Trademarks are the foundation of competition for businesses and it grants the freedom of choice to buyers. In the jungle of products, trademarks help buyers to get exactly what they want to buy. It is the function of a trademark to give an indication to the purchaser as to the manufacturing or quality of the goods. Therefore it is necessary to protect the trademark and its distinctiveness as perceived by public. Trademark law generally deals with the protection of trademark from being infringed when
Question 1: The definition of trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner. The three elements of a trademark infringement claim are 1.) An unauthorized use, 2.) A protectable property interest that creates and 3.) A likelihood of confusion among consumers as to the source or origin of the goods or service. The two cases we discussed in class for trademark infringement were the Indianapolis Colts case and
materials they believed they had the right to defend under trade dress laws. When Walmart, Inc. still continued to sell the copied garments, Samara Brothers, Inc. took Walmart, Inc. to court. Samara Brothers, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Walmart Inc. for copyright and trade dress infringement.
First Amendment law while it opened up new issues in trademark law. It is a challenge for the uninitiated to follow a coherent path through the court’s First Amendment. Tam and his band, The Slants, sought to register the band’s name with the U.S. Trademark Office. The Office denied the application because it found that the name would likely be disparaging towards “persons of Asian descent.” The office cited the Disparagement Clause of the Lanham Act of 1946, which prohibits trademarks that “[consist]
called Safe Choices, Inc. has accused Simply Green Products of trademark infringement, and has sent a cease and desist letter to President Howard, demanding that Simply Green Products stop using the name “SafePack”. The letter asserts that a) Safe Choices uses the SafePack name to market an emergency weather kit in the form of a backpack; and that b) Safe Choices had received a federal registration for the mark from the Patent and Trademark Office in 2002. This backpack is sold both online at safepack
to fathom why an organization may place trademarks upon their designs or expressions. Such safety measures allow a company to ensure that others do not replicate their personality profile for commercial purposes, sanctioning for the delineation between organizations (Wensley and Caraway, 2014). A trial between Salam Toronto Publications v. Salam Toronto Inc. exemplified the lack of discrepancy between two companies and was investigated to detect trademark infringement. This lawsuit took place in
Co.: An Exploration of Patent Law and Ever-Evolving Technology April 15, 2011 marks the date that kick-started the most high-profile US design patent cases of all time; a lawsuit that could possibly change the face of technology as we know it. Apple Inc. sued Samsung Electronics Co. on the grounds that Samsung’s smartphones as well as tablets infringed upon Apple’s technology and design patents (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 2013). Deemed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
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In week 10 of spring semester we discussed chapter 11’s Intellectual Property Law. “Property establishes a relationship of legal exclusion between an owner and other people regarding limited resources.” In this chapter, we learn that the Constitution allows Congress “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors to the exclusive Right to their respective writings and discoveries.” In layman’s terms, this means Congress allows you to have
The idea of giving creators a limited exclusive right to their intellectual property began in England in 1710. The “Statute of Anne,” inspired our Founding Fathers and was incorporated into the United State’s Constitution. There are three types of intellectual property. Trademark ™, Copyright ©, and Patents. The last two are more controversial because they both give the creator exclusive rights to their invention/writing for a limited time. They were meant to benefit both society and creator. Unlike
The United States Patent Office (“USPTO”) faces criticism from its users and legislators that the timeliness of the patent process and ultimate quality of issued patents are inadequate. In order to address this criticism Congress made several changes to the authorities of the USPTO in the last decade and considered more changes in 2009. Nevertheless, problems persist and some stakeholders argue that reorganizing the USPTO as a government corporation would best alleviate these problems by broadening
Making Laws Uniform Across the Country Should we make all laws uniform across the country and eliminate state-to-state differences in policies? What can we gain from such a change and what would we lose? As our current system of laws exists, a single idea for a law can be applied differently to each individual state. Interpretations, enforcement, and the consequences of the law can vary within the United States as each separate state is allowed to create their independent laws as long as they
whistleblower, the powerless man taking a stand against injustice in an organization. He is, in many ways, another embodiment of the American Dream. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, more than 30 states have some sort of legal protection for whistleblowers; additionally, there are many federal laws that further protect whistleblowers. In this essay, a “whistleblower” will be defined as any person who exposes an organization involved in a contraband activity. “Success” or “effectiveness”
conservative, right-wing state that it is, has long had problems compromising and working with the federal government and when it comes to environmental policy, this is no exception. Republicans in the state of Texas tend to clash frequently with federal Democratic leaders and this has been especially noticeable within the last few years. The state of our environment is a national problem and has gotten to the point where federal law must intervene when it comes to regulation of how each state deals with the
The Stand Your Ground Law is a highly debated, as well as controversial topic. The Stand Your Ground Law is law that admits an individual to stand their ground instead of retreating if they reasonably believe doing so is necessary to “prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.” (Sullivan 2013) Many people agree with the law because they feel they have the right to be able to protect themselves. On the other hand, many people
One of the legal implications in the case of Wartenberg v. Capistrano Unified School District (1995) was that the Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) federal law was being violated (west Law, 1995). Since the court found the district in violation of FAPE, it also meant that the services being provided in the IEP were not appropriate. Jeremy continued to struggle in school, and despite initial modifications being made, the last addendum to the IEP stated fewer services and no supplemental
prudential, means skill in the law or knowledge of the law. Law: Salmond: laws are interests recognized and enforced by the course of law in the administration of justice”. Or law is a formal means of social control that involves the use of rules that are interpreted and are enforceable by the court of political community. Sustentative and Procedural Law: substantive law that creates, discovers, and defines the rights and obligations of each person in society. And the procedural law is activated and the
Section A 1.(a) Common law is the order of jurisprudence that is expressed as the doctrine of judicial precedent, the law under which the lower courts necessarily obey the decisions of the higher courts, instead of statutory laws. The decision or judgement of a judge may fall into two parts: the ratio decidendi (reason for the decision) and obiter dictum (something said by the way). RATIO DECIDENDI - The ratio decidendi of a case is the principle of law on which a decision is based. When a judge
Scots Law The Scots law has its basis brought up from Roman law, that includes uncodifed civil law and common law with medieval sources. Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. The Scots law has two types of courts responsible for justice; criminal and civil. The supreme civil court is the Court of Session, also, certain civil appeals can be moved to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court in Scotland. Apart from these, the Sheriff Court
system of law that has developed in England from approximately 1066 (the Middle Ages) to the present . The body of English law includes legislation, common law, and a plethora of other legal norms established by Parliament, the Crown and the judiciary. English law is one of the major European legal systems (the other one being Roman law) and has spread to foreign nations such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which also happen to be former English colonies. Almost every facet of the law of the