With the objective of achieving a more robust, streamlined, efficient and user friendly processing framework in the working of the Trade Marks Office, […]
NEW TRADE MARK RULES, 2017 NOTIFIED
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Clarification on Invoking of Jurisdiction under Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act –revisiting the strategy
Recently, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court clarified the scope of section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Act). In the […]
Trade Mark Holders rejoice as IPO revamps practice and procedure in 2016
Authored by Raashi Jain Further to our blog, dated November 25, 2016, available at https://www.lexorbis.com/initiatives-by-tm-registry/, we would like to wrap up 2016 with a […]
Initiatives by TM Registry
Infrastructure and capacity building at Indian Trademark Office Burdened with a huge back log and long pendency in processing of trademark applications and […]
Garware Polyester Limited v. 3M Company & Anr. 2016 (67) PTC 233 [Bom]
Brief Facts: The plaintiff was stated to be the registered proprietor of various SUN CONTROL/ SUNCONTROL formative marks such as with the device […]
Delhi Public School Society v. DPS World Foundation and Anr.
In today’s competitive world, it not enough to merely secure registration of a trade mark, but it is an indispensable responsibility of a […]
Countering the counterfeits through court directed injunctions
In today’s day and age, people want to purchase branded clothing and high-end fashion products. However, sometimes the customers are duped into buying […]
GUCCI’S IP MISSTEP
In the past few decades, importance of intellectual property has gone through the ceiling. In order to protect their intellectual property, businesses have […]
SplitView: Distinctive or Descriptive??
The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (hereinafter as “Court”) in a recent order vacated an interim injunction order granted in the […]
Overzealous actions backfire on the Indian Trade Marks Registry
In an endeavour to clear the backlog of the pending applications and oppositions, the Indian Trade Marks Registry (TMR) initiated a disposal drive […]