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Trademark
I. Does the English letter(s) combined with number(s) as a trademark possess distinctiveness?
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Introduction
In a Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show, he was harmonizing and singing with Sophia the Robot. That duet was a perfect piece of musical one would ever listen. And in another event an...
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INTRODUCTION
AI i.e., Artificial Intelligence[i]is not particularly a novel concept. With AI, we are all very familiar. We refer to it as AI when a machine behaves in a human-like manner. AI is a s...
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As one of the world’s most dynamic emerging regions, the ASEAN region has achieved notable success in capturing the attention of other nations worldwide in terms of investment opportunities...
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The existing Copyright Act in Myanmar came into force on 24 February 1914. According to this law, copyright ownership lasts for the life of the creator plus fifty years after their death. The Act cove...
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Budding business owners know that registering their trademark is an essential move in order to protect their brand. But they shouldn’t get complacent, because nothing is permanent! In the case o...
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The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published, in the Industrial Property Gazette 2749 of September 12, 2023, Ordinance No. 36, which establishes the second edition of the Industrial Desi...
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The Delhi High Court recently issued a decision on the phonetic similarity of trademarks in the case of Elyon Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. v. The Registrar of Trademarks. In this case, the appellant, Ely...
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The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) has, in recent years, improved in terms of providing clear and detailed guidelines for examination of patent applications in the Life Sciences. ln par...
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Ukraine slightly reduced the fee for filing a TM application and unblocked the post-grant opposition procedure
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine made changes to its Resolution "On approval o...
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*COPYRIGHT
Outline of the Copyright Ac...
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The High Court of Delhi, in a recent judgment dated August 23, 2023, adjudicated upon a trademark cancellation case initiated by M/S.RSPL Health Private Limited against Reckitt and Colman (Overseas) H...
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I. Change of Patent Rights in Taiwan – Assignment and Inheritance
During the examination of a pending patent application or after the patent is granted, the original owner may transfer ...
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The legal landscape of patent regulations is undergoing a transformative phase with the introduction of the Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (“Draft Rules”). Patent applications and p...
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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the body responsible for administering Indian IP laws has, on August 22, 2023, published the D...
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INTRODUCTION
Patents can be determined as the absolute right of an owner to utilize their discoveries and innovations till the expiry of patents. The patents must be fair, just, and lawful in natur...
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On July 14, 2023, a Single Judge in the matter of The Polo/Lauren Company LP v. M/s Home Needs [CS(COMM)1722/2020] held that the Defendant’s marks/labels “POLOLIFETIME” / “Polo...
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On July 21, 2023, a Single Judge Bench, in the matter of Coty Germany GMBH v. Xeryus Retail Private Limited & Anr. [CS(COMM) 1298/2018 & I.A. 8603/2023] decreed the suit in favour of the Plain...
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The registration of a trademark gives the owner the right of exclusive use of the mark, in the negative aspect of this right, empowers the owner to prohibit third parties from using the mark without h...
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The Delhi High Court recently denied granting interim relief by way of injunction sought by TV 18 Broadcast Limited (“the plaintiff”) on the basis of its mark against Bennett, Colema...
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SIMOES IP AT AIPPI’S 2023 WORLD CONGRESS
From October 22 to 25, AIPPI will hold its 2023 World Congress, in Istanbul, Turkey. This year, Simoes Intellectual Property will be represent...
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The role of specialized tribunals, such as the former Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) and current IP division/benches in several High Courts, play a pivotal role in resolving intellectual...
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“Parody” according to Cambridge dictionary is “writing, music, art, speech, etc. that intentionally copies the style of someone famous or copies a particular situation, making the fe...
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The medical device industry in China has entered a rapid development period. From 2017 to 2022, the market scale of the medical device industry in China has been continuously increased from 440.3 mill...
