NEWS UPDATES-MARCH, 2023
Chinese companies and inventors filed a record high of 19,041 patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2022, the Patent Index 2022. The EPO's latest data show that…
Trademark Protection: A Guide to Securing Your Brand Identity
ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ATTRACTING INVESTMENT FOR START-UPS
"The Sharks Always Ask One Common Question to All Participants for their Product – Do you have IP protection for your product or service?" Investors are intrigued by the intellectual…
THE PROTECTION OF THE COLLECTIVE TRADEMARK IN INDIA
The Collective Mark as defined u/s 2 (g) of the Trademark Act 1999, means a mark which distinguishes the goods and services of members of an association. Collective trademarks are…
THE USE OF TRADEMARK WATCHING SERVICE IN INDIA
Trademark watching service monitors the use of registered trademarks to detect potential infringement by third parties. The service involves regularly monitoring trademark registries and other sources of trademark use such…
JURISDICTIONAL VIEWPOINTS ON TRADEMARK SQUATTING
The principle of territoriality was recognized in the Paris Convention Article 6(3) of the Paris Convention[1]. This principle gives protection to a trademark within the territory of the state where…
The importance of trademark portfolio management in India
A trademark or service mark is closely associated with the stability, and profitability of the business for which it is used. For the best possible results, the trademark or service-mark…
How to enforce your trademark rights in India
Trademarks are important business assets, built through goodwill and reputation. They can be subject to misuse through infringement, dilution, cybersquatting, unfair competition, false advertising, etc. Even a vigilant trademark owner…
The cost of Trademark registration in India
Trademark registration distinguishes the registered brand from the competitors and help in identifying the product and services as source. Trademark could be a name, slogan, logo, which a company uses…
Rule of Anti-Dissection in Trademark Law
According to the Anti-Dissection rule, a trademark law theory, any comparison between two potentially incompatible marks must be evaluated holistically, or according to how consumers in the marketplace perceive the…