Recently, the Delhi High Court delivered an interim order in the case of McDonald’s Corporation & Anr v. National Internet Exchange of India […]
McDonald’s Wins Interim Injunction Against Franchise Scammers
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Indian Trade Marks Registry to resume Hearings (pre-acceptance) through Video Conferencing
To tackle the growing concerns of Covid-19 pandemic, the Trademarks Registry (TMR) had suspended all show-cause hearings in trademark applications since March this […]
Diligence & Proactiveness – Important Factors For Grant Of Injunction
The Delhi High Court recently decided an interim injunction application in a civil suit between Ajanta Pharma Ltd. and Zuventus Healthcare Ltd. The […]
Limited Interim Relief for Unilever against Emami in Potential Trademark Battle
On June 25, 2020, Hindustan Unilever Limited announced to rebrand its decades-old popular flagship brand, Fair & Lovely by dropping ‘Fair’ to take […]
Madras HC: No monopoly can be claimed over common or laudatory words
The long-awaited judgment was finally pronounced by the Madras High Court, thereby putting a halt to the ongoing battle between the two big […]
Goodwill And Reputation In India, The Prerequisites To Successful Trade Mark Passing Off Action Based On Prior International Use
In an interesting case of a prior international use of a trade mark claiming passing off by an entity in India, the Delhi […]
Indiamart throttles ahead to safeguard both Business and Consumer interests
In a recent order passed by the Delhi High Court, a Single Judge bench directed both private and governmental agencies to work together […]
It’s all in the name
Starting a business in one’s name or surname is very common across the world. Manisha Singh and Gautam Kumar of LexOrbis take us […]
Generic word + .com = Non-generic registrable mark
Intellectual property law has for long always strived to keep up with the dynamic business environment and this inherent quality of molding itself […]
INDIA: The Marriage of Registered Trademarks and Google AdWords
Advertisements with infringing trademarked terms are permitted in Google AdWords, a court in India has ruled. The appellate side of the High Court […]