Category: Trademark

Amazon wins trademark case

January 29, 2021 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:21 am

On January 27, 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit against Amazon, the e-commerce retailer. The dispute emerged after Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHFP) owner Lifestyle Equities accused Amazon of infringing on its patent rights by allowing its licenced

Trade Mark Distinctiveness: A Global Perspective

October 21, 2020 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 6:07 am

What is distinctiveness? The general understanding of ‘distinctiveness’ is that it refers to something that is easilyrecognizable from something else of a similar nature. The word ‘distinctiveness’ denotes the difference between two or more things. It allows the mind and eye to judge the uniqueness

Trademark Attorney in India

September 25, 2020 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 2:11 pm

EMERGING NUMBER OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS IN INDIA There is a significant increase in the number of people starting different businesses and start-ups in India. Due to this enhancing numbers, trademarks have gained an important position in the Indian economy. By adding distinctive character or by

3D Food

May 8, 2020 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 6:12 am

INTRODUCTION On 23rd April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in theinterpretation Article 4(1)(e)(ii) and (iii) of Directive 2015/2436. The ruling concerned proceedingsbetween Gömböc Ktf and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) regarding the refusal ofregistration of a

How to Choose a Good Trade Mark

April 16, 2020 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 5:34 am

Brands should be considered as very important aspect of the business growth. The brands also help to develop the business identity for any company or the products or the services. The brand names are legally known as trade mark or trade name. The value of

Trademark Registration by a Layman

August 28, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 3:13 am

Trademark can be a complex subject to understand, even to get anything trademarked may seem a little too intricate but it is not so. Anyone can apply for trademark it is not obligatory that a person must be a trademark lawyer for applying for a

Uber wins ChefUber TM Opposition

August 16, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 2:20 pm

Uber wins against an individual wanting to get his Trademark ChefUber registered after The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) sided with Uber after the multinational transportation network company opposed a trademark that it said would be expected to cause confusion with its own. Tim Mackew wanted to register the

TRADEMARK SUIT OVER SNOW BEER

August 14, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 2:13 pm

Even after China based brewer of Snow beer created few obstacles, ‘Snow Globe’ is successfully registered as a trademark in the UK, by a Japanese beer company Asahi. The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) dismissed China Resources Snow Brewery’s opposition to ‘Snow Globe’ on Thursday, August

Can You Register a Trademark which is Already in Use but not Registered

August 14, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 9:58 am

It is an age-old concept that Prevention is better than cure. Thus, the registration of trademark is an added advantage to combat against any kind of trademark duplication. Duplication of trademark is a common phenomenon in the modern trade, especially in e-commerce platform. To protect

Amazon sued over “Prime”

July 13, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:34 am

A Missouri based trucking company, Prime Inc., has filed a suit against Amazon in the US Federal Court alleging Amazon’s Prime logo on tractor-trailers is “confusingly similar” to its own trademark. The Prime Inc. has built up “substantial value and goodwill” with its name and