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Bata’s Coca Cola Flavoured Tennis Shoes, Time Inc Wins Trademark Infringement, Ariana Grande Files Trademark, Khandamal Haladi Gets GI, and Other News

Indian Trademark Statistics for April (Second Week), Stella McCartney Wins Trademark Battle for Fur Free Fur, Bata’s Coca Cola Flavoured Tennis Shoes, Cartoon Network Inspired Apparel Collection Launched and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique” – Primo Angeli INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has picked up its pace. The total number of applications examined has…
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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…
March 13, 2019 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 530Views 0Like
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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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Trade Secrets Basics

  First Publication Date: 4th February 2008 What is a trade secret? Trade secret is any information that has independent economic value because of not being known to others and for which reasonable measures have been taken to protect it as a secret. A secret is a trade secret only if it has legal sanctity. Terms like 'confidential information', 'proprietary information', 'undisclosed information' and trade secret have the same meaning from legal perspective. What is a reasonable measure? A measure to protect secrecy…
October 15, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets 0Comment 752Views 0Like
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India Licensing Expo 2018, Goan Coconut Feni GI, TATA Trademark, and Domain Name Infringement, and other news

  Indian Trademark Statistics for August (Fourth Week) 2018, Ferrari Sued for Infringement, Jurassic World Lego Collection, Goan Coconut Feni GI and more” brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.” --Elon Musk INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last…
August 22, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 604Views 0Like
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Alibaba Sues Dubai’s Alibabacoin, Castrol Wins Trade Mark Infringement Suit, Jimi Hendrix Lifestyle Brand Expansion and Other News

“Indian Trade Mark Statistics for April (Second Week) 2018, Castrol Wins Trade Mark Infringement Suit, Alibaba Sues Cryptocurrency Firm, Madurkathi Bags GI Tag and more” brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Brand is the holistic sum of customers’ experience, composed of visual, tonal and behavioural brand components, many of which are shaped by interaction design.” --Kate Kaplan INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trade Mark…
April 11, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 476Views 0Like
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Gucci Stripes Not For Forever 21, Renault’s Super Hero Vehicles and Other News

  “Indian Trade Mark Statistics for February (Third Week) 2018, Gucci Stripes not for Forever 21, Renault’s Super Hero Vehicles, Grasim Industries Trademark Suit, and more brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique” - Primo Angeli INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The Indian Trade Mark Office had an upbeat week in comparison to the previous. The total number of applications examined has…
February 22, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 509Views 0Like
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Apple New Trade Mark, Manuka Honey Trade Mark Battle, First Sports Licensing Deal by Timex, Orient Trade Mark Infringement, Gulbarga Tur Dal GI, and other Weekly Trade Mark News

“Indian Trade Mark Statistics for January (Second Week) 2018, Apple Files New Trade Mark for Business Chat, Australia Battles for Manuka Honey, Timex Collaborates with NFL, Moomin Based New Apparel Collection, Gulbarga Tur Dal Applied for GI, and more Weekly Trade Mark News” brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "A brand is simply trust."  – Steve Jobs INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The Indian Trade Mark Office had a fast…
January 17, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 560Views 0Like
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Skoda India-Monte Carlo Trade Mark, TATA Trade Mark Infringement Suit, Comic Con brings Archie to India and more.

“Indian Trade Mark Statistics for October (Third Week) 2017, TATA Trade Mark Infringement, Comic Con brings Archie Comics to India, Skoda India restrained from using Monte Carlo, Mahabalipuram Stone Sculpture GI and more,” brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "In order for a brand to be truly successful, it has to be known to anticipate need." - Steve Jobs INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The Indian Trade Mark Office has been…
October 18, 2017 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 601Views 0Like
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Emoji Burger Trade Mark, Puma Trade Mark Infringement, Paytm and India Post in a legal tiff and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for August 2017 (Fourth Week), Emoji Burger Trade Mark, Puma Trade Mark Infringement, India Post and Paytm in a legal tiff over the use of the word ‘Postcard’, Gobindhobog Rice of West Bengal gets GI registration, and more brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.” …
August 30, 2017 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 711Views 0Like
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