start?

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

a case of first impression in the circuit courts of appeals, the Ninth Circuit held that if a lawsuit will affect a trademark, then a foreign-based defendant may be served either through its designated agent or the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. , Background.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Although Petitioner owned three registrations for its marks, it had disclaimed the words NATURAL DOG COMPANY in one registrations, claimed acquired distinctiveness in another (with a disclaimer of DOG COMPANY), and accepted a Supplemental Registration in the third. Natural Dog Acquisition LLC v. Pet Go Round of Greensboro , Cancellation No.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

He was unmistakably aware of the nuances regarding colours in trademark law. Broadly speaking, trademarks are of two types: traditional and non-traditional. [1] Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3]

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The claim for cancellation of the ‘675 Mark was based on fraud in obtaining the trademark registration and misrepresentation of source, whereas their claim for cancellation of the ’549 and ’077 Marks was based on misrepresentation of source alone. Chunma USA, Inc., 2021 WL 1534988, No. 20-CV-0271 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2021

On 25 September 2020, the EUTM application was refused under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 (EUTMR) on the ground that the sign cannot function as a trademark and would not be perceived by consumers as a badge of origin. Listen here to the sound.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a timely guest post by Sangita Sharma on a recent order by the Delhi High Court, on the usage of a competitor’s registered trademarks as keywords or adwords. The plaintiff filed the suit seeking protection of its various registered trademarks used by Defendant No.1- Sangita Sharma. Defendant no.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

a case of first impression in the circuit courts of appeals, the Ninth Circuit held that if a lawsuit will affect a trademark, then a foreign-based defendant may be served either through its designated agent or the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In San Antonio Winery, Inc. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. ,

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Panel #2, TM, moderated by Vice Dean Felix Wu Jack Daniels says that use as a trademark is special: like copyright’s bête noire, confusion caused by trademark use is the central concern of trademark law. I’m going to start by going back to some earlier cases, Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana, from 1992. Then, in Lexmark v.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) suspended all Trademark Terminal filings pending administrative review. In a Show Cause Order , the USPTO alleges that Trademark Terminal is fraudulently filing trademarks from Pakistan. a foreign company, controls Trademark Terminal.

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IP Spotlight

APRIL 1, 2020

The newly-enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides patent and trademark applicants the opportunity for temporary relief from certain deadlines as more and more businesses face mandatory shutdowns due to effects of COVID-19. Patent and trademark filing extensions.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 15, 2021

This applicant found itself in a pickle after the USPTO refused to register the proposed mark PICKLESHOT for "alcoholic beverages, except beer," on the ground of genericness and, alternatively, mere descriptivenes (and lack of secondary meaning). Applicant took a shot at an appeal, but the Board's decision ended on a sour note: affirmed!

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Today, it’s about the trademark arena. It had to be decided how the marks would be perceived by the average consumer, in the relevant market, who is reasonably well-informed and observant, taking account of the type of goods and how they are marketed.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In fairness to the high court, none of the evidence you’d have expected to have in about the importance of “Italian” when you are selling coffee was before the court, so it’s not as surprising they did something done. Introduction: Robert Burrell IP Australia exerts extraordinary control over legislative agenda; if you can persuade IP Au.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

Given in use a trade mark could be viewed at all sorts of angles, especially when attached to goods as a swing tag (the Huawei application covered glasses and watches among other things), this series of judgments seems narrow-minded. Here we go! That’s roughly 30 in dog years and closer to mid-30s in cat years ( apparently ). IPKat here.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Identify the type of infringement • Step 2. Gather intellectual property information and infringement evidence • Step 3. Identify the type of infringement Each marketplaces enforcement process and removal policy will vary depending on the type of infringement. Table of contents : • Step 1.

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Does a USPTO trademark application require any documents? Back in the old days, trademark applications were filed by mailing paper documents to the USPTO. Nowadays, trademark filings are filed electronically with the uspto.gov website. Are you required to show trademark use on all goods or services?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ). (I Every sound trademark seems not only to signify something but to raise a question or two as well. There’s no roar quite like a Nittany Lion’s!

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 20, 2022

Subsequently, it is important to know what kind of activities should you undertake and the kind of rules that you should follow while getting your trademark registered. Subsequently, it is important to know what kind of activities should you undertake and the kind of rules that you should follow while getting your trademark registered.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Restrictions on E-Register and Public Search Features of the Trademarks Registry Lifted (Finally!) After an eventful week, here is our recap of its top IP developments. Don’t forget to check them out on the blog too! Read the submitted comments on the Proposed Rules to know more. Read her take on the controversy. media coverage!

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

What if we tell you that there is a drug that is used for treating diabetes, but has a similar/ almost identical brand name as another drug used for treating a type of cancer. Surprising, isn’t it? Well, as it turns out this is not a one-off case. Thakur and Prashant Reddy T. Please note that the op-ed was first published in the Hindu.]

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

UCLA School of Law Mark Janis: 1 st day of TM: students’ experience of brands as used by owners & 3 rd parties is so disconnected from the historical traditions of TM. Anachronism may give away too much by suggesting the cause of disconnect is the passage of time—that might not be true or might be partly true. Disconnect yes, anachronism maybe.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

But trademark plaintiffs and judges are still partying like it’s 1999. Defendant has also used Plaintiffs’ trademarks “Seeking Millionaire,” “Seeking Arrangement,” “Whats Your Price,” “Carrot Dating,” and “Seeking” as search terms in the Apple Appstore and Google Play Store to yield LuxyApp as a search result.

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Relationship to use as a trademark; symmetry b/t types of use that might allow acquisition of rights v. types of use that might infringe? Past issues like TM use and failure to function may appear in a new light through the lens of ornamentality. Janis & Dinwoodie were not fans of symmetry in P v. Does it need one?

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

10 YEARS AFTER THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA), THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD (PTAB) ENDURES. After a heady 2020, 2021 proved to be a return to normalcy for the PTAB. While there was significant excitement early in the year about how the Supreme Court would rule in Arthrex , its decision in June mostly maintained the status quo. Download a PDF.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Introduction. 2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. The biosimilar market also exhibited continued growth, with multiple biosimilar developers reporting strong sales of biosimilars through 2021.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Matt Bodie Trademark, Employees & the Firm How does TM designate the entity entitled to hold and defend a mark, and what effects does this have on the worker/firm relationship? General theory of the firm: production in which several types of resources are used and the product is not a sum of separable outputs of each cooperating resource.

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