#Trademarks Registered in Sri Lanka

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After being accused of copyright-infringing CeCe Peniston’s iconic hit 90’s single – ‘Finally’ for her hit Juice, Lizzo may have a lawsuit on her hands.

Lizzo (real name Melissa Vivanne Jefferson), the 31-year-old singer, released her Juice in January 2019. Although the specific Juice didn’t set the charts on fire, it received endless airplay on radio, TV, and almost everywhere. But now, the song has been a subject of accusations of Copyright Infringement.

CeCe, the 50-year-old singer who released ‘Finally’ back in 1992, claims that features of Juice are similar to her song. She also shared a side-by-side comparison of a part of her song where she sings ‘Finally,’ alongside a particular part of Juice where Lizzo sings ‘ya-ya-ee, ya-ya-ee.’

CeCe’s caption, alongside her Instagram post, explains: the comparison between the two songs clearly shows that it is a copyright infringement case where Lizzo’s Juice is infringing ‘Finally.’

CeCe later added that this is a sensitive issue. She loves Lizzo’s music and artistry, but her concern is that lyrics and melody, which she wrote in her song ‘Finally,’ are now a part of Juice. She would like to resolve the issue positively without a nasty legal fight.

Although Lizzo is yet to respond to the allegations, it is not the first time when a singer has been alleged for copyright infringement. For instance, songwriter and producer Justin Raisen has recently alleged Lizzo for lifting the opening line, chords, and melody of her latest single – Truth Hurts from a song titled Healthy, which they had written together earlier this year.

Justin, in an Instagram post, said that they were never communicated about being credited for the profitable use of the parts of ‘Healthy.’ They have attempted to sort out the concern quietly for the past two years, asking for only 5% each but were shut down every time, Justin added in the last.

Currently, Lizzo is celebrating the success of Truth Hurts that has earned her the first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ✅ For view source: https://bit.ly/2OiQ4RA

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Pirate Paint Jobs Pack

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Pirate Paint Jobs Pack

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Across the globe, except South America and Europe.

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Customize your truck by choosing among the 8 unique options of this DLC! Progressbar95 download.

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

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OS:Windows XP

Storage:2 GB

Processor:Dual Core 2.0GHz

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Graphics:GeForce 7600 GT

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OS:Windows 7

Storage:4 GB

Processor:Quad Core 3.0GHz

Memory:4 GB

Graphics:GeForce GTS 450

DirectX:10

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OS:Ubuntu 12.04

Storage:2 GB

Processor:Dual Core 2.0GHz

Memory:2 GB

Graphics:GeForce 7600 GT

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OS:Ubuntu 12.04

Storage:4 GB

Processor:Quad Core 3.0GHz

Memory:4 GB

Graphics:GeForce GTS 450

(C) 2012 SCS Software. All brand names, trademarks, registered marks, logos, and symbols on vehicles in the game are property of their rightful owners. Used with kind permission.

Release date:2016-09-19

Developer: SCS Software

Publisher: SCS Software

Game Mode

Single-player

Language

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Across the globe, except South America and Europe.

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American Samoa

Angola

Anguilla

Antarctica

Antigua & Barbuda

Aruba

Australia

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Botswana

Bouvet Island

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Virgin Islands

Brunei

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Caribbean Netherlands

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

China

Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Comoros

Congo - Brazzaville

Congo - Kinshasa

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Côte d’Ivoire

Cuba

Curaçao

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

Fiji

French Polynesia

French Southern Territories

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Gibraltar

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guam

Guatemala

Guernsey

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

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Heard & McDonald Islands

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Palestinian Territories

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Réunion

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Martin

Samoa

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Solomon Islands

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Sudan

Svalbard & Jan Mayen

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Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tokelau

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Turks & Caicos Islands

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U.S. Outlying Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands

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Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vietnam

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Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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About the game

Truck tuning is something that is close to the heart of all truckers. If you have ever been to a truck show, you would see that the amount of love and effort that some drivers are willing to devote to their vehicles is unbelievable. Tons of chrome, expensive hand-made parts, lights and paints - they can turn a regular truck into the work of art!

