{"id":89040,"date":"2022-08-26T13:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=89040"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T05:26:14","slug":"weekly-trademark-updates-india-legal-news-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/weekly-trademark-updates-india-legal-news-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Trademark Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This week\u2019s trademark updates are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">House of Zana wins trademark dispute against Zara<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International fashion giant, Zara, recently objected to the registration of the trademark \u2018House of Zana\u2019 by a Darlington-based fashion boutique House of Zana in the UK, claiming that the mark is identical and is likely to cause confusion amongst the average consumers. The Hearing Officer, Matthew William, opined that, although Zara is a common word, the word \u201cHouse of\u201d has a distinctive nature and that \u201cZana\u201d does not dominate the mark. The speaking order held that the word \u2018Zana\u2019 is not a common English word and that the House of Zana mark is not likely to cause confusion nor exploit Zara\u2019s reputation.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interim Injunction granted against Ramdev Industries in trademark dispute against Pepsico<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pepsico Inc., manufacturer of \u2018Lays\u2019 chips has recently filed a suit against Ramdev Industries for using a deceptively similar logo for their product- \u2018Madhav Namkeen\u2019. Pepsico claimed that the said logo was likely to cause confusion amongst the public as it was misleadingly similar to the &#8220;LAY&#8217;s &#8216;Sun Banner&#8217; device mark. Justice Navin Chawla, granted an interim injunction against Ramdev Industries and stated that- \u201c<em>These are goods that are bought off the shelf in normal grocery shop and therefore, there is a likelihood of confusion, especially keeping in view the unwary consumer. The balance of convenience is also in favour of the plaintiffs and against the defendants inasmuch as the plaintiffs have spent a huge amount in popularising its device mark<\/em>.\u201d The Court also appointed a Local Commissioner and directed the confiscation of all the goods bearing the infringing logo.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mithila Makhana awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag by Government of India<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bihar\u2019s famous Mithila Makhana has been awarded the GI (Geographical Indication) tag under Class 29 by the Union Government. This was announced by India\u2019s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal via Twitter on 20th August, 2022. This recognition is expected to help farmers earn higher profits on the sale of makhana grown in Bihar. The GI has been registered to Mithilanchal Makhana Utpadak Sangh.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oficina Reserva to sell Peaky Blinders merchandise in Brazil<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apparel brand Oficina Reserva has signed a licensing agreement with Peaky Blinders brand owner Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd. to sell exclusive Peaky Blinders merchandise in Brazil. Licensed by Endemol Shine Brazil, a part of Banijay, this deal allows merchandise such as berets, shirts and overcoats inspired by the series to be sold exclusively by Oficina.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ENS Domain registrations reach record high<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to data from Dune Analytics, there are about 2 million ENS domain registrations to date. ENS is an open domain system on the Ethereum ecosystem that allows users to purchase domains with the extension \u2018.eth\u2019 for a fixed amount of Ethereum. The domain names are NFTs and can be sold on platforms such as OpenSea and Rarible.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Authored by Lavanya Anand (Associate, BananaIP Counsels) and Dinesh G (Intern).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post is brought to you by BananaIP Counsels\u2019 Trademarks and Copyright Attorneys<\/p>\n<h3>About BananaIP Counsels\u2019 Trademarks and Copyright Attorneys<\/h3>\n<p>This Weekly Trademark Updates Bulletin is brought to you by the Trademarks and Copyright Division of BananaIP Counsels, a Top IP Firm in India. Led by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/sanjeeth-hegde\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanjeeth Hegde<\/a>, BananaIP Counsels\u2019 trademark and copyright attorneys are among the leading experts in the field. If you have any questions, or need any clarifications, please write to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@bananaip.com\" rel=\"noopener\">contact@bananaip.com<\/a>\u00a0with the subject: Weekly Trademark Update.<\/p>\n<p>The weekly trademark news initiative is a part of their pro bono work and is aimed at spreading trademark awareness. You are free to share the news with appropriate attribution and backlink to the source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s trademark updates review significant legal disputes, GI recognition, and ENS domain trends. 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