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Protection of Jewelry in India: Copyright or Design?

IP and Legal Filings

The value of jewelry arises from its uniqueness and the value that is ascribed to its aesthetic value. Various jewelry designers have obtained IP protection for their jewelry pieces that range from trademark protection of the brand value to protection of the design itself either through copyright and/ or patents.

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Please Keep My (Trade) Secret

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Trademarks are not appropriate because, of course, a recipe is not a brand name, slogan, or logo. Unlike all the above referenced forms of IP protection, a trade secret can be almost any piece of information that derives value for a company, by and because, it is kept secret. Example: The (secret) recipe for KFC Fried Chicken.

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Clarifying or Confusing the Quandary of Identical Marks: Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc. v. Vijaya Sai and Others

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Vijaya Sai and Others seems to have missed an opportunity to provide clarity on this question in a trademark infringement case hinged around Section 29(2) and (3). These appear to be the logos of the parties, based on the authors search online, from here and here respectively. Vijaya Sai and Others. Relevant Facts.

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Understanding the Relevance of IPR in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

As of 2019, the apparel market was valued at about 368 billion U.S As of 2019, the apparel market was valued at about 368 billion U.S In India, as of 2018, the industry was valued at over five trillion INR and is expected to reach about 223 billion dollars by 2021. The intersection of fashion and IPR. dollars in the USA.

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state consumer protection law gives competitor plaintiff more leeway than Lanham Act, court holds

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2:17-cv-00702-RJS-DAO (D. SME Steel Contractors, Inc. Seismic Bracing Company, LLC, F.Supp.3d 3d -, 2023 WL 4463246, No. 11, 2023) The parties compete in the design of buckling-restrained braces, which are structural devices that help buildings withstand seismic activity. One of the defendants (Hinchman) used to work for plaintiff SME.

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If “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Trigger warning: this is a terrible opinion. Let’s hope the judge corrects his errors or that the appeals court does it for him. * * *. This opinion addresses a venerable issue in Internet Law: can a website control how visitors see its web pages? Gator, WhenU, and other adware vendors followed. Wells Fargo v. 1-800 Contacts v.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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2] Since we last discussed that decision on this blog in June 2021, [3] the Second Circuit reconsidered it following a subsequent landmark Supreme Court decision addressing fair use ( Google LLC v. 4] ), and issued a new decision in which it reached the same result. [5]. Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. He did just that.