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System Requirements

Minimum

OS:Windows XP

Storage:2 GB

Processor:Dual Core 2.0GHz

Memory:2 GB

Graphics:GeForce 7600 GT

Recommended

OS:Windows 7

Storage:4 GB

Processor:Quad Core 3.0GHz

Memory:4 GB

Graphics:GeForce GTS 450

DirectX:10

Minimum

OS:Ubuntu 12.04

Storage:2 GB

Processor:Dual Core 2.0GHz

Memory:2 GB

Graphics:GeForce 7600 GT

Recommended

OS:Ubuntu 12.04

Storage:4 GB

Processor:Quad Core 3.0GHz

Memory:4 GB

Graphics:GeForce GTS 450

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(C) 2016 SCS Software. Cloud gardens download apk. All brand names, trademarks, registered marks, logos, and symbols on vehicles in the game are property of their rightful owners. Used with kind permission.

Release date:2016-06-28

Developer: SCS Software

Publisher: SCS Software

Game Mode

Single-player

Language

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BulgarianCzechDanishGermanGreekEnglishSpanishFinnishFrenchHúngaroItalianNorwegianDutchPolishPortuguese (BR)Portuguese (PT)RomanianRussianSwedishTurkish

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HUL seeks “Glow & Lovely” Trademark Registration

The meaning of beauty varies according to countries and cultures. While in Africa the darkest skin color with stretched earlobes marks a woman beautiful, in Chinese culture a beautiful woman is the fairest one with small feet. Talking about India, white-skin has always been kept on the highest pedestal. From ancient times till now, the top-most sectors are ruled by the fairer ones. The thought is interjected in the minds of people since childhood. A dark-skinned person, especially a girl is bullied and taunted throughout her life and is forced to seek remedies to get a fairer look. About now, the rise in the power of speech has greatly grouped the youth to create a revolution against this generalized thought. From anti-racial protests to slogans like “Everyone is Beautiful”, has definitely encouraged some to give a thought upon it. Other than that, it’s a long way to go until a transformed mindset is witnessed.

It is no surprise that demands increase production; this is why brands began selling fairness creams and products to lure customers into getting that fair and younger-looking skin, Hindustan Unilever Limited’s “Fair & Lovely” cream being the most renowned example. Seems like the ongoing protests hit them hard, thus and so they decided to eliminate the term “fair” from their brand name. The news came after Hindustan Unilever applied for the mark “Glow & Lovely” before the General of Patent Design and Trademark on June 17, 2020.

The Indian subsidiary of the British-Dutch multinational company Unilever PLC is known for its vast sales of FMCG products throughout Asia.  HUL’s “Fair & Lovely” attracts numerous markets majorly in Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, with a promising turnover of over 3000 crores. Many might think, this is an impact of anti-racist protest in the US, but Chairman Sanjiv Mehta says, rebranding was “purely coincidental.”

The present application filed for registration of “Glow & Lovely” states the mark is intended to be used for goods including soaps, oils, creams, lotions, beauty masks, facial packs, skincare preparations, shaving preparations, pre-shave and after-shave preparations, cologne, etc. As of now, the application is forwarded for ‘Vienna Codification’ and after further assessment and inspection formalities, a check of distinctiveness shall be done.

Post mentioning a prior application before the concerned Registry for the same mark in 2018, an HUL spokesperson said, “Some of them have received registration, while some applications are pending. We may choose to register other brand names too. We want to manage the unveiling of the new brand name carefully because we want to make sure that the market isn’t filled with counterfeit products that are unsafe. We will not be able to confirm what the new name will be.”

While talking about curbing out the generalized beauty norms and adopting a holistic vision of beauty, Chairman Mehta said, “We always believe in social justice as an organization. But this is something which we have been planning and we have done a huge amount of research on. These are not changes that you do immediately.”

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What are the documents and information required at the time of filing the registration application?

