Viacom claims trademark rights on Catchphrases
Viacom, recently filed a petition before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board claiming ownership over any and all catchphrases used by the reality star Mike Sorrentino...
Read MoreIP News Updates, 31st August 2012
TRADEMARKS Board orders removal of 2 trademarks from registry ‘Star Wars: First Assault’ trademark, domains filed COPYRIGHTS Oops! Copyright Cops Return...
Read MoreDesi Boys Making a Lot of Noise???
Movies violating copyrighted content is nothing new. Bollywood movies such as Rockstar, Om shanti Om, Ra.One etc had faced allegations against copyright infringement....
Read MoreBangladesh- To Enact Legislation to Protect GI
After much deliberations and discussions, Bangladesh drafted a Geographical Indication (GI) Act to protect ownership of products that are traditionally characterized by...
Read MoreASSIGNEES TO FILE AND PROSECUTE PATENT APPLICATIONS: USPTO
The USPTO has published final rules in the Federal Register on August 14, 2012, to implement two provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) that will...
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