Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Mc Donald’s fails to keep its trademark “Big Mac”
January 23, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:02 am
US based global giant, Mc Donald’s recently lost a legal battle with the Irish food giant, Supermac’s over the “Big Mac” and Mc trademarks. Supermac’s filed a petition before the EUIPO for cancellation of the use of the trademark by Mc Donald’s. The EUIPO said
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NCTA’S “10G” TRADEMARK: IS IT A REALITY?
January 9, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 8:34 am
NCTA- The Internet & Television Association is partnering with CableLabs and Cable Europe and has come with the new news about the broadband services and has begun with its technology crusade for 10 gigabits per second – to provide their service to U.S consumer and
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Disney Faces Backlash Over Its “Hakuna Matata” Trademark
January 4, 2019
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:59 am
Following the dissatisfaction shown by the Fijian people with the trademark “Bula,” their national greeting, which was registered by a coffee shop in Florida, the Kenyan people are expressing their displeasure with Walt Disney’s trademark “Hakuna Matata,” which was registered for Lion King merchandise. The
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Cadbury Loses Trademark Battle over its Purple Colour
December 11, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:21 am
Cadbury has hit yet another snag in its decades-long fight to own the right to brand purple, which it has used on its chocolate bars since 1905. Cadbury was unsuccessful in its attempt to patent a purple color, according to the Court of Appeal. “The
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Levi’s tab in a battle with YSL products
December 7, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 9:26 am
Levi Strauss & Co.’s trademark red, blue or white tab has led it to bring a legal action against Yves Saint Laurent America, the America segment of the Parisian fashion house. According to the court documents, the tab has become a distinctive feature that distinguishes
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High Court employs ‘intention to target’ approach to determine online trademark infringement
December 4, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:09 pm
In a judgment of Easygroup Ltd v Easy Fly Express Ltd & Anor , the High Court of England and Wales implemented the ‘intention to target’ test to determine infringement of an online trade mark. The claimant ‘Easy Group’ is the proprietor of the word mark
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Posting Video of Cricket Match Lands Fan in Copyright Trouble
November 26, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 9:01 am
Monika Shail, a Chandigarh-based woman has approached the court after Facebook deactivated her account for posting a video that infringes BCCI’s copyright. The video that Shail shared on social media had her blowing a ‘flying kiss’ during the India-Sri Lanka second ODI played at Punjab
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No Trade mark in Era Names in Japan
November 26, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 8:00 am
The Japanese Government plans to implement new trademark rules where no era names can be registered as trademarks. The government will revise its trademark application screening criteria, which currently rejects any trademark in the current era names. The government will ensure that no one can
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HC restrains magazine from using ‘Aaj Tak’ trademark
November 24, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:53 am
In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court has restrained a person to use the trademark ‘Aaj Tak Aamne Saamne’ for his fortnightly magazine. The Court has granted permanent injunction against the magazine to use any “deceptively or phonetically similar” trademarks of a major media
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How to Use Your Early-Stage Intellectual Property to Raise More Money?
November 24, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 2:57 am
The creation of new ideas and innovations in the early stage intellectual property which plays a vital role in the enhancement of all business entities. Intellectual property encourages innovation and creativity among the commercial sectors for the growth of their business. Intellectual property rights need
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