Saudi Arabia, the second largest country in the Arab World and the fifth largest country in Asia is one of the most important countries in the Middle East. Being one of the world’s largest oil producer and largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia is a key country. The country controls the world’s second largest oil reserve … Continue reading Getting Your Industrial Design Registered In Saudi Arabia

Many people will be surprised to learn that there is currently no explicit data protection legislation in Saudi Arabia, despite the fact that cloud computing has achieved a level of maturity that some experts believe is ready for full commercial use. While major Cloud technology providers such as Microsoft and Google continue to invest billions … Continue reading Cyber Security And Data Privacy Law In Saudi Arabia

If your trademark, device mark or logo mark consists of your country’s national map, then can you register it without the examiner objecting to such depiction? The answer is – Yes. A recent judgement delivered by the Delhi High Court sets the precedent for trade mark applicants wanting to register their device mark but are … Continue reading Registrability of A Device Mark Containing the Map of India

With the fastest growing economy in the Arab World, Bahrain is making its global presence in the world. It has the freest economy in the Middle East and as per reports in Index of Economic Freedom published by The Wall Street Journal ranked Bahrain as the 12th freest economy in the world. [Picture Credit: istockphoto] … Continue reading Getting Your Industrial Design Registered In Bahrain

An application for registration could be objected by the Trade Marks Registry for number of reasons under Section 9 and 11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Naturally, if one’s proposed trademark is similar to an already registered trademark, it is bound to be objected. The aforesaid similarity between two trademarks could be visual, structural, … Continue reading Phonetic Identity In Pharmaceutical Industry: The Health Interlink

Contract, as according to Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is any agreement that can be enforced in the court of law. An Agreement as under section 2(e) of the act means any promise(s) made by one party for a standard consideration. When such promise or consideration is not fulfilled, the contract is … Continue reading Abandonment of Contract, How is it different from Breach of Contract?

The Indian Arbitration system has been taking a forward approach for a decade now to make the Indian sub-continent a hub for Arbitration. The question and interpretation of the judicial enquiry under Section 11 have been a long-standing question, and the judiciary has, time and again, come forward to provide the narrow meaning of Section … Continue reading The Changing Dynamics of Judicial Enquiry: – Section 11

The statutory provisions relating to trademarks, deem the registrar in the trade mark office as the authority for determining whether a mark is well-known or not[i]. However, there are more marks adjudged as “well-known” by the courts, than determined by the Registrar at the Trade Marks office. This glaring contradiction between the law and practice, … Continue reading Who Really Gets to Decide A Well-Know Mark?

Moldex has been producing foam ear plugs with a specific bright green color. Since the beginning of its business in 1982 it has sold over 1.6 billion pairs of them. It does not have a federal registration of its green color but it initiated a law suit against the defendant, McKeon in the present case after … Continue reading Caution! Colours Can Be The Functional Part Of A Product

The Plaintiff is into the business of making adjustable rifle scopes and several portions of the products are textured with so-called “knurling,” used mainly for providing grip to the products. This design is being used by the Plaintiff on rifle scopes since 2002. Till 2011 the product was being manufactured by a Sporting Goods factory … Continue reading Trade Dress Infringement on Rifle Scopes

The phrase “virtual digital assets” is used in the Finance Bill to refer to both cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The criteria for identifying bitcoins or similar apps as virtual digital assets were purposefully kept broad. Aside from the distinctions in their characteristics, cryptocurrencies serve as payment systems in which units are transferable and have some value. … Continue reading Stand Of Indian Government On Protection Ipr For Virtual Digital Assets

The landmark decision by the bloc’s trademark regulator, which has immediate effect, is just the latest episode in a long-running legal dispute between the US food giant and family-owned chain Supermac’s.  In one of such recent decision, EUIPO gave its ruling in favor of Irish fast food, thereby stripping McDonald of its exclusive use of … Continue reading The European Union Has Stripped McDonald’s Of Its Trademark On Big Mac burgers