The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

They are the following: Annual Conference on European Trade Mark and Design Law 2021 On 6-8 October 2021 it will be the turn of the Annual Conference on European Trade Mark and Design Law 2021 , which will take place online in 3 morning (CEST time zone) sessions. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

While the heatwave is leaving the UK , here is the recap of the topics considered in case you missed the IPKat. Trade secrets Annsley Merelle Ward reported Hans Eriksson’s words on the recent EUIPO’s report on Trade Secrets Trends in the European Union.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2023

In the first post she discussed the Copyright Amendment Bill in relation to the fact that, recently, the South Africa’s National Council of Provinces had began the first set of public hearings on the same topic. The second one is linked to the MP’s opposition to the Bill.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2022

As always, readers can vote for books in five categories: Patents, Copyright, Trade Mark, Design and all other Intellectual Property topics including cross-overs. Please provide the editor/author's name and title of the book in your votes. Thank you for playing nicely. Only votes for books published in 2021 will count.

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The IPKat

JULY 11, 2023

Image via Pexels Trade marks Marcel Pemsel discussed the decision of the German Patent Court in relation to a trade mark parody (30 W (pat) 15/19). The reviewed considered the focus of the book, namely the evolution of US copyright law and street art graffiti.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, what would happen if business houses wanted to trademark the name of the god they worshipped? Furthermore, a list of notified illegal trademarks is enumerated in the Central Government’s Manual of Trade Marks, Practice and Procedure. This guarantees the preservation of the feelings of the concerned group.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The case law on the protection of geographical names as trade marks started with the CJEU’s Windsurfing Chiemsee judgment (cases C-108/97 and C-109/97 ). The absolute ground of refusal of descriptive trade marks (now Art. Other noteworthy decisions concerned the trade mark ‘NEUSCHWANSTEIN’.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

This is especially hazardous for counterfeit medical items, mechanical parts, and food products, to name a few. There are several strategies for protecting your brand and your business ranging from quick and inexpensive actions such as cease and desist letters, to district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2021

TRADE MARKS When it comes to trade mark disputes, Italian football club AC Milan recently lost a match against German company InterES (and yes, the company name is not intentional). Wilkof discussed patent trolling and the long debate about it and whenever this topic might still be relevant and deserving of attention.

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The IPKat

MAY 8, 2022

Kat friend Sarah Neil brings the following cautionary tale when the Registry gets over its trade mark skis on the issue of bad faith. The issue of bad faith is rarely raised before the UK IPO in trade mark matters. 3587268 and No. 3587268 and No.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image by Robbert Sjoerdsma and Annelotte Boot Following the hype, bakeries all across the Netherlands started selling this pastry under the sign Crompouce, which is a combination of the names croissant and tompouce. Indeed, in mere days/weeks, Crompouce® apparently has become a common name in the trade for the relevant pasty.

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The TTABlog

MAY 3, 2023

90358149 (May 1, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jyll Taylor) [Section 2(d) refusal of MAJESTIC MANGO for "Ice cream infused with alcohol; Sorbet infused with alcohol" [MANGO disclaimed] in view of the registered mark MAJESTIC SHAKES for "Frozen confections; ice cream products, namely, ice cream and ice cream drinks" [SHAKES disclaimed].

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

Intellectual Property Attorneys … vs The Controller General Of … on 22 December, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The IPAA (Intellectual Property Attorneys Association) filed a writ petition against two public notices issued by the Registrar of Trade Marks in September 2023. 1’s name and FSSAI number on the impugned products.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. However, the fact that some names have been listed for over a decade, shows that there are no guarantees for improvement.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Conferences, Seminars and other Events UCL – Question to Trade Mark Judges The UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation La (IBIL) and MARQUES , the European Association of Trade Mark Owners, will host the event “ Question to the Trade Mark Judges ” on the 7th March 2023. More information on the lecture here. More details here.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In June of 2020, Applicant Panini Americas, Inc. (“Panini”) applied to register the mark MOSAIC for “collectible trading cards; sports trading cards” in Class 16. Panini America, Inc. , 91268816 (TTAB 2023).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Authors Guild described the Z-Library as a “trade barrier” recently, while the Association of American Publishers branded the shadow library a “notorious” pirate site. law enforcement, resulting in a wave of seizures last Friday, which took the main Z-Library domain names offline. Dozens of Domain Names.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The General Court has recently confirmed with decision T-253/22 the refusal of the application for trade mark registration of the verbal sign “ Sustainability through Quality ”. Trade marks serve to identify the origin of products and services and may also serve to communicate to the public a “green” message.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In addition, 75% of the fees charged by IP offices (including national IP offices, EUIPO and the Benelux IP Office) for the registration of trade marks and designs will be reimbursed. For more information and online registration, click here. What are the boundaries on copyright protection for video games?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

