Advertisements with infringing trademarked terms are permitted in Google AdWords, a court in India has ruled. The appellate side of the High Court […]
INDIA: The Marriage of Registered Trademarks and Google AdWords
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Exploring Trade Secrets
What is common to Google, Kentucky Fried Chicken, New York Times Bestseller List, and Listerine? This may appear a strange question. Apart from […]
BMW Curbs Threat Of Trademark Dilution From Rickshaws
In cases of dilution of well-known trademarks, the question of deceptive similarity or element of deception may not be a necessary consideration. Dilution […]
Addressing Infringing posts on Social media websites; An Indian perspective
The Indian information technology law, in conjunction with intellectual property rights, seeks to protect the rights of a trade mark owner by obligating […]
GSK’s Win in Otrivin
The Delhi High Court, in a civil suit between Plaintiff GSK Consumer Healthcare S.A and Defendants, EG Pharmaceuticals, Zydus Healthcare Ltd. and Biochem […]
Amending use claims in trademark cases
The Delhi High Court recently heard, in the case of D&H India v Superon Schweisstechnik India, an appeal from the order of a […]
Registered designs don’t imply novelty
Can a registered design serve as a proof of novelty? The Delhi High Court said no! In a latest case where the parties […]
Composite Trade Marks & the Odds of Registration
The well-established principle of entirety which states that a trademark is to be seen and/or read as a whole at times may be […]
DETTOL obtains favourable decision against DEVTOL in India
Manisha Singh and Omesh Puri bring news of an important decision in a lookalike case, following a hearing held by video conference by the […]
Restaurant fined with Social Work for Mocking ‘HERMES’
The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) enshrined in the Companies Act, 2013 mandates the companies earning more than the threshold set out […]