The following information and documents are required to file the Trademark application in Sri Lanka:

The applicant’s name and address.

A copy of the trademark to be registered consisting of its logo, class and details of goods and services.

Power of attorney.

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Omantel “eFloos” digital wallet enables Local & International Money Transfers

Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate, reaffirms its commitment to offer value added services. With the introduction of “eFloos” digital wallet, customers can make safe and swift payments, especially through the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, where social distancing is required to stop the spread of the virus.

The digital wallet, which was launched in March 2019 in collaboration with Sohar International and Arab Financial Services (AFS) enabled over 12,000 users to perform transactions to India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, UK, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt and the Philippines through a mobile application without the need for a bank card.

As a pioneering technological innovation in financial transactions industry, the digital wallet “eFloos” has been well received and widely used. Although it was initially confined to transactions among eFloos users only, the digital wallet currently enables its users to perform fund remittances with users of other digital wallets or banks in the Sultanate. Since launch, the number of users of the digital wallet “eFloos” has been growing reaching 12,000 users now, while the number of registered trademarks accepting payment option through eFloos has reached 547 trademarks.

Commenting on this, Mohamed Al Hakmani, Omantel’s Senior Manager of Emerging Services – Consumer Business Unit, said, “We strive at Omantel to align our efforts and initiatives with Oman Vision 2040 through continuous investment in ICT infrastructure and solutions. Last year when we were planning to offer a fintech solution that offers users ease of cashless payment and remittances, we entered into partnership with Sohar International, a leading bank in the Sultanate of Oman to launch eFloos in March 2019. We are proud of the customers’ response that saw the number of users growing to 12,000 now”.

“Nowadays, with the current exceptional circumstances of Covid-19. Customers are reconsidering the cash they handle on daily transactions, contactless and digital payment methods are a safer alternative that offers more secure transactions and less physical interaction. The eFloos digital wallet witnessed continuous upgrades including improved application user interface and adding new features, countries and languages. Besides, we have broadened the scope of users benefiting from this application. All this is aimed at providing a seamless and safe payment experience for our customers.” Al Hakmani added.

Customers can credit funds to their accounts through more than 140 Omantel bill payment machines available across various governorates in the Sultanate or by using debit cards issued in the Sultanate of Oman.

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Joe Root hits ton as England beat West Indies in Cricket World Cup

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Joe Root hits ton as England beat West Indies in Cricket World Cup

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Cricket World Cup: England beat West Indies by eight wickets

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Southampton West Indies 212 (44.4 overs):Pooran 63, Wood 3-18, Archer 3-30 England 213-2 (33.1 overs):Root 100*, Bairstow 45, Gabriel 2-49 England won by eight wickets Scorecard; Table; Schedule

England hammered West Indies in Southampton to take a significant step towards the World Cup semi-finals, but sustained injuries to Eoin Morgan and Jason Roy along the way.

Roy hurt his left hamstring and Morgan suffered a back spasm, both while fielding.

Despite those setbacks, England dismissed West Indies for only 212 thanks to the hostility of pace pair Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, who took three wickets each.

Still, that target could have been tricky because of the questions surrounding the participation of Roy and Morgan and the previous potency of the Windies attack.

However, stand-in opener Joe Root, who had already taken two wickets with his off-breaks, stroked his way to a classy unbeaten century.

He added 95 for the first wicket with Jonny Bairstow, then 104 with Chris Woakes, who was promoted to number three, as England won by eight wickets with 16.5 overs to spare.

England move up to second in the 10-team table, one point behind leaders New Zealand. Wins against Afghanistan on Tuesday and Sri Lanka next Friday would put them on the verge of the last four.

West Indies play Bangladesh on Monday knowing that defeat would put them on the brink of elimination.

Relive the best clips and analysis as England thrash Windies

England dominate heavyweight contest

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Archer takes two wickets in two balls

This meeting between arguably the two most entertaining teams in the tournament promised much – a potential slugfest between speedy attacks and batting line-ups packed with power.

