Indian Trademark Statistics for October (Fifth Week) 2018, Vans Wins Trademark Battle, Samsung in Trouble with Their Galaxy, Kylie Jenner Sued Over \u2018Born to Sparkle\u2019, 326 Registered GIs in India and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.<\/p>\n
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBranding is not just about being seen as better than the competition. It\u2019s about being seen as the only solution to your audience\u2019s problem\u201d \u2013 John Morgan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Indian Trademark Office has picked up its pace in the last week. The total number of the applications disposed through show cause hearings has increased by eighty one percent (81%). Similarly, the total number of hearing notices issued has increased by eighty nine percent (89%). However, the total applications published in the trademark journal has decreased by twenty six percent (26%)<\/p>\n Total Number of New Applications Received from October 24th<\/sup> to October 31st<\/sup>, 2018<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Trademark Statistics from January 01st<\/sup>, 2018 to October 31st<\/sup>, 2018<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Keeping alive the spark of the legendary actress, The Estate of Marilyn Monroe LLC filed a trademark application for \u2018Marilyn Monroe\u2019 for fireworks under class 14 with the USPTO. The mark has been filed on an intent to use basis. This is not the first time the Estate of Marilyn Monroe has filed a trademark under her name. As many as 25 applications have been filed for Marilyn Monroe for various goods and services including spa services, jewelry, and clothing.<\/p>\n Vans Inc., an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel filed for a permanent injunction to restrain Rishi Bansal from passing and infringing the former\u2019s trademarks. Vans has been using the trademark \u2018VANS\u2019 since 1966.\u00a0 In 2017, Vans learned that Rishi Bansal is using the marks\/label \u2018VANS OFF THE WAIL\u2019 and VANS with their layout, getup, lettering style and artistic feature similar to that of Vans in an identical line of business. In the suit, it is stated that usage of the marks by the Rishi Bansal in the market, will cause confusion in the minds of the public as to the actual source of the products. The Court passed a decree in favor of Vans and ordered Rishi Bansal to pay compensatory and punitive damages worth INR 2 Lakh.<\/p>\n Sheree Cosmetics, a luxury cosmetics brand has filed a lawsuit against the reality television model, Kylie Jenner and her company Kylie cosmetics, for using the term \u2018Born to Sparkle\u2019 in her makeup line. In the lawsuit, it is stated that Sheree Cosmetics had released their eye shadow range in October, 2017 and Kylie\u2019s line has similar packaging and colors which amounts to trade dress as well as trademark infringement.<\/p>\n After Samsung renamed their range of smart watches from \u2018Gear\u2019 to \u2018Galaxy\u2019, the South Korean watchmaker Orient Bio Inc., filed a trademark infringement suit. The watchmaker while filing the suit in Seoul District Court, has claimed that Samsung has infringed its brand by launching their smart watch named \u2018GALAXY\u2019. Orient has been manufacturing watches under the brand name GALAXY since 1984. Further, it has also filed for the trademarks \u2018Galaxy AI Watch\u2019, \u2018Galaxy Smart Watch\u2019 at KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) on October 10, 2018. Samsung is yet to respond to the suit.<\/p>\n The U.S. District Court, New York on October 22, 2018 passed a preliminary injunction in favour of Alibaba, the China based Fortune 500 e-commerce company, in a case of trademark infringement. The court has directed the Dubai based cryptocurrency company Alibabacoin to restrain from selling or promoting the cryptocurrency with the use of the name \u2018Alibaba\u2019. The judge while passing the order has stated that the injunction has been granted to prevent the likelihood of confusion, considering the deceptive similarity between the two marks.<\/p>\n Vans, the American Skateboarding shoes brand has done one of the coolest collaborations by teaming up with NASA for the launch of a new \u2018Space Age\u2019 collection. This collection launching on November 2nd<\/sup> will feature two pairs of classic Vans Old Skool Style and two pairs of the SK8-Hi Style along with the NASA logo over the wording \u2018John F. Kennedy Space Center\u2019.<\/p>\n The Cell for IPR Promotions and Management (CIPAM) provided data that concluded that the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry has hit a new milestone with the registration of 326 GIs inclusive of 14 foreign GIs like Cognac from France, Porto from Portugal and Tequila from Mexico.<\/p>\n The law requires that an assignment or license of a trademark be registered with the Trademark Office in India.\u00a0 Though registration of licenses is not a regular practice, it can be beneficial in establishing rights during disputes. This article summarises recent legal developments in trademark law, including key cases involving Kylie Jenner, Vans, and Alibaba. It also presents new statistics from the Indian Trademark Office and highlights updates in brand licensing and geographical indications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,6,22,11],"tags":[2352,3298,31,639,5578,9321,1468,9322],"class_list":["post-44501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geographical-indications-gi","category-intellectual-property","category-ip-commercialization-licensing","category-trademarks","tag-alibaba","tag-brand-licensing","tag-copyright-infringement","tag-geographical-indications","tag-indian-trademark-law","tag-kylie-jenner","tag-trademark-news","tag-vans-nasa-collaboration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44501"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137441,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44501\/revisions\/137441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS <\/strong><\/h2>\n
Weekly Indian Trademark Statistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Particulars<\/strong><\/td>\n Last Week<\/strong><\/td>\n This Week<\/strong><\/td>\n Change in %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total Trademark Applications Examined by Trademark Office<\/td>\n 7003<\/td>\n 8982<\/td>\n An increase of 28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total Applications Disposed through Show Cause Hearings<\/td>\n 3828<\/td>\n 6943<\/td>\n An increase of 81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total Applications Published in the Trademark Journal<\/td>\n 9470<\/td>\n 6978<\/td>\n A decrease of 26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total Registrations Granted<\/td>\n 4018<\/td>\n 5331<\/td>\n An increase of 33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total Hearing Notices Issued<\/td>\n 2798<\/td>\n 5298<\/td>\n An increase of 89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total Renewals Notices Issued<\/td>\n 1062<\/td>\n 1537<\/td>\n An increase of 45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Trademark Statistics by Office<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n Sr. No<\/strong><\/td>\n Jurisdiction<\/strong><\/td>\n New Applications<\/strong><\/td>\n Examined<\/strong><\/td>\n Published<\/strong><\/td>\n Registered<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n AHMEDABAD<\/td>\n 852<\/td>\n 529<\/td>\n 898<\/td>\n 800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n CHENNAI<\/td>\n 1309<\/td>\n 745<\/td>\n 1054<\/td>\n 559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n DELHI<\/td>\n 2555<\/td>\n 1459<\/td>\n 1888<\/td>\n 1866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n KOLKATA<\/td>\n 325<\/td>\n 271<\/td>\n 234<\/td>\n 333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n MUMBAI<\/td>\n 1606<\/td>\n 948<\/td>\n 1942<\/td>\n 1412<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n 6647<\/strong><\/td>\n 3952<\/strong><\/td>\n 6016<\/strong><\/td>\n 4970<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Yearly Trademark Statistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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INTERESTING BRAND NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Marilyn Monroe Fireworks<\/strong><\/h3>\n
INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Vans Wins Trademark Battle<\/strong><\/h3>\n
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Kylie Jenner Sued for Use of Mark \u2018Born to Sparkle\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Samsung in Trouble with Their Galaxy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Alibaba Emerges Victorious <\/strong><\/h3>\n
TRADEMARK BRAND LICENSING UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Vans-NASA Shoes Collection is Out of the World<\/strong><\/h3>\n
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Indian Geographical Indications Registry Achieves a Landmark Figure<\/strong><\/h3>\n
BANANAIP TIP OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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