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Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 - Part 14

Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 14

Agatha Christie Limited vs Registrar Of Trade Marks. In this case, Agatha Christie Limited filed a trademark application for the mark, "And Then There Were None." The Registrar rejected the application, and the Agatha Christie Limited appealed. The Delhi High Court came to the conclusion that there was no ground based on which the mark could have been rejected under the Trademarks Act, 1999, as the mark was not descriptive and because no similar marks were existing on the Register.…

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Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 - Part 13

Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 13

Walmart Apollo Llc vs Aayush Jain & Anr In this case, the Plaintiff owns a registered trademark for WALMART / WAL-MART. The Defendant applied for WMART and allegedly used since April, 2019. The Plaintiff filed an infringement suit against the Defendant, who was using 'WMart' and www.wmartretail.com. The Plaintiff prayed for an injunction during the pendency of the suit, which the Court granted until the next date of hearing. Citation: Walmart Apollo Llc vs Aayush Jain & Anr, Decided by Delhi…

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Trademark Infringement

Sephora Cosmetics prevail over footwear, British MNC GlaxoSmithKline wins trademark infringement suit against GSK and more.

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Trademarks. We have decided to recapitulate the trademark news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Sephora – cosmetics prevail over footwear  Sephora is a prominent cosmetic company with French origin that recently got embroiled in a case with a…

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