When Barbados-born Archer was hurling rockets at the belligerent Chris Gayle, the promise looked set to be fulfilled.

From there, though, England efficiently dismantled the sloppy West Indians, firstly exploiting the early damp conditions, then coasting the chase when the sun appeared.

The win may yet come at a price, though. Roy left the field in the eighth over of the day after pulling up while chasing the ball.

He missed almost seven weeks of action with a hamstring injury earlier this year.

Morgan’s back spasm came in even more innocuous circumstances, when he was moving to the non-striker’s stumps to back-up a throw.

Judging by the way he left the field – crestfallen and barely able to walk – the diagnosis of a back spasm actually seemed like good news, but the full extent of his and Roy’s injuries are yet to be revealed.

Archer shows the Windies what they missed

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Dropped, two sixes and out – Russell’s eventful 10 minutes

Archer, who has a British father, opted to play for England after joining county side Sussex. His decision was fuelled by previously missing out on the West Indies squad for an Under-19 World Cup.

After qualifying to play for England in March, he was already their leading wicket-taker in this World Cup and seemed to turn things up a notch against a team he knows so well.

The crucial blow, though, was struck by Liam Plunkett. Gayle was dropped by a diving Wood at third man when on 15 and was threatening some trademark destruction when he pulled Plunkett to deep square leg to depart for 36.

From 55-3, the Windies were stabilised by a stand of 89 between Nicolas Pooran, who made a composed 63, and Shimron Hetmyer.

With Adil Rashid starting poorly, Root made the breakthrough – he had both Hetmyer and Jason Holder caught and bowled.

From there, Archer and Wood, passed fit after ankle soreness, took over.

Their venom, at lengths of either very short or very full, saw the last five wickets fall for 24 runs.

England complete impressive display

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‘Absolute comedy’ – Gayle lights up match with bowling antics

Given the setbacks of the injuries and the dangerous nature of the West Indies, this was England’s most impressive display of the tournament so far.

By the end, when Gayle was rolling out ineffective off-breaks while still wearing his cap, the gulf between two sides that drew a series 2-2 earlier this year was massive.

Any suggestion that the meagre target would be a challenge was dispelled at the beginning of the England chase, when Bairstow and Root ruthlessly dealt with some awful West Indies bowling.

The elevation up the order did little to change Root’s method – he played glorious cover drives and hared between the wickets.

Even after Bairstow uppercut Shannon Gabriel to third man for 45, the Windies could not take advantage of the promotion of Woakes, who helped himself to 40.

Soon after, Root, the tournament’s leading run-scorer, became the first England batsman to register a third hundred in World Cup cricket before Ben Stokes hit the winning runs.

‘Root is England’s best ever consistent player’ – what they said

England batsman Joe Root:“It’s obviously nice for this hundred to mean something and for us to win. It was a great toss to win and important we followed through on that.

“You pride yourself on working it out as a batsman, building big partnerships either when setting or closing down a chase like we did today.

“It was nice to get some time in the powerplay, have the fielders up and hit the gaps. There’s not much difference to batting at three and it’s so good when you have players like Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler in your order.”

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Spot the difference! Root takes two caught & bowls

Former England captain Michael Vaughan on TMS:“Joe Root is England’s best ever consistent player, he makes it look so easy whatever the format.

“Root now has three World Cup centuries, that tells you the kind of player England have. He looks driven to make sure this team go all the way. They have an incredible chance to win that trophy.

“England have stumbled across a team of five seamers and Joe Root bowling spin – I wonder if Moeen Ali will find a way back into this team.”

West Indies captain Jason Holder:“We didn’t put enough runs on the board. There were a few careless shots, if we had hung in a bit longer we could’ve gone deeper and got some more in the end.

“The toss was crucial but we did a reasonable job getting through the powerplay. But we need more ownership in the middle, form a few more partnerships and go deeper.”

