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Part II: Descriptive Marks – Can They be Protected?

Author: Intellepedia
August 5, 2019
Intellectual Property, Trademarks

This post was published on September 08, 2014.   In the second post of this blog series, we shall be analyzing the US approach towards...

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Could Exclusivity be Claimed Over the Word IMPERIAL for Alcohol?

Author: Intellepedia
October 28, 2018
Intellectual Property, Trademarks

The High Court of Delhi examined whether exclusivity can be claimed over the term IMPERIAL for alcoholic beverages. The judgment clarified that IMPERIAL is a descriptive and laudatory term, preventing proprietary rights for its use in alcohol trademarks.

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