Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India

Don’t google it: Search it on Google

Don’t google it: Search it on Google

Often the big leviathans try to get hold of small fishes in the water and get away easily. Same is true in the keyword policies of the big giants like Amazon, Uber seeking to divert the traffic of the small ones. Recently Flintobox, a Chennai

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Jurisdiction in trade mark cases: settling for the unsettled

Jurisdiction in trade mark cases: settling for the unsettled

The jurisdiction under the trade marks law has always been under the clutches of misinterpretation and misuse by various IP owners in India. Though a well settled provision of law governs the scope of jurisdiction under the trade marks Act, 1999, still a torment has

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well-known-ness redefined

well-known-ness redefined

  A win-win situation is on the go with Mother Dairy winning the trade mark infringement battle against unscrupulous trader. The Delhi High Court at the inception of this New Year has startled the Milk industry with its overwhelming decision on the misuse of Mother

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Programme on Intellectual Property with CWEI

Programme on Intellectual Property with CWEI

On the 16th of December, 2016, the Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India (CWEI), a Delhi based organization involved in various social work, organized a programme on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at Jamuna Banquet in the city of Kolkata. Many distinguished guests enumerated various aspects

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New Formula One Edition

New Formula One Edition

In a very recent ruling of the Delhi High Court the trade mark of the Formula One came up with flying colors again. The Court has overruled the ruling of the Advance Authority Ruling (AAR) on the issue of usage of trade marks and logos

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Play or Replay

Play or Replay

The European Court of Justice’s decision was followed by Supreme Courts of Sweden, and it penned down its judgment on “whether broadcast is entitled to copyright protection”. The EJ decision also embarked upon the issue of providing wider privileges to the right holders for facilitating

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Sephora “Drunk Elephant” caught in up a Trademark infringement case

Sephora “Drunk Elephant” caught in up a Trademark infringement case

A trademark infringement suit has been filed by the Green Heart Labs in US District Court on November 4th, claiming that Drunk Elephant Brand of Sephora (online and in stores) is infringing the mark ‘Aha! Moment’. According to the lawsuit, even after the notice was

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Trade Mark Registration in Bangladesh

Trade Mark Registration in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the laws related to trademark are governed by the Trade Marks Act 2009 and the Trade Marks Rules, 1963 and is obtained through the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT). The pre-required essentials for filling of Trademark Application are Name of the

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Trade Mark Registration in Bhutan

Trade Mark Registration in Bhutan

The trade mark filing process in Bhutan is governed and regulated by Industrial Property Act of 2001. An unregistered trademark can also be used but once a trademark is registered, the owner of the trademark has exclusive rights over the mark. Bhutan also follows the

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Trade Mark Registration in Nepal

Trade Mark Registration in Nepal

In Nepal, the law related to trademarks is governed by the Patent, Design and Trademark Act 1965. Trademark can be protected on the basis of its registration and the claimant can also acquire such rights by sufficient public recognition. A trademark application has to file

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