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What’s In The Name Mr. Hawking?
Being a celebrity is really worth of having everything. But does this everything allows you to monopolize your name as a trademark, which will have the effect to secluding others from using a similar one in the territory? The question has popped-up (again) because the eminent British physicist Stephen Hawking has recently filed an application […]
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Woodland Receives a Woody Cane From Consumer Forum
The recent judgment delivered by the Delhi State Consumer Forum against woodland is an eye opener for entities operating in single brand retail. In a short judgment, the forum reprimanded woodland by imposing a fine of INR One lakh for selling goods of a brand other than its own without giving consumers any intimation about […]
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And This Time santabanta.com is Not Joking!
Written By: Avasi Mohanty Bollywood is widely known to be the breeding ground for Masala. Most of this “Masala” is not only limited to gossip, disputes and patch-ups, but also to several legal snags that keep hopping up due to some reason or the other. Intellectual property squabbles nevertheless are the most popular ones. Filmmakers […]
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Monaco ne peut pas être une marque
Being patriotic is one thing and being affectionate about something is different. But in the garb of your patriotism, you can’t just go to the extent of seeking exclusivity over your country name to distinguish your goods and services. The General Court of EU has rejected appeal of Les Marques de (the applicant that replaced […]
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Khadi: Pride and Prejudice
For Indians, the term ‘Khadi’ has a patriotic notion attached to it that finds its roots in the Swadeshi movement spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s Freedom Struggle way back in the early twentieth century. Mahatma Gandhi spun Khadi deep into the hearts of Indians to generate the feeling of self-reliance and independence which provided […]
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Mouse Trapped: Dead Mouse v. Mickey Mouse!!
Mickey Mouse may be sweet, fun and loving on screen, but off the screen, Mickey is the Big Daddy. When someone tried to use Mickey’s iconic ears, he didn’t like it at all. The alleged offender is DJ Joel Thomas Zimmerman, a Canadian DJ. And this time, Mickey has even geared up, uh, I mean […]
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