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Supreme Court Stays Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Guideline Dated 18.05.2020 and 20.05.2020
The Delhi High Court, by virtue of the order dated 21st May 2020 in the case of Intellectual Property Attorney Association (IPAA) and Anr vs The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and Anr. the Plaintiff seeked to quash the Public Notice dated 18.05.2020 passed by the Respondent, and thereby restrain them from … Continue reading Supreme Court Stays Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Guideline Dated 18.05.2020 and 20.05.2020
Read more »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 resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses. The Domain Name System (DNS) helps you find your way around the Internet. Feature of DNS names is their hierarchical structure. This … Continue reading Domain Name: Indian Aspect And Dispute Resolution Procedure
Read more »Important Note On Recent Notifications Issued By Various IP Offices Of India In View Of Covid-19 Outbreak
Various Intellectual Property Offices of India recently issued certain notifications in view of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) outbreak in India. The notifications were issued between March 13, 2020 and March 19, 2020 primarily adjourning hearing and other proceedings originally scheduled till March 31, 2020. Provided herein below is a short summary of the developments … Continue reading Important Note On Recent Notifications Issued By Various IP Offices Of India In View Of Covid-19 Outbreak
Read more »Intercity Hotel GMBH v. Hotel Intercity Delhi and Others
2019 SCC OnLine Del 7644 PARTIES The Plaintiff; Intercity Hotel GMBH is in the business of providing temporary accommodations with food and drinks. The Defendant Hotel Intercity Delhi is also in the business of providing temporary accommodation with food and drinks and is operating a hotel in Karol Bagh. BRIEF FACTS Plaintiff’s trademark INTERCITYHOTEL is … Continue reading Intercity Hotel GMBH v. Hotel Intercity Delhi and Others
Read more »Crocs Inc. v. Bata India Ltd. and Others
2019 SCC OnLine Del 6808 PARTIES The Appellate is Crocs Inc; The Respondents are, inter alia, Bata India Ltd., Liberty Shoes Ltd., Action Shoes Pvt. Ltd., Aqualite India Ltd., Bioworld Merchandising India Ltd., Relaxo Footware Ltd., and Kidz Palace. BRIEF FACTS The Plaintiff was unsuccessful in a suit filed for design infringement as the designs … Continue reading Crocs Inc. v. Bata India Ltd. and Others
Read more »M/S Khushi Ram Behari Lalvs M/S Jaswant Singh Balwant Singh
(2019) 258 DLT (CN 14) 14 PARTIES The Petitioner is a partnership firm trading as M/S Khushi Ram Behari Lal (Export Division) established in the year 1978 carrying on the business of processing, marketing and exporting of rice since 1978. They own the trademark ‘TRAIN BRAND WITH DEVICE OF TRAIN’ in relation to said goods and … Continue reading M/S Khushi Ram Behari Lalvs M/S Jaswant Singh Balwant Singh
Read more »The Multidimensional Question Of 3 Dimensional Trademarks
Introduction The product market today is highly competitive. If a brand does not constantly evolve itself, it is at the danger of failing to satisfy its customers. To keep reinventing itself, it must ensure protection to the assets that bring value to the company. For this reason, it is important to give recognition to non-conventional … Continue reading The Multidimensional Question Of 3 Dimensional Trademarks
Read more »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 registered is the only apparatus to obtain statutory rights. As an essential element to registration, some countries requires the owner of the trademark to use or make evident its intent to … Continue reading Protection of Well-Known Marks: WIPO Joint Recommendation
Read more »Similar Trademark Issued For Different Items Does Not Amount To Breach Of Law
The long pending question in the field of Intellectual Property Rights, with respect to the Tademarks, was finally answered by the Supreme Court, when it ruled, in the case of Nandhini Deluxe v. Karnataka Co-Operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.[1], that no law is violated or breached, if the two companies, with two different products, use … Continue reading Similar Trademark Issued For Different Items Does Not Amount To Breach Of Law
Read more »Foreign Trademark Applicants to be represented by U.S. licensed Attorneys
A new rule has been announced by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requiring that any foreigner who applies for trademark registration or appears before a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in the United States can only be represented by a lawyer who is licensed to practice in the United States. This rule … Continue reading Foreign Trademark Applicants to be represented by U.S. licensed Attorneys
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