TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2024

A sampling of opinions on this controversial topic would likely place sentiments like these at the edge of a spectrum, acting as a perfect counterbalance to equally extreme positions adopted by a subset of particularly aggressive rightsholders.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2022

Suggestive. In addition, fanciful marks are more likely to obtain trademark registration (i.e., Of course, that does not mean that these marks are immune from legal controversy. Definition of “Fanciful Trademark” Fanciful Marks May Become Generic. Fanciful Versus Suggestive Trademarks.

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Corsearch

APRIL 5, 2024

These sessions, led by esteemed panelists from organizations such as Warner Music Group, Estée Lauder, PwC, and more, explored a diverse range of topics crucial to the modern trademark landscape, which are covered in more detail below. Portfolio management: Regularly audit trademarks and watches to ensure alignment with business objectives.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Topical Highlight. Parliamentary Committee on IP Suggests Against Scrapping of IPAB. He notes that the Report offers only a lip service recommendation to re-establish the Board without weighing in the pros and cons, and also without suggesting measures for a seamless revival of the IPAB. Thematic Highlights. Back from the Dead?

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As you may or may not recall, §32 of the Lanham Act provides for a cause of action for infringement of registered marks; courts have read 43(a) to provide a similar cause of action for “unregistered marks”—matter that is not registered with the PTO but serves a trademark function of indicating source.

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43(B)log

APRIL 12, 2021

Relevant quotes (footnotes omitted): In the Chesapeake, as in England, livestock owners could protect their rights to mobile property by marking their animals. They registered their marks at the county court, where the information was recorded to help in identifying strays.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

” Among other things, the settlement marked the end of the use of “all cartoon characters, including Joe Camel, in the advertising, promotion, packaging, and labeling of any tobacco product.” Is the goal here to have consumers talk about the topic of the day – e-cigarette marketing and youth uptake?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Site Blocking and CDN Providers Large international rightsholders are broadly in favor of site-blocking measures, but the topic is controversial in Japan. Suggestions that Cloudflare faces liability for pirate sites are directed to the Mon Cheri v. Cloudflare lawsuit in the U.S., from which the CDN company emerged with a clear win.

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IPilogue

JUNE 29, 2022

Vaver’s lecture was a wonderful way to remember his valuable contributions and to learn more about the diverse topics (as the title suggests) he dealt with in his career in intellectual property. Overall, Prof.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

“ ChatGPT replied: The use of trademarks can be traced back to ancient times, when craftsmen and traders marked their goods with unique symbols or designs to identify their origin or quality. The first trademark registration system was established in the United Kingdom in 1875 with the Trade Marks Registration Act.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons presents the thirteenth volume in his rundown of notable trade mark cases over the past six months. It is also a neat illustration of the potential for trade mark disputes to arise, and be aired in court, long after the competing brands enter the market. ICE, ICE, acquiescence maybe?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them. Otherwise, it will remain a ‘whack-a-mole’ task.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Here is another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh, where he looks into a variety of topics ranging from IP and Gaming to Biodiversity and Benefit Sharing! Burberry” mark and trade dress. Petrol” trademark is registered whereas the plaintiff’s marks are not. Hero Investcorp Private Limited & Anr.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

Indeed, nowadays, while the “basics” of the Metaverse are done and patented, it was suggested that the focus should be shifted to the user experience to ensure its success. The first panel analysed the role of trade marks and designs in relation to several aspects of the digital and virtual environments.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The only coherent way to test descriptiveness is to ask what’s required to connect two things you already know about—the mark and the goods/services—rather than asking whether the goods/services can be guessed from the mark alone.] But we're here for the trademark parts of the case! That was the case here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With regard to the UK, however, the government’s white paper suggests that there will be no immediate legislative intervention to address accountability across the AI life cycle, so that development of adequate rules might be left to the courts. (1 13] Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2023] UKSC 49. [14]

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

27792495) in class 30 for food products to the Trade Mark Office of China (TMO). the TMO On 20 February 2019, the TMO rejected the trade mark application (Decision [2019] No. and the public discourse does not suggest negative impacts, the accusation of ‘adverse effect’ must be supported by corresponding evidence or sufficient reasons.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nonetheless, what’s the solution in the long run – abolishing copyright from scholarly works as Steven Shavell proposed; disallowing corporate assignment of copyright over scholarly works, akin to Akshat’s suggestion in the music industry context; revamping Legal Deposit under The Delivery of Books and Newspaper (Public Libraries) Act 1954.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

Topical Highlight. She argues that the Report does propose a bigger picture, but falls short of discussing any real issues or providing any implementable suggestions. Ensuring Access to TB drugs: Is Compulsory License the Way? 10 August, 2021]. The Delhi High Court in Sporta Technologies Pvt. John Doe & Anr. 9 August, 2021].