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Eight+ Things to Read About China and Other Things, Part 3

This is part 3 of our (relatively) new series on listing out eight+ things to read about China and a lot more. We constantly get emails from readers asking what to read on China and all sorts of things related and even barely related to China and the plan of this series would be to constantly and consistently answer this very question. We also have a few very loyal readers who often send us truly great articles on China (and other things). We owe these unpaid and truly superb researchers a big debt and this week’s post is dedicated to them!

As I said in our initial post on this, our plan is to list out eight (or so) articles we benefitted from reading and think you our readers would also benefit from reading, along with a very brief explanation why the particular article was included. More specifically:

The articles will likely include many on China and on Asia and a few on international trade, international politics, Spain and Latin America, economics and really just anything else we believe might benefit our readers or even that we just want people to read. We do not plan to choose articles that push our or any other political agenda or any other agenda for that matter, but having said that, we are not objective and our views may creep through. Our goal though is to focus on articles that are important or helpful or — most importantly — that make you think. Our posting of an article will NOT mean we agree with all of it or even any of it. Most of the articles will be from the week preceding the post but we will also sometimes throw in older articles (classics if you will) as well.

And though I have said this previously, it is important enough that I feel compelled to state it again: Please do not hesitate to comment at the end of this or any other post. We cannot tell you how much we appreciate your comments, good, bad and indifferent.

Here we go, in absolutely no particular order

1.Let Go of Your Grudges. They’re Doing You No Good. New York Times.  Because the older you get the more you realize how true this is.

2. The Preachers Getting Rich from Poor Americans. BBC. Because if there is a hell, there has to be a special place there for those who (1) steal from the poor (2) in the name of religion. It is also troubling how many Americans fall for this sort of thing. Is there any other country where this goes on as much as in the United States? This is not a rhetorical question; I would love people to answer it.

3. Iraq’s Christians close to extinction. BBC. Speaking of religion, why is the world being silent as the Arab world moves apace in getting rid of pretty much anyone who is not a Muslim. Within 25 years, there very well might be no Christians nor Jews left in any Arab country, but for an expat or two in a place like Dubai. For a somewhat more uplifting flip side, read this BBC article, The man who might have stopped Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings, on a Muslim in Sri Lanka who acted on his belief that “people of different religions should get along.”

4. What Four Decades of China Trademarks Says About Chinese Trademarks. Managing Intellectual Property. The data say that the number of trademark filings are exploding in China and the reason is because they are super-important and they work. See China Trademarks: Register Yours BEFORE You Do ANYTHING Else.

5. Five Reasons Why Valencia, Spain Should Be Your Next Holiday Destination. Because I spent a summer in Valencia, Spain, working on my Spanish and I loved living there, but if you are going to Spain for a week or two, there are easily 20+ places you should visit before going to Valencia. Valencia is a really nice city the way Grand Rapids, Michigan (45 minutes from where I grew up) is a really nice city, but if you are a tourist in the United States and you go to Grand Rapids over New York or San Francisco or Las Vegas or Santa Fe or Yellowstone National Park or…. you are making a mistake.

6. Bart Starr was the toughest football player who ever lived. ESPN. Because, along with Walter Payton, he was. And because I get to use this Bart Starr article as an excuse to cite to a 1999 article I read on Walter Payton at least once a year, entitled, He Was the Rock of the Bears, because it is maybe the singular best/most moving piece/most accurate piece of sports journalism ever:

Walter Payton always got up. Always.

For 13 years with the Bears he took every hit, survived every collision, confronted every menace, shook off every tackle, always gave better than he got. Walter Payton always got the extra yard. Always.

He was the rock of the Bears, the one to take the ball every time anyone wanted to hand it to him, and he outlasted a full dozen Bears quarterbacks, any one of whom can claim no higher accomplishment than having handed the football to Walter Payton.

Because I would watch Payton on TV every week and when he retired my football consumption decreased by about 98%.

7. Why Business Schools are Shutting Down their MBA Programs? Because there is a lot of talk out there about how MBAs are neither relevant nor worthwhile, but all I know is that my clients with MBAs always strike me as exceedingly well educated in a wide range of areas relevant to operating a business. At the same time, what’s the deal with all of these one year practical Master’s Degrees springing up that look more like certificate programs. Is this degree inflation?

