Corporate Law : The article explains that trademark registration protects the composite mark as a whole, while Section 17 restricts exclusive righ...
Corporate Law : The article explains the trademark filing and prosecution process in Bhutan, including examination, publication, opposition and re...
Corporate Law : Sensory judgement: A legislative comment on the expansion of the ‘mark’ and the scientific resolution of graphical representat...
Corporate Law : The court ruled that using a registered trademark as a keyword to divert online traffic can amount to trademark infringement. The ...
Company Law : Even after incorporation, a company name can be changed if it conflicts with a registered trademark. Section 16 empowers the Gover...
Corporate Law : Beware of fraudsters soliciting money for IP applications. Report any suspicious claims to the office. Applications processed lega...
CA, CS, CMA : Company Secretaries in Practice are allowed to be registered as Trade Marks Agent under Rule 144 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, r...
Corporate Law : A writ petition is filed before Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur while challenging the Circular dated 28.08.2020 being issu...
Corporate Law : The Union Cabinet in its meeting dated 15.09.2020 gave the approval for signing the MoU with Denmark in the field of IP Cooperatio...
Corporate Law : A trademark application is processed in accordance with The Trade Marks Act, 1999 and The Trade Marks Rules, 2017. 1. Application ...
Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that Google could not use the registered trademark HINDWARE as advertising keywords and granted a perman...
Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court ruled that the use of registered trademarks as keywords in Google Ads amounts to use under the Trade Marks Ac...
Income Tax : High Court held that consideration received on transfer of self-generated trademarks before 1 April 2002 was not taxable as capita...
Corporate Law : The issue was whether the NCLT could declare ownership of a trademark during CIRP. The Supreme Court held that title disputes not ...
Corporate Law : Delhi High Court grants injunction against Franchise India Brands Ltd. and Ichakdana Food Services LLP for unauthorized use of 'Ra...
Corporate Law : Government proposes draft amendments to Trade Marks Rules 2017 introducing a Code of Conduct, disciplinary procedures, and complai...
Corporate Law : Calcutta High Court put on hold a public notice restricting online legal advertising for trademark registration, keeping the issue...
Corporate Law : Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules 2024 now in effect. New procedures for complaints, inquiries, and appeals under the...
Corporate Law : Explore the proposed Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Learn about adjudication pr...
Corporate Law : The common or generic names of the commodity contained in the package and in case of packages with more than one product, the name...
A trademark is a unique symbol or word(s) used to represent a business or its products. It is an easily recognizable symbol, phrase, or word that denotes a specific product. It legally differentiates a product or service from all others of its kind and recognizes the source company’s ownership of the brand. Once it is registered, […]
A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights.
STAGES INVOLVED FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK: 1. Application for registration For the registration of a trademark, an application is to be made to the Registrar. A single application can be made for the registration of a trademark for different classes of goods and services by paying a prescribed fee for each such class of goods […]
A registered trademark is a symbol, logo, word, slogan, or company name. It protects your status and stops other businesses from trespassing on your intellectual assets.Trademark registration online is an easy process. Use of Trademark in India? Trademark protection in India demands that owners use it regularly, increasing promotion and advertisement across all platforms. They […]
What are intellectual property rights? Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. The most well-known types are copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. The modern concept […]
In this blog, we will learn about the process of assignment of trademark in India and IP India trademark search INTRODUCTION: Trademark is an intellectual property. According to the Section 2 (zb) of the Trademark Act, 1999, “trademark” means a mark capable of being represented graphically and which is capable of distinguishing the goods or […]
Mergers and acquisitions involve huge financial recourses so it becomes important to evaluate the viability of the deal. Therefore, buyers undertake a process known as due diligence, though it is not an insurance but it provides assurance against the bad deal. The term more commonly applies to voluntary investigation but in some cases, it is used to mean a required legal obligation.
Organization’ vision, values and reputation bring existence of the Brand. Every Organization embraces those names as a Trademark/Brand that reflects their business and create impact on their goods and services. The momentum of the Brand when nurtured by the hard work, new innovated ideas, and the culture set by the Organization, eventually creates the goodwill […]
Every person starts his business to grow and want some rights from the government that his rights shall be protected by the Government. So, every Entrepreneur put its best efforts to make their brand valuable and wants the protection of his brand. Accordingly, Government of India established an Authority named Controller General of Patents, Designs […]
Acquisition of trademark differs from how other Intellectual property, such as copyright or patents may be legally protected. A trademark cannot be taken in its whole since its nature prevents it. A trademark is something that can only exist in relation to other economic activities.
