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Trademark Fraud in a Section 15 Declaration is now NOT a Basis for Cancellation of the Registration

DuetsBlog

Instead, it held “that Section 14 [of the Lanham Act] does not authorize the Board to cancel a registration based on a fraudulent Section 15 Declaration,” correcting almost fifty years of the TTAB believing otherwise. Back with you soon here with more, and hope to see you there in Atlanta in May!

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Disclosures And Enforceability Of Standard-Essential Patents (Part 7 of 7)

JD Supra Law

CONCLUSION and Footnotes - Disclosures of potentially standard-essential patents and patent applications have for long been a topic of little interest for third parties to the collaborative standardization process.

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Of cosmetics, insolvency and trademarks

SpicyIP

The commercial implications of being declared a well-known trademark are tremendous. Prior to the enactment of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, a trademark could be declared as well-known either by a court or by the Registrar in an opposition, rectification or infringement / passing off action. v Sarita Manufacturing Co., 1997 PTC 394.

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The appeal of rulings

Olartemoure Blog

This led to the emergence of contradictory points of view within the courts: the first consisted on declaring the deserted, not supported, appeal; and, the second, aimed to resolve it based on the arguments that were presented before the judge of first instance. The Constitutional Court also became involved in the discussion.

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Opinion of the European Copyright Society on certain selected aspects of Case C-227/23, Kwantum Nederland and Kwantum België

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On the topic of material reciprocity, the CJEU in RAAP ruled that Article 8(2) of the Rental and Lending Directive (RLD) prohibits a Member State from excluding non-EEA performers from equitable remuneration for communication to the public of their recordings. In conclusion, Kwantum reflects the uncertainty stemming from RAAP.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

The new guidelines cover topics such as formality examination and procedures for trade mark applications, oppositions, declarations of invalidity, cancellations, classification of goods and services, examination of applications for change of trade mark ownership, trade mark renewal and other procedural issues. PATENTS Prof.

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Event Report: BIE Symposium raises questions on Arrow declarations in the UPC

The IPKat

After this, they discussed a set of various topics related to the RoP and the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA). Another topic related to the way judges interpret the RoP, as these leave some room for the judges to apply their national interpretation norms. A number of questions were raised by the audience.