In the case of Volkswagen AG v. The Registrar of Trade Marks and Anr., Volkswagen opposed Maruti Suzuki’s application for TRANSFORMOTION in Class 12 on the ground that it was too close to Volkswagen’s earlier mark 4MOTION. The court examined the marks in the setting in which they were used, noted that one was tied to a vehicle technology and the other to an advertising campaign, and concluded that the two marks did not create deceptive similarity.
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Indian Patent Portfolio of German Car Manufacturers
The post examines the Indian patent portfolio of major German car manufacturers, focusing on patent counts and published applications. It underscores the growing competition among overseas automotive companies in the Indian market based on recent patent activity.
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