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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
Brunei’s Intellectual Property Office Accession to Madrid Protocol
The Government of Brunei Darussalam on October 6, 2016 <1> deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the...
Sep 27, 20172 min read
Energy and Industry Department at the Prime Minister's Office (EIDPMO) Launches Trademark Search Kiosk
The Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) is an office under EIDPMO and is responsible for the administration and registration of...
Sep 27, 20172 min read
INDIA’S PROTECTION TO SECRETS OF TRADE
Introduction The global econoamy is trending towards an era of protectionism as can be seen from policies such as “Make America Great...
Aug 26, 20177 min read
MYANMAR: NEW TRADEMARK LAW EXPECTED TO BE ENACTED IN 2017
For the past few years, the nation of Myanmar has been proactively working on the implementation of its first ever formal trademark law,...
Jul 26, 20173 min read
Meta-tagging vis-à-vis Trade Mark Misuse: An overview
Introduction: For most of our questions, we rely on the internet for answers. While the debate on the reliability of information received...
May 19, 20178 min read
Cartier International AG and Ors. Vs. Gaurav Bhatia and Ors.
Citation: 226 (2016) DLT 662 Introduction As per a study conducted in 2016 by OECD (Organisation Economic Cooperation and Development)...
May 19, 20175 min read
Trademark Infringements: The big problems faced by foreign brands in Nepal
The government of Nepal is notorious for policy and procedural time wasting as far as providing services to businesses is concerned. The...
May 15, 20174 min read


Trade Mark Filing in Vietnam
Vietnam became a member of the TRIPS agreement on January 11 th , 2007. Vietnam has a commendable intellectual property (IP) framework...
May 15, 20179 min read


Trademark Law Bangladesh: An Abridgment
Bangladesh is a signatory to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement under the World Trade...
May 15, 20176 min read
Liability of online market portals vis-à-vis trademark infringement in the cyberspace
With the emergence of globalization and sharp advancement of technologies, our society and its knowledge making has also changed...
Apr 19, 201710 min read
Fighting with Counterfeit Menace: Montblanc Simplo GmbH vs. Gaurav Bhatia & ors. CS(OS) 2563/2013: Granting Injunctive Relief
Introduction: It always has been a well known fact that the markets in India are targeted by large number of counterfeit products/goods....
Mar 21, 20174 min read


India’s time to delve into IP laws
Shireen Shukla, legal intern at Kkurana & Khurana , probes the recent International IP Index report, released by U.S. Chamber of...
Mar 9, 20175 min read


Simplified account of Trademark Registration in India
We had written an article giving a simplified account of Patenting procedures in India to enable readers who are new to the Patents. A...
Dec 27, 20168 min read
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