Trademark

Sorry, Trump. Someone Else Got Dibs On Trump TV Trademark

The current United States presidential election has created an ongoing deluge of controversial moments from both running candidates. However, it seems that even once the election has been settled the media will still be focused on Donald Trump’s every move. It is speculated in some quarters that the Republican candidate will use his own [...]

By |2017-09-08T17:14:38+05:30November 18th, 2016|Trademark|0 Comments

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Offensive Names can be a Trademark

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would decide, once and for all, whether federal intellectual property regulators can refuse to issue trademarks with disparaging or inappropriate names. At the center of the issue is a section of trademark law that actually forbids the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from approving a trademark [...]

By |2017-09-08T17:17:16+05:30November 18th, 2016|Trademark|0 Comments

Motorola’s infringement on “Laser direct structuring”

It is interesting to see on how Motorola Is going to handle the cases, and people are waiting to know which path will Motorola choose either recall those infringing devices including the Moto G and Moto X, and remove Moto Maker access from Germany or will they file appeal to fight to patent holder. [...]

By |2017-09-08T17:48:27+05:30November 18th, 2016|Trademark|0 Comments

Trademark infringement lawsuit against Medallion food filed by Frito-Lay, Can a shape of chips be infringed?

It is a trademark infringement lawsuit against Medallion food filed by Frito-Lay for unfair competition. Frito-Lay alleged that Medallion Foods’ tortilla chips result from processes, which infringe one or more claims of United States Patent no.6610344, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Additionally, Frito-Lay contends that Medallion Foods is liable for infringing the [...]

By |2017-09-08T17:59:32+05:30November 18th, 2016|Trademark|0 Comments

Why this famous wine manufacturer is in trademark trouble?

Pernod Ricard is a French company that produces distilled beverages. Pernod Ricard Group (hereinafter referred to as the Respondent) is no.2 in the wine and spirits industry and its products are sold under internationally renowned and acclaimed brands in 110 countries. RICARD is an anise flavoured aperitif which was formulated in 1932. The RICARD [...]

By |2017-09-09T10:14:45+05:30October 27th, 2016|Trademark|0 Comments

Indian Trademark Law: A Comparison with EU and U.S. Laws

Indian trademark law, like U.S. trademark law but unlike most European trademark laws (and Community trademark law), is based on a “first to use” system. Although the principle was codified for the first time in the Trade Marks Act 1999, a number of earlier judicial decisions gave the term “first to use” a wide [...]

By |2017-09-09T10:16:45+05:30October 27th, 2016|Trademark|0 Comments
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