An infringing competitor is a bane. However, in a suit for injunction, an infringing non-competitor could be the greater annoyance. The...

A registered trademark is the exclusive property of its owner, and its use by a third-party without the permission of the owner is an...

Designs Under the law of designs in India, only the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines or...

In a not-so-puzzling case of an unauthorized use of a trade mark as a film title, Justice G. S. Patel of the Bombay High Court restrained...

On March 6, 2017, the Government of India (“GOI”) announced new rules governing trade mark practice. These rules are effective with...

This post examines trends emerging from the Delhi High Courts’ decisions of 2016 on the subject of territorial jurisdictions in trade...

This post outlines the major differences between procedures involved in obtaining a trade mark registration in the United States of...

Copyright is a legal right that protects the interests of creators of original works. One such category of works is “artistic works”. The...

It is not uncommon to see Defendants in trademark infringement law suits challenge the validity of the trademark registration(s) relied...

On September 6, 2016, the Delhi High Court granted Seven Towns Limited., the owner of the world-famous RUBIK’s Cube, an interim...

A recent judgment of the Delhi High Court involving a photocopying shop operating in the prestigious Delhi University’s campus is...

This post talks about how courts in India construe action or inaction upon receipt of a cease and desist letter by a potential defendant....

On July 28, 2016 the Trade Marks Registry (“TMR”) has announced that it will no longer issue original Certificates of Registration for...

Does registration of the individual components of your composite mark, alone, confer effective protection to your composite mark taken as...

Filing a trade mark application in India should be simple, right? Wrong. Consulting with a specialist is a good idea because there are...

Despite gradual improvements over the years, the time frame from filing to decision in civil suits in India tends to be very long, only...

Under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (hereinafter “the Act”), a trade mark includes a trade name. The Act states that a registered trade mark...

Recently Apple Inc. (“Apple”) was sued by Rohit Singh, a local software developer, in the Delhi High Court for passing-off. The suit...

The law on trade marks requires all trade mark applicants to state whether their applications are based on proposed use or use. If an...

IP owners have long preferred the High Court in Delhi for filing lawsuits involving their property.  This preference is based on a number...