Sabmiller India Limited files a suite of trademark infringement against Som Distilleries & Breweries Limited in Bombay High Court. Dr. Virendra V. Tulzapurkar, along with Mr. Himanshu Kane with Mr. Hiren Kamod, the learned advocates of the plaintiff informed the court the following facts. . Allegations against the defendant On 19th February, 2009, the plaintiff […]
Read moreIn the course of ongoing legal battle between Haldiram (India) Pvt. Ltd of Delhi and a Kolkata based company “Haldiram Bhujiwala”, a sensational information was revealed. The petitioner Haldiram (India) Pvt. Ltd, requested “Trade Mark Registration Office” (TMR Office) to provide them two sets of certified copies related to registration of trademark no. 285062 from. […]
Read moreThe Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has ordered the Register of Trademark to cancel the v-shaped trademark of “Haldiram Bhujiwala”, a Kolkata based company. The farm manufactures the north Indian sweets and snacks and sells it through different outlets using the v-shaped logo in the packets. The order was the outcome of a petition filed […]
Read moreMarico Limited filed two suits seeking permanent injunction restraining Adani Wilmar Limited from broadcasting, publishing and printing the advertisement of its product “Fortune”. Both the companies are the manufacturers of rice bran oil. Saffola is the brand name of the plaintiff’s product and the brand name of the defender is “Fortune”. The plaintiff argued that […]
Read moreComparative advertising is a marketing strategy in which a company wants to show that its product or services is better than the competitors. However, the comparative advertising is not only used to promote a product or services, it has now become a common practice in political advertising as well. An example of comparative advertising is […]
Read moreThe protection of Intellectual Property (IP) rights have become a concern to the Government and the creative people. The IP rights deal with most common issues like public health, education, trade, industrial policy, traditional knowledge, biodiversity, biotechnology, the internet, the cultural industries or climate change. It has become difficult to track the IP infringement due […]
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