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And This Time santabanta.com is Not Joking!
Written By: Avasi Mohanty Bollywood is widely known to be the breeding ground for Masala. Most of this “Masala” is not only limited to gossip, disputes and patch-ups, but also to several legal snags that keep hopping up due to some reason or the other. Intellectual property squabbles nevertheless are the most popular ones. Filmmakers […]
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Monaco ne peut pas être une marque
Being patriotic is one thing and being affectionate about something is different. But in the garb of your patriotism, you can’t just go to the extent of seeking exclusivity over your country name to distinguish your goods and services. The General Court of EU has rejected appeal of Les Marques de (the applicant that replaced […]
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Khadi: Pride and Prejudice
For Indians, the term ‘Khadi’ has a patriotic notion attached to it that finds its roots in the Swadeshi movement spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s Freedom Struggle way back in the early twentieth century. Mahatma Gandhi spun Khadi deep into the hearts of Indians to generate the feeling of self-reliance and independence which provided […]
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Mouse Trapped: Dead Mouse v. Mickey Mouse!!
Mickey Mouse may be sweet, fun and loving on screen, but off the screen, Mickey is the Big Daddy. When someone tried to use Mickey’s iconic ears, he didn’t like it at all. The alleged offender is DJ Joel Thomas Zimmerman, a Canadian DJ. And this time, Mickey has even geared up, uh, I mean […]
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Apple: Too Hot for Chinese Menu!
A Beijing court’s judgment against Apple Inc. with respect to the validity of a patent held by Zhizhen Internet Technology, a Chinese company, is making headlines. Apple challenged Zhizhen’s contention alleging that the patent rights of Zhizhen Internet Technology to a speech recognition technology were invalid and thus dragged the Shanghai based company to Beijing’s […]
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Frito-Lay North America loses the Patent, Trademark Infringement Case against Medallion Foods
Frito-Lay North America filed a suite against Medallion Foods & Ralcop Holdings Corporation on the ground of following issues. Allegations The bowl shaped tortilla chips made by defendant Medallion Foods and its associate Ralcop Holdings Corporation infringe on the trademarks for similiar shaped chips manufactured by theplaintiff. The lawsuit is brought to restrain the defendant […]
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