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Introduction : Drug names are rarely invented from nothing. A company that sells a pantoprazole tablet, a rabeprazole tablet and an etoricoxib tablet will often attach one recognizable syllable to each generic name, so that doctors and patients come to read the syllable as a signature. After a few decades, the syllable does more work than any single product name. Indian trade mark law calls the resulting group a ‘family of marks’, and its enforcement keeps returning to the De

Introduction : The Trademark Act, 1999, defines the purpose of a trademark in section 2(1)(zb): to establish distinctiveness in a competitive market and to provide a safeguard for the masses against potential deception. The Courts have, over the years, ensured that public interest in trademark rights is prioritised. This article discusses the limitations of trademark protection. The Semaglutide Battle: Novo Nordisk vs Dr Reddy’s Laboratories The Delhi High Court has recently