The Government of India notified Trade Mark Rules, 2017 with effect from 06 March 2017 with a view to simplify and speed up the entire process of trade mark administration. With a strong thrust towards digitalizing the entire administration incentives have been provided for digital filing and electronic communication. These Rules detail the working [...]
A trademark filed by a UK business that Retail Company Sports Direct tried to oppose has been registered at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). On January 31 this year, Beverley Hedley, hearing officer of the IPO, rejected a trademark opposition brought by Sports Direct against Fitness Direct. The case centred on a trademark [...]
A trademark is a word, tagline, logo, and/or design that identifies the source or brand of that particular item – think Starbucks’ logo or the ADIDAS symbol: we all know right when we see those logos what brand is involved without needing to see either company name. This is a source or brand identifier. [...]
Domain names have taken on a new connotation as business identifiers with the globalization and commercialization of internet. When the internet was in its infancy, domain names were created to serve as useful mnemonic means of locating specific computer system on the Internet. Domain names are now highly visible in real space as well [...]
PayPal instituted a Notice of Opposition in PayTM’s application under Class 36 to register its TM. PayPal is one of the world’s largest online payment services with presence in over 190 countries and the ability to transact in over 100 currencies. PayPal alleges in its notice that PayTM has misappropriated the latter’s bicolor scheme. We also have a feeling that [...]
There is a temporary injunction in the case of AZ Tech (India) & Anr, v Intex technology (India) ltd. & Anr, where the handset giant, Intex technologies was injuncted from using the Aqua trademark. This injunction was granted primarily on the grounds that AZ Tech (India) was the prior user of the mark and [...]