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

a wise cat that care about environment kindly provided in CC0 Public Domain license by Pixhere.com) Having to make a selection among the many topics covered, this GuestKat finds it interesting to note that during the conference the EPO case G2/21 on 'plausibility', was repeatedly discussed from different angles.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This week marks the publication of a book by the IPKat’s Dutch friend and former GuestKat Léon Dijkman on the hotly contested notion of the proportionality test in European patent law, accessible for free here. What is more, there is nothing in EU law to suggest that a balancing of interests at the remedies stage is mandatory.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Basic concepts of survival analysis may be applied to study patent examination backlogs or trade mark renewals. They conclude by suggesting several areas for future research, such as the impact of IP on agriculture and food security. Chapter 34, this Kat’s favourite, is authored by William T. Gallagher and Debora J.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

He is based in London and hopes to specialise in trade marks and brands. There is also paid coursework marking. Your suggested best learning experience for students in 50 minute tutorial would be achieved by. The topic is Geographical Indications: Protected local delicacies for Christmas! His name is Benjamin Goh.

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The IPKat

JUNE 25, 2021

The book also brings in various associated topics such as the inter partes review proceedings at the USPTO, the handling of conflicts of interest, patent enforcement from a university perspective, the benefits to society of the patent system, the university treatment of data plus much more. by Teo Firpo and Michael S Mireles.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Health and Education – Indispensable Factors Health consistently holds a prominent position in G20 conferences, with global discussions on this vital topic being a common occurrence. The rise of Artificial Intelligence (referred to as “AI”) has also left its mark on education and teaching.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

The use of lawsuits to solve complex commercial disputes suggests that no amount of talking will ever produce the desired results. From page 17 onwards the majority of the proposed jury instructions on the docket are still marked as disputed, which remains the case right to the very end, on page 243.

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Bio Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

It held that “[n]othing in the language of the asserted claims or the patent’s intrinsic evidence suggests that the claims require these characteristics” and that the characteristics “do not distinguish isolated NR in the claimed compositions from NR found in milk.” ” Id. ” Id. Hi-Tech Pharms.,

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?) ” Mark Fleming (Wilmer) represents Apple and Jonathan Franklin (Norton Rose) represents Qualcomm. Judge Prost wrote in dissent.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This post marks the first in a lengthy series that explain why the bill is a bad solution to a real problem. The Bill C-18 definition says “any portion of it”, which suggests even that minimal use such as a headline might be treated as making news content available.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

To piggyback on the editorial board analogy, if the newspaper itself had published an account of its editorial policies and decisions, and it turned out to be potentially fraudulent in some way, it would not chill the newspaper’s exercise of editorial control to investigate whether the newspaper’s public statements on that topic were false.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

One suggestion, offered by Andreas Rahmatian, is particularly noteworthy. Submissions of papers covering a wide range of topics are encouraged, relating to how copyright law needs to be reformed in the 21st century.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 2, 2022

Just as you say, most experts in this space expect to see a marked increase in raids conducted at domestic premises over the months and years ahead. Certain analytic models can also isolate themes that may suggest anti-competitive behaviour. . Our quarterly update on cartel developments, Cartel Intel, is available here. .

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This second consultation focuses on specific trade marks and designs issues, but also includes some proposals on patents and tribunals. Readers can respond to the consultation with their views on these topics, before 11:59am on 31 October 2023. Series marks The new consultation includes proposals to change or abolish series marks.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The topic of the intersection between private international law and IP law is continued in Chapter 2 by Graeme W. Their intersection offers various avenues for research, several of which are suggested in this chapter, e.g. research questions related to licensing terms of standard essential patents (SEPs).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 1, 2024

When we decided to approach what many suggest is effectively an ‘infringing Alan’ to hear his opinions on piracy, we did so through his unofficial AI agents. We suggested that Alan should be allowed to wander off-topic with his trademark anecdotes before being quickly brought back by his guest. Let’s move on.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

So, here we go with the first report, covering Session 1 – “An Odyssey Through the Evolving Landscape of Trade Mark General Court Judgments”. Could all this suggest that the struggle of EU trade mark law is still ongoing or, rather, that Ithaca is better times are already in sight? The session was chaired by Judge Savvas S.

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