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Samsung Trademark Infringement, Scotch Whisky Association Loses Trademark Battle, Sirsi Supari GI and Other News

Indian Trademark Statistics for March (Third Week), Scotch Whisky Association Loses Trademark Battle, The Voice of Wrestling Trademark, Miniso Not Mini Any more and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The investment you make into a brand makes its name worth it" - Bernard Kelvin Clive INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has had a mixed week. The total number of registrations granted as well as…
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Alibaba Settles Trademark Dispute with Alibabacoin, 7-Eleven Stores Soon in India!, NBA Fanwear Apparel and Other News

  Indian Trademark Statistics for March (Second Week), Trademark Battle over a Whiskey Brand, NBA Fanwear Apparel in India, Harley Davidson and its Bizarre Trademarks, Erode Turmeric GI and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Value of a Trade Mark is directly proportional to your Aggression and Risk Ratio.” – Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has picked up its pace in the…
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Flipkart Wins a Domain Infringement Case, Lacoste Loses a Bite of its Crocodile, Jungle Book Activity Books Coming, Mizo Banana GI, and Other News

Indian Trademark Statistics for March (First Week), Taylor Swift and her Bizarre Trademarks, McDonald’s Loses to Supermac, Flipkart Fights its Domain Squatter and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Representations that do not make sense are the best Trade Marks” – Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has had a very slow week. The total number of applications published in the trademark…
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Samsung in Trouble over Smartwatches, Lifebuoy Trademark Victory, ITC Wins GI Infringement Case and Other News

  Indian Trademark Statistics for February (Fourth Week), Zumba for Fitness, GST on Brands and Logos Too?, Lifebuoy Trademark Victory, ITC Wins GI Infringement Case and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "A brand’s job is to create a customer that creates and inspires other customers" - Think Marketing INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has had a mixed week. The total number of registrations granted has…
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Kindle eBooks, Amazon and Business of Licensing: Section 33 Non-Compliance?

Over the years, the copyright law was amended several times to achieve different objectives ranging from inclusion of new works and rights to protecting interests of authors. One of the amendments to Indian copyright law in 1994 related to creating an exclusive business zone for copyright societies, whose objective is to manage works of authors, publishers and owners and facilitate ease of licensing and royalty sharing. The amendment provided in Section 33 of the Copyright Act that only copyright societies…
February 25, 2019 Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1738Views 0Like
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Monte Carlo and Skoda Reach Trademark Settlement, Ironman Product Licensing in India, Kashmir Saffron GI, Kardarshian Trademarks and Other News

  Indian Trademark Statistics for February (Third Week), Trademark Settlement between Breweries, Walmart and Its Happy Face, Keeping Up with Kardashian’s Trademark, Kashmir Saffron Filed for GI and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A brand is a voice and a product is a souvenir.” – Lisa Gansky INTERESTING BRAND NEWS Walmart’s Happy Face Though the smiley face has been around since the 1970s, this didn’t stop the world’s largest retail major…
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The featured image is of TM which is the abbreviation for Trademark. the post is aboutthe new trademark rules, 2017. To read more click here.

‘Acquired Distinctiveness’ of Infosys Trademark

This post was first published on 18th November, 2011. Infosys Technologies Ltd vs Adinath Infosys Pvt. Ltd & Ors, High Court of Delhi  Facts: The plaintiff-company Infosys Technologies Private Limited is engaged in the business of providing IT services, solutions, consulting and business process management. INFOSYS is the registered trademark/service mark of the plaintiff-company in various Classes including Class 16 in respect of computer software. The Plaintiffs have strongly contended that owing to their excellent services offered by…
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This image depicts the picture of a Zippo fridge with the mark in its unique stylisation with a flame forming the dot on the 'i'. This post talks about how the company got a restraining order against brands that were passing off their products under the zippo mark. Click on the image to read the full post.

Zippo Manufacturing Company v. Anil Moolchandani & Ors. , High Court of Delhi

This post was first published on 15th November, 2011. Zippo Manufacturing Company v. Anil Moolchandani & Ors. , High Court of Delhi Pronounced on 31st October, 2011 Facts In February 2006 the plaintiff came across the defendant selling counterfeit lighters with the Zippo mark in the same shape and it was a verbatim imitation of the original Zippo lighters. Zippo, a company based out of USA claims to be a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of lighters…
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Who Owns the Castle?

This post was first published on November 6th, 2011. South African Breweries International and Another v. Mohan Goldwater Breweries Ltd and Another (High Court of Delhi)   FACTS Plaintiff No. 1 is a company registered in Netherlands and Plaintiff No. 2 is a joint venture company registered in India. Plaintiff No. 1 has registered CASTLE and CASTLE label in respect of beer in many countries and claims sale of USD 1 billion. The Plaintiffs contend that their mark is a well-known mark in India…
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Can God’s Name be Monopolized? ‘No’ Says the Court

This post was first published on October 19th, 2011. BHOLE BABA MILK FOOD INDUSTRIES LTD v. PARUL FOOD SPECIALITIES PVT. LTD.- High Court of Delhi.  (Division Bench) Facts: The Appellant has a trademark registration for the label KRISHNA with a pictorial reflection of Lord Krishna standing on a lotus flower for dairy products. The Respondent was selling ghee under the mark ‘PARUL’S LORD KRISHNA’ where the word KRISHNA was dominantly written in large font. The Appellant sought to obtain an…
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