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The Fine Line Between Parody and Trademark Infringement: Legal Battles in India
Parody, nowadays, can be seen as an astute commentary of society, a witting satire, or even just a humorous event. From film to memes to...
May 137 min read
Transborder Reputation in Pharmaceutical Trademarks: Protecting Global Goodwill In The Indian Market
In the pharmaceutical industry, brand trust is critical as patients and healthcare professionals rely on established reputations to...
May 106 min read
V Shrinivasan v. Music Academy: Way guided by the will?
Introduction Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi is a name of great repute in the Carnatic Music. Golden legacy was left behind by the...
Dec 18, 20245 min read


No Physical Footprint, Real Legal Implications: Indian Trademark Law For Foreign Defendants
INTRODUCTION The Internet today has massively facilitated trade and business for people and companies across the globe by providing them...
Jan 11, 20246 min read


Supreme’ Red-Box Logo Given A ‘Well-Known’ Mark Status by the Delhi High Court
Introduction Brand logos are one of the key identification factors of brands globally. Most brands register their trademark under the...
Sep 13, 20234 min read


Case Analysis: P. Sundaram v. Asia Match Company
This interim order on the issue of whether the respondent, based on the location of their branch office, can maintain the present suit...
Nov 26, 20214 min read


Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Vs Kishor D Jain & Anr – Trademark Counterfeiting
Background The Bombay High Court has passed an order in Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Vs Kishor D Jain & Anr imposing costs...
Jun 5, 20194 min read
Criminal & Civil Prosecution for Copyright/Trademark Violation
If any brand’s product is genuine & original, then it enjoys a substantial amount of recognition in the eyes of its potential customer,...
Oct 23, 20189 min read
SEVEN TOWNS V. KIDDLAND: DELHI HIGH COURT ON TRADE DRESS PROTECTION
The concept of trade dress, although closely associated with trademarks is not explicitly recognized in Indian legislations unlike its...
Nov 12, 201610 min read
Denial of Injunction on the grounds of Acquiescence and Delay by Plaintiffs: SRF Foundation v. Ram Education Society
Devina Choubal, an intern at Khurana & Khurana looks into grounds of denial of injunction by analyzing the recent case of SRF Foundation...
Aug 20, 20156 min read
Win.rar wins over the Disputed Domain Name winrar.com under UDRP Proceedings: win.rar GmbH v. Win Road Assistance Repairs Pvt. Ltd
Recently, granting a major victory to our client, the World Renowned Data Compression Software System provider win.rar GmbH,...
Jul 21, 20155 min read
High Court grants injunction against Haricharan Singh from using Trade mark/Trade Dress similar to Trade Dress/Trade Mark “John Deere”
Recently, Delhi High Court passed an interim injunction against Harcharan singh & Anr from using any trademark/ trade dress similar to...
Mar 5, 20152 min read
Recent decision of IPAB in the case of E.I.DU Pont De Nemours & Company V. Galpha Laboratories and Ors
This article is relates to a recent judgment of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (hereinafter IPAB) dated 4 th December 2014 in the...
Dec 26, 20145 min read
ODISHA COURT ADMITTED CASE AGAINST AAMIR KHAN PRODUCTION’S PROPOSED ‘SATYAMEV JAYATE’ USE AS TRADE MARK
As per the sources, the court in the Odisha capital, Bhuvaneshwar has admitted a petition challenging Aamir Khan Production’s plans to...
Jul 10, 20143 min read
PRINCIPLES OF ‘PRIOR ADOPTION AND USE’ VIS A VIS TRANSBORDER REPUTATION: JONES INVESTMENT CO V. VISHNUPRIYA HOSIERY MILLS
In the recent decision of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in the case of Jones Investment Co v. Vishnupriya Hosiery Mills,...
Apr 16, 20144 min read
Strengthening the Remedy against Modern Tort of Passing Off: Oriental Cuisines Private Ltd vs. Star Restaurants Pvt. Ltd
This article is to highlight the recently decided case of Oriental Cuisines Private Ltd vs. Star Restaurants Pvt. Ltd, by the Hon’ble...
Feb 15, 20144 min read
Understanding ITC Litigation (Section 337 Cases)
Having seen regular and growing number of queries from Indian Companies on U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) cases in the US...
Feb 12, 20147 min read


Cadbury Loses Trade Mark Battle
31st October, 2013 was a dooms day for Cadbury when it lost 4 of its éclair related trademarks on the basis of rectification petitions...
Nov 30, 20133 min read
Anti Dilution Protection of Trade Mark: Bloomberg Case
The era of globalisation and internationalisation of trade and commerce has developed certain complex socio legal issues with regard to...
Nov 12, 20135 min read
The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid System)
The “Madrid System” is a centrally administered system of obtaining a bundle of trademark registrations in different jurisdictions. It...
Jul 16, 20137 min read
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