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The Indian Aroma: Protecting Through Unconventional Trademarks, ‘Smell Marks’
What is the music that comes up before your favourite cartoon show ‘Doremon’ airs? The famous themesong we are all so familiar with....
Jun 27, 20225 min read
Discrimination As A Ground For Refusal Of Trademark Registration Vis-À-Vis The Fair And Lovely Case
Trademarks are essential in ensuring brand performance and consumer certainty. Despite this fact, there are certain grounds which when...
Jun 27, 20226 min read


Naked Licensing Of Trademarks: An Outlook Into The Legal Disposition Existent In India And The US
The term “licensing” entails a form of permission or sanction given by the owner to another party to use the property of the owner,...
Jun 27, 20226 min read
Investopia Summit: The First Trademark Registration After Uae Accesion To The Madrid Protocol
The International framework on Madrid Protocol creates a unified platform for attaining Trademark registration and protection across the...
Jun 27, 20224 min read


MakeMyTrip vs Booking.com- Injunction on the usage of Adwords
Infringement and Passing off of trademarks are strictly prohibited by the legal provisions and judicial precedents. When a person uses a...
Jun 23, 20225 min read


UAE’s Accession to the Madrid Protocol
A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design or a combination of these factors that identifies an organization’s goods or...
Jun 23, 20225 min read
Protecting Confectionary trademarks in the Middle East countries
Confectionery “companies are going to extraordinary measures to safeguard themselves in an increasingly competitive industry with...
Jun 15, 20226 min read


GCC Trademark Law And Protection Of Cosmetic Products
Recognizing the importance of trademarks in the world of trade and business, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adopted the Trademark Law by...
Jun 15, 20227 min read
What’s in a Name? Bombay High Court Discusses Trade Mark Infringement Through Trade Names
For trade mark protection to be worthwhile, a registered proprietor must have access to an effective remedy to enforce his rights....
Jun 6, 20224 min read
The Issue Of Transborder Reputation Of Trademarks
With the rapid growth of technology, it is possible to be aware of the most significant and insignificant events in the world, be it...
May 28, 20224 min read


Trademark Registration In UAE
Trademarks are brand names, symbols, or logos that are used to identify a company's goods or services. A trademark is a name, words,...
May 27, 20226 min read


Anti-Counterfeiting Measures In UAE
The United Arab Emirates is made up of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm...
May 24, 20227 min read


Registrability of A Device Mark Containing the Map of India
If your trademark , device mark or logo mark consists of your country’s national map, then can you register it without the examiner...
May 19, 20224 min read


Phonetic Identity In Pharmaceutical Industry : The Health Interlink
An application for registration could be objected by the Trade Marks Registry for number of reasons under Section 9 and 11 of the Trade...
May 13, 20224 min read


Who Really Gets to Decide A Well-Know Mark?
The statutory provisions relating to trademarks , deem the registrar in the trade mark office as the authority for determining whether a...
May 9, 20224 min read


Caution! Colours Can Be The Functional Part Of A Product
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...
Apr 29, 20222 min read


The European Union Has Stripped McDonald’s Of Its Trademark On Big Mac burgers
The landmark decision by the bloc’s trademark regulator, which has immediate effect, is just the latest episode in a long-running legal...
Apr 27, 20222 min read
India’s Stand On Counterfeit Goods
Counterfeiting is a practice prevailing since time immemorial. The act of finding cheaper alternatives/dupes to luxury goods has...
Apr 15, 20225 min read
Romag Fasteners Inc V Fossil Inc : Trademark and Wilful Infringement
Romag Fasteners Inc V Fossil Inc : Trademark and Wilful Infringement, Fasteners, Inc. is an American company involved in manufacturing...
Apr 12, 20224 min read
Olfactory mark is one such non-conventional trademark In India : A Legal Enigma
INTRODUCTION An olfactory mark is one such non-conventional trademark. The field of Intellectual Property has grown significantly over...
Mar 26, 20225 min read
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