Category: Blogs
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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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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Intellectual Property Rights in the Era of Counterfeit Goods
May 31, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:56 am
Everybody loves a good bargain. There is an unexplainable satisfaction that one derives from the purchase of high quality branded goods at a modest price. It is this aspect of consumer behavior that the counterfeit product industry relies upon. All over the world markets are
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Software and Intellectual Property
May 28, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:54 am
Software and Intellectual Property (IP) are two sides of the same coin. In the software industry, IP relates to a host of ownership rights relating to software. Under the law, there are different methods of protecting these ownership rights. When it comes to software, IP
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The Importance of Service Marks and Trademarks and their Differences
May 27, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:39 pm
Trademarks are an important aspect of intellectual property. A trademark can be any word, symbol, logo, name, device, color combination or a variation in shape that is used in connection with a specific product or service. A trademark differentiates and distinguishes the goods and services
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WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Reaches a New Record in 2018
May 6, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 5:46 am
According to the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, cyber squatting refers to registering internet domains containing trademarks with the intention to sell the same to the trademark owner or to a third party. Cyber squatters have a mala fide intention to gain profit from the goodwill
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The Special K: Kellogg v. Thanasi Kokkinakis
April 1, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 8:58 am
Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis is facing a trade mark dispute against leading breakfast cereal manufacturer the Kellogg Company (Kellogg’s). Kokkinakis has registered his name ‘Special K’, for use in relation to sports clothing, racquets, and sporting events in lasses 25 (clothing), 28 (sporting goods)
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