Category: Trademark
How Much Does it Cost to Register a United States Trademark
June 6, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:08 am
There are two ways to register a trademark in the United States. United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO), or with your state. State trademark registration is relatively easier and cheap, while federal trademark registration is more complex and expensive. However, federal registration offers far better protection. State trademark
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New Challenges for Pharmaceutical Industry regarding Trademark
June 3, 2018
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:10 am
As we know an industry deals with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods. Industries are of specialized nature, there are various industries dealing with various kinds of products. One of which is pharmaceutical industry, that deals with the production and marketing of
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Can a Title of a Book be Registered as Trade Mark?
August 29, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:32 am
People often wonder that how to protect the name of their individual work, be it a book, song, software composition, or anything else? Protecting names can be challenging as copyright does not cover protections of names, titles, or short phrases. This leaves us with remedies
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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Michael ‘dunked’ yet again
June 3, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 11:12 am
Basketball is a sport played by all. It is a very popular sport all over the world and perhaps the most famous basketball player known to the world is Michael Jordan. Over the years he has played brilliantly and is owner of
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The Brand Beckham
May 31, 2017
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 10:16 am
When you hear the word, ‘Beckham’, all you can think of is the beautiful Beckham family. The family of six consisting of former footballer David Beckham, Victoria Beckham and their children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper are all part of the trademark brand Beckham’. Harper,
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