“What’s in a name?” the famous Shakespearean quote, is perhaps, one of the most widely cited pieces of literature. However, this appears to […]
Fight Between Territoriality and Universality of Trademarks
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Public Notice: Opportunity to Avoid Abandonment of Trademark Applications
The Office of the Controller General Patents, Designs and Trademarks, India issued two public notices dated February 06, 2023 (https://search.ipindia… Read the Public […]
Trade Marks 2023 INDIA
Law and Practice In India, trade marks are primarily governed under the Trade Marks Act 1999 and the Trade Marks Rules 2017, forming […]
No Bar On Filing Infringement Suit Against Registered Trademarks And For Passing Off
Recently, in the matter of Good Life Industries v. J R J Foods Pvt. Ltd. C/AO/10/2021 (Appeal), the Gujarat High Court vide order dated 22 […]
‘The Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents’ and its Limited Applicability
It is a primary requirement under trademark law that when determining if a trademark application is registrable, that the concerned mark is distinctive […]
Cybersquatters riskier to handle, harder to punish
In the recent case of Adobe Inc v Namase Patel and Ors, the Delhi High Court imposed hefty penalties in a cybersquatting case brought […]
Cybersquatters riskier to handle, harder to punish
In the recent case of Adobe Inc v Namase Patel and Ors, the Delhi High Court imposed hefty penalties in a cybersquatting case brought […]
Apple not falling far enough from the tree
In the recent case of Vinita Gupta v Amit Arora, the Delhi High Court considered the concept of semantic and conceptual similarity in […]
Descriptive terms cannot be styled protected trademarks
In the recent appeal of M/S Pornsricharoenpun Co Ltd & Anr v M/S L’Oreal India Private Limited against the grant of a court order, […]
A trend in appeals against decisions by the Indian Registrar of Trademarks
Manisha Singh and Ritika Agarwal of LexOrbis analyse several recent rulings by the High Court of Delhi in appeals against decisions by the […]