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Lord Ganesha for Beer? The Roald Dahl Animated Series on Netflix, Yellow Belly Beer in Trouble, and other news

  Indian Trademark Statistics for December (First Week) 2018, HBO Sound Trademark, Chhota Bheem Fights Counterfeiters, Lord Ganesha for Beer? Erode Turmeric GI Accepted and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Mass advertising can help build brands, but authenticity is what makes them last. If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to a brand” -Howard Schultz INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office…
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Could Exclusivity be Claimed Over the Word IMPERIAL for Alcohol?

  First Publication Date: 24th December 2009   The plaint was filed by Pernod Ricard S.A. France and Ors. alleging that the defendants’ (Rhizome Distilleries P. Ltd. and Ors.) whisky, Imperial Gold, was an imitation of and was structurally, as well as phonetically, similar to the Plaintiffs reputed trademark IMPERIAL BLUE and the registered trademark IMPERIAL RED. Also, the Defendants were said to have imitated the ROYAL STAG whisky label, in both the front and the rear panels. The whisky label was said…
October 28, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1297Views 0Like
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Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. v. Dua Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., 1988 Arb. L. R. 315

First Publication Date: 4th September 2008 CASE FACTS: Ranbaxy Laboratories, a well-known pharmaceutical company, manufactured the CNS  depressant Diazapem in 5 mg tablets and sold them under the trade name of  CALMPOSE. The trade mark of CALMPOSE was registered in 1970 and has been in use  since then. The company made about 40 crores selling the drug under this trade name.  The medicine was packaged with aluminum foil on one side and polythene film on the  other in colors…
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Yahoo! Inc. v. Akash Arora and another, 1999 Arb. L. R. 620

First Publication Date: 28th August 2008.   CASE FACTS Yahoo Incorporation is the owner of the well known trade mark, Yahoo and of the domain name Yahoo.com; both the trademark and the domain name acquired a distinctive name, good will and reputation. Yahoo.com had been registered by Yahoo Inc with Network Solution Inc since 1995 and offers a whole range of web based services. The trade mark Yahoo had been registered or was close to being registered in 69 countries. Yahoo Inc…
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Controller’s Public Notice to file Examination Reports

  On 14th August, 2017, in an attempt to speeden the trade mark registration process and clear the back log, the Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks issued a public notice asking applicants to respond to examinations that were sent by the Trade Mark Registry before 15th September, 2017. As per the notice, not filing a response before the said date will result in abandonment of the trade mark application. A list of trade marks for which examination reports have…
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Weekly TM News Updates

Rasgulla GI, Fevikwik Trade Mark case, Game of Thrones Merchandize, Ferrari Trade Mark loss, Empire State Building Trade Mark, Indian Medical Association and Trade Marks and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for August, 2017 (Second Week), Empire State Building Files Trade Mark for ‘World’s most famous building’, Fevikwik Trade Mark Infringement Suit, Indian Medical Association (IMA) files for new trade mark, Game of Thrones (GOT) official merchandize available in India, 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…
August 9, 2017 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, IP Audits, Trademarks 0Comment 835Views 0Like
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Weekly TM News Updates

Character Trade Marks, Onion Man Trade Mark, Burberry Trade Mark Infringement, Nepal Tea’s TM applications, Kim Kardashian’s legal battle and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for July 2017 (Fourth Week), Trade Mark relating to The Blooming Onion Man, Burberry Trademark Infringement Suit, Nepal Tea to get a trademark, Flipkart ties up with Ducati and other trade mark news brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK " Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business " -- Steve Forbes  INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The productivity of the Indian Trade…
August 2, 2017 Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Trademarks 0Comment 663Views 0Like
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Trademark Infringement

Rasna trademark infringement, trademarks and GST, Amazon’s ‘meal-kit’ trademark, Celebrity Domain Names and more

  “Indian Trade Mark Statistics for July, 2017 (Third Week), Rasna Trade Mark Infringement News, GST Impact on Trade Mark Registrations, Amazon’s New Trade Mark on Meal-Kit, Celebrity trade marks, and other weekly trade mark news is brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A Trade Mark is a company’s persona and identity in the marketplace.” Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS The productivity of the Indian…
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Mumbai’s TAJ PALACE acquires image trademark, Offensive trademarks to be protected, KISS singer seeks registration for a hand gesture, Snap Inc loses domain name dispute, Bandar Laddu obtains GI registration and more

Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Domain Name Disputes, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: Trademark Quote of the Week "A brand is a living entity- and it is enriched or undermined cumulatively over time, the product of a thousand small genius" --        Michael  Eisner TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 13402 8447 A decrease of 36.2%   Total…
June 21, 2017 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 597Views 0Like
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Trademark Statistics, Bubble gum smell mark, Kit-Kat Trademark battle, Spartan Poker Domain Dispute, Hyderabadi Biriyani loses GI tag and more

Trademark statistics, Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark updates, International Trademark updates, Domain name disputes and Geographical Indication updates brought to you by the Trademark team of BIP Counsels. Trademark quote of the week "Products are created in the factory, but brands are created in the mind"                                                                                                 --Walter Landor TRADEMARK STATISTICS There has been an increase of 76% in the total number of hearing notices issued by the Trademark registry this week. Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 8427 8501 An increase…
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