8. How to Pack a First Aid Kit for Extended International Travel. New York Times. Not because I don’t think it’s possible to easily secure Ibuprofen at a Oaxaca or Hohhot pharmacy, but because there is a lot to be said for being able to reach into your carry on to pull out bandages to stanch the bleeding you get from a badly constructed/maintained Qingdao Airport security scanner or to give your kid Ondansetron when she wakes up at 3:00 a.m. in a Seoul hotel throwing up.

9. China won when Trump blindsided Mexico with tariffs, says former Mexican ambassador to China. CNBC. Because Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico are stupid/incoherent/unnecessary/bullying/etc. and they give China the ability to argue that the tariffs against China are no different, even though they are. Because they make the world further question how much they can trust the United States. Everyone better hope these tariffs never go into effect, but even if they don’t there will be long-lasting damage from this.

10. Want to Keep Your Business in China? Do These Things Now. This is the first time (and it very well may be the last time) I’ve listed another China Law Blog Post on here, but I feel compelled to do so because the post came out late on Friday afternoon (not exactly prime time) and it was the second post of the day and I worry not enough people will see it. Yesterday, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced it will kick out of China “foreign enterprises, organizations and individuals that do not comply with market rules, violate the spirit of contract, block or cut supplies to Chinese firms with non-commercial purposes, and seriously damage the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises” and I take that threat exceedingly seriously. This post explains the things foreign companies and individuals need to do now to minimize their chances of being shut down and/or booted out. So yes, it is important!

Your thoughts?

Eight+ Things to Read About China and Other Things, Part 3 syndicated from https://immigrationattorneyto.wordpress.com/

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Tools Lanka (Private) Limited was established in 1999. We are pioneer in importing and distributing hardware products in Sri Lanka. Having our head office located at 16, P.B. Alwis Perera Mawatha, Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

We are specialize in distributing Door Locks & Accessories, Hand Tools, General Hardware Products, Electrical Accessories, Painting Equipment’s, Plumbing Accessories, Sanitary Fittings, Water Pump etc., which are supplied under our registered trademarks of Rozell, Doormax, Olex, Belizza, Wisemen etc.,

As suppliers of tools, which has been tried and tested by the end users, with total satisfaction, keeping in mind the affordability of price by the building contractors, the agricultural sector & professionals and domestic users.

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Ixia and Inflow Technologies Sign Distribution Agreement

Ixia and Inflow Technologies Sign Distribution Agreement

Countries include India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan

CALABASAS, CA—June 27 2017— Ixia, a leading provider of network testing, visibility, and security solutions, today announced that the company has signed a distribution agreement with Inflow Technologies, a leading information management and communications company, to distribute Ixia’s full product portfolio in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.

Founded in 2005, Inflow Technologies provides value-added distribution in information security, networking, infrastructure and application software, storage management and electronic security products, as well as related services in SAARC. Inflow, headquartered in Bangalore, has a direct relationship with over 40 global technology vendors. The company does business through over 1,350 channel partners and one or more solutions is offered to more than 6,500 end customers.

“Collaborating with Inflow in India will help us reach resellers in new geographies as well as continue to fulfill our mission of making it easy for resellers to do business with Ixia,” said Lori Cornmesser, Vice President of Global Channel Sales at Ixia. “Inflow will help us fast-track compelling end-to-end solutions to value added resellers and their customers concerned with strengthening their applications across networks and cloud environments.”

Under the agreement, Inflow’s reseller partners in designated countries can leverage the company’s specialized services and expertise as they sell Ixia’s network visibility, network testing, and security solutions. In addition, Inflow’s resellers in India can join Ixia’s Channel Xcelerate™ Partner Program, which enables reseller partners to deliver end-to-end solutions for networking testing, visibility and security, while increasing the value and scope of virtually every sale.

