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High Court permits delayed trademark evidence because of E-portal upload issues

High Court permits delayed trademark evidence because of E-portal upload issues

Mr. Manish Agarwal vs. The Registrar of Trademarks and Ors. Facts Mr. Manish Agarwal, the Applicant, filed four trademark applications for the mark “SATYA GROUP” on 11th March, 2013. The said marks were advertised in the Trademark Journal dated 21st May, 2018, and an Opposition was filed against the said marks by the Opponent, M/s APJ Satya Knowledge LLP. The Applicant filed his counter statement on 19th January 2019, however the Opponent claimed that it was served to him on…

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Trademark Statistics – 2021

Trademark Statistics from January 1st, 2021 to December 30th, 2021 ParticularsNo. of Applications Total early publications387 Total ordinary publications658 Total applications published1,045 Total grants in Delhi217 Total grants in Mumbai83 Total grants in Chennai267 Total grants in Kolkata98 Total Grants665 Total applications examined913 Yearly Trademark Statistics - A Comparison ParticularsTotal Number of Applications Total applications Published52379 Total Patents granted30431 Total applications examined67727 Total applications refused5599 Total applications abandoned due to failure to respond to examination report (s. 21(1))5289 As we can see from the table above, there has been an increase of 13.78% in the total…

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Indian Trademark Registry Notices, Updates and Notifications – 2020

Further Extension for Deadline to be Decided by the Delhi High Court Intellepedia Publication Date: 24th June 2020 In the last public notice issued by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) dated 18-05-2020, it had stated that the deadlines issued by it from 25-03-2020 to 17-05-2020 with respect to the due dates for the completion of various acts/proceedings has been scraped and the new deadlines shall be applicable from 15-03-2020 to 01-06-2020. However, on 19-06-2020, CGPDTM has issued…

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