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Balancing Innovation: India’s Views for Pharmaceuticals in the Efta Trade Deal

IIPRD

INDIA AND EFTA: PHARMA FRONT From the perspective of India, a leading producer of generic medicines, contractual agreements with developed nations raise several key considerations. With India being a major producer of generic drugs, stricter IP rules advocated by EFTA countries could pose a challenge.

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[Guest post] Dutch IP battle about the hyped “Crompouce®”- a croissant-tompouce hybrid

The IPKat

Another discussion that is currently taking place is whether the trademark Crompouce® has meanwhile become a generic term. But is it possible for a trademark to degenerate in such a short period of time into a generic term? The validity of the design right(s) to the Crompouce® might be a topic for another post.

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SPIN Trademark Has Peloton Wrapped Around the Axel

The IP Law Blog

Last month (February, 2021), Peloton filed petitions to cancel the trademarks SPIN and SPINNING for physical fitness instruction and for stationary exercise bicycles on the grounds that the marks are generic. Peloton cited to Internet evidence, including memes, to support its argument that the terms SPIN and SPINNING have become generic.

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Brand Protection Cheat Sheet

Erik K Pelton

I like to have visual aids when explaining topics, so I came up with the cheat sheet below for new brands to go through the basic steps for trademark protection and for building a bold brand. The following is an edited transcript of my video Brand Protection Cheat Sheet.

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Sanderling Management v. Snap Inc. No. 21-2173 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2023) Alice – 35 U.S.C. § 101

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Topic This case addresses patent eligibility under Alice and whether the district court should have afforded the patent owner leave to amend its complaint. Bandai because they claim a much more generic set of steps than McRO’s specific claim language. The challenged claims here are distinguishable from McRO v.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2020

Erik K Pelton

Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. The summer protests following the killing of George Floyd also led to dozens of trademark filings related to the protest topics. Supreme Court decides Booking.com is not generic.

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TTAB Affirms Genericness Refusal of "LETTERS & NUMBERS" for. Guess What?

The TTABlog

The Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark LETTERS & NUMBERS (in standard character form) on the Supplemental Register, finding it to be generic for printed and electronic publications "in the field of educational and entertainment materials targeted to children on the topic of alphanumeric characters and symbols."