Inflow Technologies will distribute Ixia’s comprehensive product portfolio including:

Ixia’s network visibility portfolio, which includes network packet brokers such as Vision ONE™ to help ensure every security and monitoring tool sees exactly the data it needs, real-time application and threat intelligence subscription, and bypass switches that help maximize resiliency and minimize downtime during deployment.

Ixia’s testing solutions, which assess and validate the performance of networks, devices, and services for faster time-to-market by delivering a full range of functional and system testing capabilities - from ensuring high-performing applications and secure networks with IxLoad™ - to validating the scalability and performance of a physical or virtual network infrastructure with IxNetwork™.

Ixia’s security portfolio, which includes BreakingPoint® Virtual Edition, a cost-effective, virtualized test solution that enables enterprises to maximize security investments and performance, and  ThreatARMOR® a threat intelligence gateway that  blocks connections from known malicious IP addresses and untrusted countries.  

"Inflow Technologies is pleased to partner with Ixia and add the company’s industry leading products to our arsenal of enterprise IT solutions," said Rajesh Kumar, Business Head of Inflow Technologies. "Ixia’s offerings will enable Indian and SAARC businesses to gain visibility into, and secure, their applications whether they reside on premises or in the cloud."

Inflow Technologies enables their partners to deliver new technologies to their customers and enables end customers to adopt new technologies. The company provides training, pre-sales technical support, commercial support, and professional services and works closely with technology vendors and partners to conduct various marketing activities, road shows, events and seminars to educate customers on new technologies and encourages them to adopt the same.

About Ixia

Ixia, recently acquired by Keysight Technologies, provides testing, visibility, and security solutions, strengthening networks and cloud environments for enterprises, service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. Ixia offers companies trusted environments in which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on Ixia to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure protection of their networks and cloud environments to make their applications stronger. Learn more at www.ixiacom.com.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies is a leading technology company that helps its engineering, enterprise and service provider customers optimize networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at a lower cost.  Keysight's solutions go where the electronic signal goes, from design simulation, to prototype validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud environments.  Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics end markets.  Keysight generated revenues of $2.9B in fiscal year 2016. In April 2017, Keysight acquired Ixia, a leader in network test, visibility, and security. More information is available at www.keysight.com.

Ixia, the Ixia logo, ThreatARMOR, Vision ONE, BreakingPoint, IxNetwork, and IxLoad, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ixia in the United States and other jurisdictions.  All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Ixia Media Contact: Denise Idone, Director of Corporate Communications Email: didone@ixiacom.com Office: (631) 849-3500 Mobile: (516) 659-7049

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Tile Inc., an American consumer electronics company specializing in providing wireless tracking devices and services, has quite recently filed four Trademark Infringement lawsuits against CellnTell Distribution Inc., 888 Digital Inc., S&W Dealz, and Digital Pavilion Electronics. The four lawsuits are filed in the New York Northern District Court, New Jersey District Court, Massachusetts District Court, and New York Eastern District Court, respectively.

Tile has accused all the four defendants of unauthorized and wrongful promotion and sale of its products. The company sells its products via authorized resellers. Additionally, it has also implemented an authorized reseller network for assuring that all of its products sold meet the high standards of quality control. Tile sells its products under the “Tile” brand, and none of the defendants in this lawsuit filed are authorized resellers. It got its “Tile” trademark registered long back and has been using it since 2014. The company always advertises, distributes, and sells all of its products to the customers under its Registered Trademark.

According to Tile, all four defendants are responsible for offering for sale and selling non-genuine Tile’s products under its registered trademark. It stated that the unauthorized sales don’t have the company’s warranty. It concluded by saying that the defendants are deceiving the customers in the market by selling the products that aren’t covered under Tile’s warranty and also lack quality. For instance, Tile believes that CellnTell Distribution and S&W Dealz are involved in selling stolen products on e-commerce platforms like Amazon by advertising that the products are all new. When it comes to 888 Digital, Tile mentioned that the company is marketing Tile’s products as new and deceiving the customers by selling used, liquidated, or even potentially stolen Tile products on its official business website. Meanwhile, talking about Digital Pavilion Electronics, Tile specified that the company is selling non-genuine Tile products bearing Tile’s registered trademark on Amazon and other platforms.

