This post is the first of a two-part series on certification trademarks in India. A certification trademark is “a mark capable of...

In 2012, the Delhi High Court recognized that actions against parallel importers were maintainable, albeit in a limited sense i.e. the...

While Indian trademark law looks at likelihood of confusion from the point of view of a consumer of average intelligence and imperfect...

This post discusses the registrability of letter marks in India, and provides helpful tips to overcome common objections against their...

The implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regime (“GDPR”) is touted to bring sweeping changes in the data...

With the advent of superhero movies and comic book characters coming to life in cinema, cosplay has become a popular way for fans to...

For long, India suffered from an Intellectual Property office mired in inefficiency and inordinate delays in prosecution of trademarks...

Many multi-national companies have a complex corporate structure that often involves local Indian subsidiaries and a foreign parent, with...

Over the years, the Delhi High Court has come to be recognized as the most preferred court in India for filing trade mark suits,...

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...