According to many news reports, The Missionaries of Charity obtained trademark for the blue striped white cotton saree, the application was apparently filed in 2013. The organization was obviously granted the trademark in 2016. According to the report, the organization unscrupulous to avoid selfish gain for the pattern of misusing. Reports states that! The [...]
Most businesses think protecting their intellectual property is their own responsibility, and it is. But what about when our intellectual property rights are violated by an evildoer? Who are you going to call? Both State Attorneys General and Federal Prosecutors have tools at their disposal that let them bring the full force of the [...]
The name or titles are undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of the movie which creates a distinct identity for it among its audience. The movie makers give a lot of thought and importance in choosing unique distinct title or name for their film so that the movie could prove to be popular [...]
“Once the generic is always generic”. This principle has been endorsed by the almost every across the country, including district court in this circuit, as well as the most authoritative treatise on trademarks. The ninth circuit itself has seemed to adopt this rule. The upshot of the principle is that of a mark has [...]
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 [...]
