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Montblanc’s Trademark Battle Against Counterfeiters, Tesla to Teslaquila, Exclusive Harry Potter Collection by ONLY and other news

  Indian Trademark Statistics for October (Third Week) 2018, Timex Group to Launch Ted Baker Watches, Dunhill Scores for Fashion, Malawi Joins Madrid Protocol, Seeraga Samba Rice Applied for GI, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The purpose of your brand is to represent your purpose"– Michael Kauly INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office have had a slow week. The total number of the applications disposed through…
October 17, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 597Views 0Like
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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 746Views 0Like
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Scent as a Trademark, Apple in Trouble for Memoji, Goan Chilli Applied for GI and Other News

  Indian Trademark Statistics for October (First Week) 2018, Netflix Sued Over 'Easy' Trademark, H&M Collaborates With Morris & Co., Goan Chilli Applied as GI brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Branding is the art of becoming knowable, likable and trustable" - John Jantsch INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office have had a slow week. The total number of applications published in the trademark journal has decreased…
October 6, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 599Views 0Like
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Samsung Defeats its Counterfeit Products, Tiger Shroff Launches Active Wear Brand, Femina Flaunt Enters Fragrance Segment and other news

  Indian Trademark Statistics for September (Fifth Week) 2018, Free Pizza for Life? Bihar’s Famous Shahi Litchi Soon to Obtain GI Tag, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The ideal trademark is one that is pushed to its utmost limits in terms of abstraction and ambiguity, yet is still readable. Trademarks are usually metaphors of one kind or another. And are, in a certain sense, thinking made visible” –Saul Bass INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS…
September 26, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 709Views 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 600Views 0Like
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Times Now Trade Mark Infringement, Emoji Official Merchandise in India, BMW Smart Watches by Fossil, and other news

  Indian Trade Mark Statistics for August (Third Week) 2018, Nestle Loses Trade Mark Battle Over Four Fingers, Olympic Apparel Line with Lacoste, Marayoor Jaggery Filed for GI and more” brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK 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…
August 16, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 556Views 0Like
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Nike’s interesting patent, Apple versus Samsung, WIPO’s AI translation tool, Tinder sued, Patent pending usage, Patent tip of the Week and other news

  “Nike’s interesting patent, Apple awarded 539 million dollars in suit against Samsung, Tinder’s parent company sued for patent infringement, New patent translation tool from WIPO; Korea becomes first adopter, Usage of Patent Pending or Patented, Patent Tip of the week and other Weekly Patent News,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent Quote of the Week It doesn't really matter how strategic you think you are, if you can’t access a pragmatic…
May 28, 2018 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 657Views 0Like
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Trade Marking a Face?, Corona Beer weds Corona Lime, Madhya Pradesh Basmati isn’t Basmati, and other News

  “Indian Trade Mark Statistics for March (Third Week) 2018, Corona Beer weds Corona Lime, Trade Marking a Face , MP Fails to Obtain GI Tag for Basmati and more” brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind" - Walter Landor INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The Indian Trade Mark Office had an overall decrease in its productivity. The total number…
March 28, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 545Views 0Like
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Starbucks Loses to a Puppy, Narcos Series Video Game to be Launched!, Battle of the Chickens, Jurassic Park Roars 25th Anniversary, and other Weekly Trade Mark News

  “Indian Trade Mark Statistics for March (Third Week) 2018, Narco’s Pablo to be Played, Starbucks Loses Opposition Battle, Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary, Battle of the Chickens and more” brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK ‘The designer’s role in the development, application and protection of the trademark may be described as pre-creative, creative and post-creative’  – Lester Bell INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The Indian Trade Mark Office has picked up…
March 22, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 721Views 0Like
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Woodland Kicks Trade Mark Violators, Ralphuff Lauren Going to the Dogs, The Powerpuff Girls Womenwear, Assam Elephant Apple GI, and other Weekly Trade Mark News

  “Indian Trade Mark Statistics for February (Fourth Week) 2017, BBC Trade Mark Battle in China, Ralph Lauren Going to the Dogs, Femina Flaunt Eyewear, Assam Elephant Apple 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 "The ideal trademark is one that is pushed to its utmost limits in terms of abstraction and ambiguity, yet is still readable. Trademarks are usually metaphors of one kind…
February 28, 2018 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 469Views 0Like
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