Our Senior Associate, Urfee Roomi discusses “The Case of the Bois Locker Room and the Role of Intermediaries” Recently, the social media platform, Instagram, caught public attention for all the wrong reasons when obscene messages shared among members of a private chat…
Read MoreIndian trademark law allows for the cancellation of a trademark registration if, for a continuous period of five years and three months from the date on which the mark was entered into the Trade Marks Register, there has been no bona fide…
Read MoreIn 2013, India’s Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, (2013) 12 SCC 73 caused many online marketplaces in the country to disregard complaints of infringement on such marketplaces. This post discusses how the scenario might be changing. Online marketplaces…
Read MoreThis post is the first of a two-part series on certification trademarks in India. A certification trademark is “a mark capable of distinguishing the goods or services in connection with which it is used in the course of trade which are certified…
Read MoreA registered trademark is the exclusive property of its owner, and its use by a third-party without the permission of the owner is an infringement of the rights of the trademark owner. However, this is not a blanket rule. There may be…
Read MoreA recent judgment of the Delhi High Court involving a photocopying shop operating in the prestigious Delhi University’s campus is expected to have far reaching consequences in the field of copyright law in India. The judgment is the result of a 2012…
Read MoreFiling a trade mark application in India should be simple, right? Wrong. Consulting with a specialist is a good idea because there are many nuances to an application in India and ignorance regarding these nuances could cost you heavy. 1. Which is…
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