Month: July 2017

ANOTHER TAJ

July 4, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:10 pm

It is a moment of pride for Mumbai as well as India, that the 114 year old Taj Mahal Palace Hotel which is an inseparable part of Mumbai’s skyline has added another feather to its cap by becoming the first trademarked building in India. The

‘COVFEFE’ – THE NEW WORD.

July 4, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 12:01 pm

Covfefe –2days back we haven’t heard about this word, but today suddenly it became the most searched word in the internet. The 45th American President Donald Trump tweeted “Despite the constant negative press covfefe,”. So, what is the meaning of the word covfefe? Is it

The windy flag

July 1, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:29 am

With the growth of digital economy, the most important guard of it – the intellectual property law is also developing. The trademark law which protects the brand of the products sold online from unfair use, tends to be at the cutting edge of such developments

LOGO- NOT FOR GO

July 1, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:21 am

In the car industry, it is still a disputed question of intellectual property -Whether using a registered trade mark logo of a company by a third party in any service connected with that goods is legitimate or not. There is no specific answer given in

BATTLE OVER THE RED SHOE

July 1, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:53 am

The issue of whether a color is to be regarded as a shape is a long-standing question. Various directives under the trade mark laws are not in favor of registration of any sign which gives substantial value to the goods. After observing the plethora of