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Removal Of TradeMark From TradeMark Register Due To Non-Use
Introduction Section 47 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 deals with the removal of the trade mark from the trade mark register on the...
Jul 31, 20208 min read
Domain Name: Indian Aspect And Dispute Resolution Procedure
INTRODUCTION Domain name is defined by Merriam-Webster as a sequence of usually alphanumeric characters that specifies a group of online...
May 26, 202010 min read
How To Recognize Well-Known Trademarks In India
Well-known Trademark plays an important role in global markets and in identifying symbols and sign that are widely known to the...
Mar 28, 202020 min read
Protection of Well-Known Marks: WIPO Joint Recommendation
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"- Shakespeare In many countries, getting trademark...
Jan 27, 20204 min read
“Immoral Or Scandalous” Bar On Trade Mark A Violation Of Free Speech? - Us Supreme Court Ruling
INTRODUCTION The Lanham Act, also known as the Trademark Act of 1946 is a US Federal statute that governs the trademarks, service marks...
Oct 24, 20195 min read


Cultural Appropriation and Trademark Law
Kim Kardashian West, the popular American media personality, described by her critics and admirers as being ‘famous for being famous’ was...
Aug 13, 20194 min read


Shoe Branding Europe V. Adidas: Case History
Introduction of Companies involved in the dispute Shoe Branding Europe BVBA is a Belgian footwear company and wants to register it’s 2...
Jun 22, 20196 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
A Holistic Compendium: Indian Trademark Cases 2018
Awareness about intellectual property in India is on the rise, so is the number of trademark registration and therefore the infringement...
Apr 23, 20191 min read
Non-Conventional Trademarks: A Legal Analysis
NATURE AND SCOPE OF NON-CONVENTIONAL TRADEMARKS The Non-Conventional marks are those marks which do not fall under the category of...
Apr 15, 20194 min read
Position Of Unconventional Trademarks In India
INTRODUCTION As of late, the field of intellectual property has seen immense improvement, particularly with respect to trademarks. The...
Feb 15, 20194 min read
Principles of Passing off In Trademarks: Wockhardt Limited Vs. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Background Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Plaintiff/ Respondent) owned a trademark a trade mark called “CHYMORAL” and “CHYMORAL FORTE”,...
Oct 10, 20182 min read


Fashion And Trademarks: The Clothing Controversy
Much like the trends on a ramp evolve every season, in the same way legal strategies of the industry’s leading fashion brands,...
May 22, 20184 min read
Trademark Squatting: A Threat To MNCs
With the evolution of Globalization and the increasing presence of multi-national corporations like Amazon and Apple Inc. amongst others,...
Apr 30, 20184 min read
A Reminder for Online Retailers
Here’s one case that involves an online retailing businesses that is having a link with Trade mark Law - Jadebay Ltd and others v...
Jan 10, 20183 min read
Appointment of Chairman of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board
IPAB is one of the most important IP tribunals in the country and was established by the Central Government by notifying in the Official...
Jan 3, 20183 min read


Louboutin’s ‘Red Sole’ Declared as a Well-Known Trademark by Delhi HC
The news of famous French fashion designer Christian Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ shoes with their sky heel stiletto and iconic red sole often...
Dec 30, 20172 min read
Trade Mark Infringement-Toyoto Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha. vs. M/S Prius Auto Industries Ltd. and Ors.
Time for Considering Territoriality Principle over Universality Principle Courts are gradually shifting their focus to territorial...
Dec 26, 20175 min read
Exide Industries Limited vs. Exide Corporation, U.S.A. & Ors.
The case Exide India v Exide US brings into effect the perplexing issue of Trademark law . The dispute dates back to 1997 when the US...
Dec 18, 20177 min read
100 and counting: Indonesia joins Madrid Protocol
The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty which simplifies the procedure for international registration of trademarks by filing a...
Nov 7, 20173 min read
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