Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Huawei files for Trademark for mobile OS called Harmony
July 15, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:37 am
In June 2019 Huawei had filed a trademark application for its mobile operating system, HongMeng OS. A month later, Huawei has applied for trademark for another mobile operating system called Harmony. Huawei found itself in a spot after Google revoked its Android license following the
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Amazon sued over “Prime”
July 13, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 8:34 am
A Missouri based trucking company, Prime Inc., has filed a suit against Amazon in the US Federal Court alleging Amazon’s Prime logo on tractor-trailers is “confusingly similar” to its own trademark. The Prime Inc. has built up “substantial value and goodwill” with its name and
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Kim Kardashian wins lawsuit against fashion brand
July 12, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:37 am
Earlier this year, the reality-TV star turned business-woman Kim Kardashian West initiated proceedings against Missguided in California. Her case was based on the claims that Misguided was infringing her trademark rights, and on US laws protecting her right to publicity. The suit was brought in
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Girl Scouts of USA sues Boy Scouts over trademark
July 12, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:14 am
The Girl Scouts of USA, founded in 1912, has filed a suit for trademark infringement against the Boy Scouts of America. The suit was file dafter the latter decided to drop “Boy” from its namesake program and started welcoming older girls. The Boy Scouts accepts
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Motorola Patents Method to Track People Who Switch Phones Frequently
July 11, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:45 am
A Motorola Solutions patent application published on July 4 lays out a strange method of tracking and identifying customers who regularly change their mobile devices. The application was initially filed by the company in 2016. According to Motorola, people who change switch phones frequently could
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No Patent for Facebook
July 10, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:16 am
Recently the Delhi Patent Office dismissed Facebook’s patent application titled ‘analyzing a query log for use in managing category-specific electronic content.’ The Mark Zuckerberg led company had filed the patent application in 2007. This case is a classic example of how software-related innovations are entangled
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IMB Patents foldable smartwatch
July 9, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 10:46 am
Tech giant IBM patented smartwatches which unfold into tablets on June 11, 2019. IBM had filed for this patent in 2016. This patent build on 9100 patents that the company received in 2018. Currently IBM does not manufacture any consumer devices. However, the smartwatch-to-tablet
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Gigi Hadid attempts to redefine copyright law
July 8, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:35 am
Earlier this year model Gigi Hadid was sued by an agency, Xclusive Lee, for posting an image of herself on her Instagram account. The agency was the author of the image and Hadid’s use of the picture violated its copyright. Recently, Hadid had filed a
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Trademark Genericide and What Brands Can Do To Avoid It
July 5, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 1:09 pm
A trademark distinguishes the goods and services of one seller from that of another. A trademark exclusively identifies a product as belonging to a specific company and recognizes the company’s ownership of the brand. It serves as an identity for the product and can be extremely helpful
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U.S. – India Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights will be held between June 28 – July 2
June 10, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:22 pm
U.S. – India Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights will be held between June 28 – July 2 at The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat . Knowledge partner:Biswajit Sarkar Advocates – IP Attorneys For more information visit: http://autmfoundation.com/
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