Categories
BAJAJ’S LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
Written By: Manaswini Mohapatra Bajaj Electricals Ltd. is a duly incorporated company and comes well within the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. It has been dealing with electrical appliances since 1938. The company has successfully become a well-known name in India. The company owns a number of copyrights and trademarks which are duly registered under the […]
Read more
Britannia Sues Future Group For Trademark Infringement
Written By: Shivani Das In this rapidly escalating competitive world and growth in the major sectors of the economy , the task of competing and saving one’s goodwill becomes difficult. Then emerges the problem of deception and consumer confusion due to the mushrooming of industries dealing with several similar products and services , which in […]
Read more
How the FUCT a mark becomes scandalous or Immoral
Written By: Rutuparna Acharya A mark shall not be registered as a trade mark if it comprises or contains scandalous or obscene matter. This principle is followed in almost all the countries as one of the ground of refusal for Trademark Registration. It is followed in U.S; “Under Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 […]
Read more
Trade mark Infringement: In light of the Nippon Steel Case
Written by: Bhagyalaxmi Basotia The main purpose of Trade Mark on any product is to make the consumers aware of the origin of the product. It distinguishes the product of an individual from that of another. Trademark infringement occurs when an individual or a company uses a particular mark on its own product when such […]
Read more
McDonalds Loses EU trademark battle over BigMac
Written By: Spandana Mishra In January 2019, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Spain has given a watershed judgment on the trademark with long-term ramifications. The landmark judgment reads verbatim that McDonald’s has failed to prove “genuine use” of the Big Mac trademark as a burger or restaurant. The legal battle was between SuperMac and […]
Read more
Hakuna Matata – Common Phrase vs. The Trademark
Written by: Rutuparna Acharya “Hakuna Matata,” the registered trademark of Disney filed in 1994 is now surrounded with specific controversies, and the reason behind this controversy is thoroughly enumerated below. ‘Walt Disney’ or just to say ‘Disney’ – the famous name in the world of animation is well-known to everyone. Its creation, Lion King – […]
Read more
16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958, USA