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 : Learn the complete trademark filing process, from class selection to handling objections. Key takeaway: Proper preparation ensures...
Income Tax : Payments for sports sponsorship that grant global trademark usage can be split as royalty. Courts upheld withholding where tradema...
Company Law : Trademark law in India has undergone remarkable transformation over the past decade. Once considered a limited tool for brand iden...
Corporate Law : Indian law grants cross-class protection to famous trademarks like TATA and WIPRO, preventing misuse of well-known names across un...
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 : 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...
Company Law : Delhi High Court quashes Regional Director's order in Panchhi Petha name dispute, rules authority can't decide trademark ownership...
Corporate Law : Madras High Court dismisses KCP Infra's plea, upholds MCA order to change company name due to similarity with KCP Ltd.'s trademark...
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...
INTRODUCTION Intellectual property (IP) pertains to any original creation of the human intellect such as artistic, literary, technical, or scientific creation. Intellectual property rights (IPR) refers to the legal rights given to the inventor or creator to protect his invention or creation for a certain period of time. These legal rights confer an exclusive right […]
1. Notice of Opposition to Registration Of Trademark Pursuant to section 21(1) read with rule 42, any person may within 4 months from the date of the advertisement or re-advertisement of Trade Mark Application (the date of publication of the trademark Journal in which the application for registration of the trademark was advertised or re-advertised), […]
International Standards Set out the benchmark for all the businesses who are dealing in different products or services that how any process should work. They help businesses by providing specifications for products, services and systems, to ensure that how quality, safety, reliability and efficiency are instrumental in facilitating Trade.
The ingredients to levy service tax on an Intellectual Property Service are two fold. Firstly, there must be a service provided to any person, by any other person. Secondly, the service should be provided to the recipient by granting him the right to use or exploit any Intellectual Property service.
In case the Registrar issues an examination report, the reply of the same has to be filed within one month from the date of receipt of the report. If the applicant fails to respond to the communication, the Registrar may treat the application as abandoned.
In a layman’s language, a trademark can be defined as a design, symbol, mark, word or phrase that marks the identity for a specific product, commodity, or a service. It basically grants the lawful owner, a right of a lifetime to use, modify, or take any advantage from the registered trademark. It becomes a mark […]
PROCEDURE FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION- 1. To start with, search on the trademark’s department website on http://www.ipindia.gov.in/ as to whether the Trademark you intend to register is already registered or not.
Trademark is a distinguishable Design, Symbol, Word, or Mark legally registered for representing an Entity or a Product. It not only provides an exclusive right to use the symbol but also enhance goodwill and face value of Owne
Madrid Protocol means the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks adopted at Madrid on the 27th day of June, 1989, as amended from time to time. The Madrid Protocol gives trade mark owners the possibility of having their trademarks protected in several countries by simply filing one application directly with their own national or regional trade mark office.
– A Trademark (popularly known as Logo or Brand) can be termed as a Symbol, a Mark, a label or an Expression which represents an entity or Goods or Service and which is capable of distinguishing the Goods and Services than those of others in the industry.