The topic of the potential TRIPS COVID-19 waiver continues to rumble on, with the Kluwer Patent Blog considering the investment treaty arbitration angle and suggesting that patent proprietors may still be able to obtain remuneration as compensation for the expropriation of patent rights, even in the event of a waiver being applied.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 15, 2023

These can be used to monitor infringing domain names, trademarks, logos, and counterfeit websites. Digital brand protection solutions and tools continue to grow in popularity.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

In a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) reversed six refusals to register The New York Times Company’s (the “Times”) names of its newspaper columns, THE NEW OLD AGE, A GOOD APPETITE, HUNGRY CITY, WORK FRIEND, OFF THE SHELF, and LIKE A BOSS (the “Marks”).

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The IPKat

MARCH 27, 2022

TRADE MARKS A few days ago, the virtual event " Metaverse Fashion Week " (MVFW) started in the virtual environment called " Decentraland ". The Fashion Law discussed the implications of trade mark protection in the Metaverse. In Japan, the JPO recently ruled on a trade mark parody case involving Lacoste.

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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.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The contributors bring a range of perspectives, as CEO’s, investors, practitioners and academics, namely, Daniel Brüggemann, Rudolf Freytag, Rainer Gith, Stefan Golkowsky, Manuel F. Juette, Ashkan Kalantary, Peter Karge, Christina Lubinski, Thorsten Lubinski, Werner Mäntele, Uwe Schriek, Christoph Viebig, and Leif Zierz.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This starts with the domain name registration. The owner of every domain name on the Internet is required to supply personal information when they buy a domain. In addition to providing an updated list of piracy threats, these domain name troubles were highlighted. This is also where the first hurdles come into play.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The “in particular” part will surely open way for further preliminary rulings on the topic. Following the trade mark reform and similar initiative in the design proposal , GI owners will also be allowed to exercise their rights over goods in transit (art. Next steps The text must now be formally approved by Council.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. First, the software turns the original image into noise, namely a random pattern of pixels (such as white noise or snow). It is a way of creating algorithms (models) that use noise.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without. New York’s post mortem right-of-publicity statute recently came into effect.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 5, 2023

It might be a symbol, a motto, or even the product name. In India, trademarks are controlled by the Trade Marks Act 1999, which lays out several rules that clarify the system and stages required for registering a trademark. Each class has a wide range of products and services, which are not particularly obvious from the class name.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

may not be a household name, but in the Czech Republic, it is massive. Over the years, Ulož has been reported to the US Trade Representative as a notorious pirate site several times. “If someone wants to use the word street in a file name, for example, they are now out of luck on these platforms.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Background Wali’s predicament started on July 2, 2022, when Kurasov wrote on his personal Facebook page: “My paintings were used in Cairo subway without my permission and even mentioning my name! […] I am waiting for an official response about the theft of my paintings in a metro station” (See here , here ).

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. based out of Quebec filed a trademark application for its design mark, identical to that of HBC’s expired mark, for services including “Computerized on-line ordering and trading featuring general merchandise and general consumer goods”.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 10, 2021

Award Name Hon. The Association has a combined total of twenty-four active Committees and Delegates, whose scope covers all aspects of intellectual property law and practice and related topics, including alternative dispute resolution, legislative oversight and amicus briefs, meetings and forums, and continuing legal education.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. In each case, there must be a named “person” or “persons” who is to be called an author.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In this space, domain names may redirect, hibernate or even die, but the underlying sites prefer reincarnation. Site Blocking and CDN Providers Large international rightsholders are broadly in favor of site-blocking measures, but the topic is controversial in Japan. It’s complex and messy, almost certainly by design.

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