By, Sandhya Gupta The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) granted trademark protection to Seven Towers in 1999 for its famous ‘Rubik’s Cube’ which is a three-dimensional puzzle. At the time of registration, Seven Towers only provided the visual, graphical… Continue Reading →
By, Yash Raj The Hon’ble Delhi High Court recently through a Single Judge Bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.R. Midha in the case of Intellectual Property Attorneys Association v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks[1] arising… Continue Reading →
By, Vasu Manchanda Introduction The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 entails the burden of proof and its onus on the plaintiff. According to Section 101 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the burden to prove the existence of the claimed… Continue Reading →
By, Manasvi Sharma Of all the things Disney does, one of the things it probably does the best is marketing. With Frozen II hitting the theatres in November 2019 and entering the million-dollar club at Global Box Office,[1] the… Continue Reading →
By, Mayank Barman Known by names such as “Grey market imports” or “reimports”, parallel imports refer to the transnational distribution of goods produced legally. They are protected by Intellectual Property Rights such as Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights. There is nothing… Continue Reading →
By, Adarsh Vijayakumaran Introduction[i] The fast-growing technological advancement in India has made it necessary for the divine aura of intellectual property rights to include in its ambit the use of programmes and software. The RBI’s annual survey report of 2017-18… Continue Reading →
By, Shaivi Nihal Shah and Palash Moolchandani What is Deceptive Similarity? There are a number of ways by which a trademark can be infringed; the most common way being the use of deceptively similar marks[i], with the intention to deceive… Continue Reading →
by, Ankita Aseri INTRODUCTION What are Personality Rights? The term ‘personality right’ is the right to control and profit from the… Continue Reading →
In light of the move of trademarking the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel opening up a new line for trademark registration on buildings image in India, Ankita Aseri discusses image trademarks in India using case laws and also addresses with the less favourable aspects of image trademarking in India.
Ankita Aseri throws light on the thin line of difference between comparative advertising and unfair trade practices through the use of case laws and by comparing the Indian scenario with the ones in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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