The defendants’ actions, without any second thoughts, have confused the customers and damaged Tile’s goodwill and reputation as the customers believe that they are buying the legitimate products in the scenario where the reality is the opposite.

As a consequence of these unauthorized actions, Tile has claimed in its lawsuit filed that it is losing upon a lot of profits and suffering a loss of the enormous goodwill and reputation, which the company has created in its registered trademark over the years. Additionally, Tile has stated that the unauthorized sellers have indeed infringed upon its registered trademark via the reproduction, sale, distribution, interstate commerce, and advertisement of its products. At last, Tile said that all the four defendants are involved in willful trademark infringement, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, and false advertising violations. It is now looking forward to seeking injunctive relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, an award for damages, related costs and fees, and other relief as determined by the courts. ✅ For view source: https://www.kashishipr.com/blog/tile-files-four-trademark-infringement-lawsuits-corresponding-to-unauthorized-sales/

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As the slogan “OK Boomer” has gained remarkable attention in the mainstream beyond Generation Z, someone has applied for the Trademark Registration of “OK Boomer” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

TikTok, the incredibly popular video-sharing app, has emerged as a launchpad for various viral memes and internet trends, including “OK Boomer” to diss the older generation. Someone is attempting to capitalize on this latest internet meme spawned from Generation Z by filing a Trademark Application to get it registered with the USPTO.

Teens have been using the phrase “OK Boomer” to push fun at old generations for being and remaining out-of-touch and controlled it as a rallying cry over the internet, especially TikTok. The slogan has obtained attention in the mainstream – thanks to articles – in news outlets, encompassing profile from the New York Times’ Taylor Lorenz.

Hence, the fact that people are finding ways to extract profit from the popularity of the slogan or phrase beyond framing social media content or receiving laughs out of their friends should not come as a surprise.

The application filed on 31st October 2019 with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shows that someone is trying to turn “OK Boomer” into a Registered Trademark. The $275 application, which aims to trademark “sweaters, shirts, accessories, and shorts,” appeared sporting the two-word slogan.

The person behind the recent trademark application isn’t the only individual or first one with the idea of getting merchandise “OK Boomer” registered. A 19-year-old girl, Shannon O’Connor, recently announced that she has been marketing hoodies and shirts with “OK Boomer” in style similar to the font on the plastic shopping bags, which read “thank you.” She further continued by saying that since promoting her Bonfire merchandise on TikTok, the girl had made around $25,000 in sales. Indeed, not just Shannon but many other sellers have also been using the phrase “OK Boomer” to sell buttons and stickers for iPhone cases and coffee mugs.

Indeed, the latest filing with the USPTO is just a trademark application, and in general, the process of obtaining Trademark Protection for anything by officially registering it takes more than a year. Besides, considering that “OK Boomer” has already seemed on merchandise and in the current culture, it is a bit unclear how successful the trademark application would prove.

A case that could provide an idea regarding the “OK Boomer” trademark potential is Lebron James’ recent endeavor to trademark the two-word phrase – “Taco Tuesday.” The USPTO rejected the basketball star’s trademark application stating that the phrase is a “commonplace term, expression, or message” used widely by several sources that convey a familiar and well-recognized sentiment or concept. ✅  For view-source: https://bit.ly/2s505dr

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If you are facing any difficulty in dealing with trademark oppositions in Sri Lanka, you may reach out to us at kashishipr@kashishipr.com!

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Copyright Protection in Sri Lanka

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Who Can Register A Trademark in Sri Lanka Under The Present Law?

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With the rapidly evolving digital economy, even brands have started to push their trademark boundaries by not only putting their registered trademarks into practice but also evolving them. Such marks, known as “Fluid Trademarks,” have now become a novel approach to brand marketing. 👉 ✅  For view source: https://bit.ly/34RuqMm