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
Read MoreWhen 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,
Read MoreThe online intermediaries have been laying an active role in the across the globe and it is not new to the international jurisdictions to adjudicate in the cases where there have been infringement by third parties. But the laws in India are still uncertain in
Read MoreThe car company Bentley lost a trade mark invalidity battle against UK based clothing company Bentley. The clothing company is using the trade mark BENTLEY since 1962 and in 2009 had got the trade mark registration at UK Intellectual Property Office. The trade mark covers
Read MoreThe action for passing off is something that is always under the microscopic test and therefore, the proof of passing off rests upon a trinity tests i.e. goodwill, misrepresentation and damages. The plaintiff must prove that there is a goodwill attached to the trade mark
Read MoreOn March 6th, 2017 the Trade Marks Office notified new sets of rules wherein the trade mark owners can now file their trade marks in an elite list if their mark satisfies the touchstone of a well- known trade mark. The list shall be maintained
Read MoreThe world of Google is a vast and it is very difficult to stay protected in the Ad words of Google. But somehow the domain name owners struggle to survive in this world by claiming their own rights as and when they find some discrepancies.
Read MoreThe Courts and registries are nowadays burdened with legal battles over “spare parts”. This time a registered trade mark is in question in the Court of Singapore in the case of AUDI AG v Lim Ching Kwang. In the court of Singapore the German car
Read MoreThe cases on trade marks has traversed a long way to the ancient world of the tea when people of Scotland were accustomed to the famous Willow tea rooms and it came to be associated with the services rendered by the owner. In this connection
Read MoreFew days back the Delhi High Court has pondered upon the trans-border reputation and has laid down a detailed guideline for determining the trans-border reputation in India. There have been judgments penned down by the Court establishing trans-border reputation of the trade marks which are
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