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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows –   Delhi HC grants interlocutory injunctive reliefs for infringing the trademark of Radio Mirchi Radio Mirchi, the plaintiff claimed to be the registered owner of the device mark “Mirchi” under the brand name “Sunday Suspense” on various webpage/web link/application/intermediary platform. The defendants, Tuneincom and others, were alleged to have engaged in unauthorized and illegal broadcasting, transmission and communication of the plaintiff’s copyrighted audio content. It was observed as a prima facie case of infringement.…
December 30, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 835Views 0Like
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This week’s trademark updates are as follows –   Delhi High Court says 'Rooh Afza' trademark to be given high degree of protection An appeal was moved by manufacturers of Rooh Afza against rejection of its application seeking an interim injunction against Sadar Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., who infringed their trademark. The Court observed that "Rooh Afza" had acquired immense goodwill over the years and had served as the "source identifier" for the sharbat being manufactured by Hamdard National Foundation(India) and Hamdard Dawakhana…
December 23, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 714Views 0Like
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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows –   Trademark Lawsuit filed against HGTV’s “Ugliest House in America.” A lawsuit has been filed by HomeVestors of America, Inc., against Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. for infringement of the former’s trademark “The Ugliest House of the Year”. The HGTV show's treatment of homeowners is not representative of how HomeVestors franchisees engage with clients, although the show's title is remarkably similar to HomeVestors' annual "Ugliest House of the Year" contest. CoorsTek Defeats CeramTec in Battle to…
December 20, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 590Views 0Like
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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows – Protecting GI Goods The GI Tags can and are being utilized to prevent counterfeits from chipping away the revenue of the original products protected as a GI. The Gulbarga Tur Dal (pigeon pea) is a good example of the same. During a training program held in October 2022, 16 users were awarded the “Authorized User Certificate” (AUC) for the Gulbarga Tur Dal, which is a product provided with a GI Tag. The AUC…
November 4, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Trademarks 0Comment 577Views 0Like
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Weekly Trademark Update Bulletin- PhonePe v MobilePe, Entrepreneur Magazine Vs. The Senior Examiner of Trade Marks, Delhi and more

This week’s trademark updates from BananaIP Counsels include PhonePe v MobilePe, Entrepreneur Magazine vs. The Senior Examiner of Trade Marks, Delhi, and The Battle of Sadda Pind. Read More Continue Reading Weekly Trademark Update Bulletin- PhonePe v MobilePe, Entrepreneur Magazine Vs. The Senior Examiner of Trade Marks, Delhi and more
November 2, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1116Views 0Like
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This week's trademark updates are as follows -   Ninety-One v. Ninety-Nine Bicycles – Trademark Infringement Lawsuit The proprietor of the mark ‘Ninety-One Bicycles’ initiated a trademark infringement suit against the defendant, to restrain them from manufacturing and selling bicycles under the mark ‘Ninety-Nine Bicycles’, which was deceptively similar to their mark. The mark ‘Ninety-Nine Bicycles’ was only recently adopted by the defendants, prior to which they were using mark such as ‘SACHIN BIKES’, ‘SACHIN CROCS’, etc. Alphavector India Private Limited, the…
October 23, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 657Views 0Like
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This week’s trademark updates are as follows: A hot win for ‘Chaayos’. In the matter of SUNSHINE TEAHOUSE PVT. LTD. v. MTRM GLOBAL PVT. LTD., the plaintiff, owner of the trademark- Chaayos had approached the Delhi High Court against the usage of the mark- Chaiops by the defendants. The suit was filed in September seeking permanent injunction and restraining unauthorised use of the mark by the defendants. The matter was referred to mediation last month which failed and further options to…
October 14, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 761Views 0Like
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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows: Delhi High Court prevents website from using the trademark "Live Law" because of "intent to cash in on goodwill." The Delhi High Court has issued an ad interim injunction in favour of Live Law Media Private Limited, the business that owns the legal portal livelaw.in, preventing "Tiya Law Library" and a Haryana-based attorney from using the mark/name "Live Law" until further orders and ordering the internet service providers to block access to the website…
September 30, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 720Views 0Like
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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows: CHAAYOS trademark infringement dispute referred to mediation Sunshine Teahouse Private Limited had filed an infringement suit against the CHAIOPS café. Sunshine claimed that the Defendant’s brand name CHAIOPS was infringing upon their mark CHAAYOS. The Delhi High Court noted that there were no similarities between the device and logo of the two parties and that there existed only phonetic similarity between the two. Hence, stating the possibility of an amicable settlement, the Delhi High…
September 16, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 675Views 0Like
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Weekly Trademark Updates

This week’s trademark updates are as follows: Kashmir seeks to add more products to its GI list Kashmir seeks to obtain the GI tag for five of its crafts: Kashmir Namda, Wagguv, Shikara, Gabba and Kashmir Willow Bat. The Director of the Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir had an extensive discussion with the authorities of Intellectual Property India, Chennai and requested them to accelerate the process of  registration,  “The dossier for registration of these crafts has already been submitted to the Intellectual…
September 9, 2022 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 724Views 0Like
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