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Category: Trademark

En-masse orders of abandonment of TM applications stayed by Delhi HC

April 12, 2016
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Subsequent to the public notice dated 04/04/2016 issued by the Trade Marks Registry regarding en masse abandonment of TM applications for non-filing of response to examination reports, wherein applicants and/or agents were asked to send their representations to the registry via email before 30/04/2016 for further action, now the Registry has issued another notification wherein it stated that all order of abandonment issued after 20/03/2016 are being kept at abeyance and have asked the applicants/agents to file their responses. The notification stated that, “Now that Writ Petitions WP (C) 3043/2016 & 3067/2016 were filed before the Hon’ble High Court Delhi and the Hon’ble Court vide their order dated 05/04/2016, has stayed the orders of abandonment passed by the Registrar on...

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Types of trademark objections in India by trademark office

January 30, 2016
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Given the widespread awareness of benefits of trademark registration at a global level, most business owners contemplate securing a trademark registration for their brand name prior or after launch.  Statistically speaking, one a miniscule percentage of business entities are able to exercise exclusive monopoly rights over their trademark even after registration and such advantage is only available to registrants of highly distinctive, arbitrary and fanciful marks. A good trademark is a mark that is arbitrary, invented, and fanciful marks that are highly distinctive, e.g., Pepsi, Canon, Kodak. Common rejections by trademark office It is appalling that less than 20% of trademark applications proceed straight to registration without receiving a preliminary objection or refusal by the trademark examiner.  Two most common...

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Domain name registration in India from a trademark law perspective – 7 things

December 25, 2015
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Internet has revolutionized the way of conducting businesses in India to the point that now groceries and perishable goods are being sold online. This means business presence over the internet has become or is becoming inevitable for all kinds of businesses.  Not all businesses are luck enough to find domain names of their choices; some are often forced to use domain names way different than their business names. On the other hand, it is not uncommon to see certain domain names, tagged as "premium", selling for exorbitant prices, with other domain names being "blocked' (bought and parked) by internet-based companies or individuals without having any legitimate use for it. Domain Names and Trademarks Not too long ago, domain names have come to be recognized as a trademark or having a capability...

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Trademark fees to be increased again by 100%

November 22, 2015
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Revised Trademark Fee

The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has put forth a Draft Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2015 for Public Comments. The draft includes a revised, inter alia, application fee and renewal fee. The current trademark application fee is Rs. 4000/- which was increased last year from Rs. 3500/-. Renewal fee towards a single class is Rs. 5000/- presently. The new fee structure proposes to increase the application fee to Rs. 8000/- for online applications and Rs. 8800/- for manual/paper filings, and renewal fee to be increased to Rs. 10000/- per class. [caption id="attachment_848" align="alignnone" width="300"] Revised Trademark Fee[/caption] While the fees are relatively lesser than foreign countries, the registration process still needs significant improvement,...

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Liquor company to face law suit for using Mahatma Gandhi’s image

January 4, 2015
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Significance of Images and Designs in Brewing Industry Images and bottle designs play a vital role when it comes to liquor manufacturers as they greatly enhance the distinctiveness of brand. However, there are limitations when it comes to using certain names, images, etc., in particular those linked to National significance. In fact, when it comes to company names, only government-owned establishments can use the word such as "National". This is even applicable for domain names too. The case of "Gandhi-bot" trademark Now, a US-based liquor company, New England Brewing, is facing trouble for capitalizing on Mahatma Gandhi's reputation by featuring image resembling Mahatma. The Connecticut-based company went a step further to state that its intention was to pay homage and...

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The story and fate of Khadi trademark

December 7, 2014
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It is nothing new for us as we have had similar past experiences and spent a few crores of exchequer's money to defend against biopiracy and intellectual property theft. Patenting of Turmeric and Neem, trademarking of Basmati in the past do not fade away easily. History now repeats itself and this time it is the Khadi trademark which is under dispute. The German company, named Khadi Natureprodukte GbR, has registered 'Khadi' as a trademark with the European agency, OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market). Spain-based OHIM is the nodal agency looking after Trademarks and Design Registration in the European Union. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory body engaged in promoting and developing khadi and village...

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