This post was first published on March 22, 2011.
The Indian Courts, in the recent past have continuously surprised us by pulling one trick after the other when it comes to dealing with Intellectual Property cases. This time around it is the Bombay High Court while dealing with a trademark infringement matter in the recent case of M/S.J.K. Sons vs M/S.Parksons Games & Sports (decided on March 18, 2011).The facts involve M/S Parksons Games & Sports (respondents) being the owners of…
Indian Trademark Statistics for February (First Week), 20th Century Fox in Legal Battle Over its Upcoming Movie, Valentine Makeup Collection by Kylie Jenner, Amul Sends Legal Notice to Google, Pithora Arts GI and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Within every brand is a product, but not every product is a brand”- David Ogilvy
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The Indian Trademark Office has had a mixed week. The total number of…
Indian Trademark Statistics for January (Fourth Week), National IP Awards-2019, Las Vegas Resorts Settles Trademark Dispute, Popsugar Files Trademark for Twinning, Ahmedabad Shopping Festival Trademark Row Resolved and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Brands are avenues of value innovation in a creative engagement between companies and their customers” - Tenaya Group
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The Indian Trademark Office has had a mixed week. The total number of hearing notices…
This post was fist published on 16th February, 2011.
A trade mark is a representation for a trade or business of a person. Though registration of a trade mark is not mandatory, registering a mark provides many benefits for enforcing trade mark rights. In order to register a trade mark in India, an application must be filed at any of the five trade mark offices in India.
Where to file a Trade Mark application?
The trade mark offices in India are located…
In this post, we bring to you a recap of the Trademark and Copyright statistics from 2018 and a comparison of these numbers with the statistics of 2017.
COPYRIGHT YEAR IN REVIEW 2018
Copyright Applications Filed in 2018
Work
No. of Applications in 2018
Literary/Dramatic
9,652
Artistic
4,698
Music
323
Cinematograph
306
Sound Recording
710
Computer Software
2,143
Total
17,832
Copyright Applications Filed Monthly in 2018
Month
Literary/Dramatic
Artistic
Music
Cinematograph
Sound Recording
Computer Software
January
949
387
39
28
45
152
February
756
339
35
11
70
101
March
898
346
31
51
42
153
April
840
404
17
14
35
587
May
778
390
31
27
142
157
June
710
410
26
21
87
215…
This post was first published on 2nd February, 2011.
Intellectual Property Services is not a business of a few anymore. With the development of the IT and other R&D based business, there are any number of IP Service providers mushrooming around the IT and BP hubs. Therefore, there is a huge number to choose from and a person in need of such services is obviously sceptical about making the choice.
We are currently in the age of information and it…
Indian Trademark Statistics for January (Third Week), The Hotel Ritz Paris Wins Trademark Battle, Drake Loses Exclusive Rights Over ‘6IX’, Lindsay Lohan Discotheque, Naga Cucumber GI, and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Branding is not just about being seen as better than the competition. It’s about being seen as the only solution to your audience’s problem” – John Morgan
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The Indian Trademark Office has picked up…
Indian Trademark Statistics for January (Second Week), Vans Sues Primark Over Sneaker Design, Overwatch League Sports Merchandise, Tripura Jackfruit Applied for GI, Hindware Victory in Trademark Infringement and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“A brand is something that has a clear-cut identity amongst consumers, which a company creates by sending out a clear, consistent message over a period of years until it achieved a critical mass of marketing”-Phil Knight
INDIAN…
Indian Trademark Statistics for January (First Week), 3D Cutemoji by Huawei, American Airlines & Expedia Settle, Cartoon Network Merch, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“People do not buy Goods and Services. They buy relations, stories and magic”- Seth Godin
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The Indian Trademark Office has had a mixed week in the past week. The total number of applications examined by trademark office has increased by thirty three percent…
First Publication Date: 7th January 2011
History of (trade)marks
Dating back to those barbarian times where majority of people could not read or write is when symbols became a logical method of letting people know, what belonged to whom? The earliest marks were that of marking of animals, so a farmer, rancher or lord could distinguish what animals belonged to whom. As commerce developed, marks began to serve a number of purposes. ‘Potters mark’ of Greek and Roman times appeared…