Why Startups need to protect their Intellectual Property before disclosing it

your Start-up would revolve around your IP in one way or the other and managing and protecting the same might actually decide the ground for you.

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Trademark Opposition proceeding in India

Opposition proceeding in India, though very long, is very interesting and fun. Before diving into the procedure of Opposition proceedingopposition proceeding, a quick run through of the general procedure of filing until registration would be helpful. After filing an application for a new mark, the Registry examines the application to determine the distinctiveness of the mark. If the Examiner is satisfied that the mark is distinctive enough and if there are no similar marks, it will be published…

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Difference between filing a trademark as a word and as a logo

One of the primary questions that arise when a business/startup decides to protect their brand or trademark is – whether a business should protect its trademark as a word or a logo?

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Ownership of family trademarks

Family trademarks are marks which are used by a person for his family business, where the trademark ownership lies with each member of the family.

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The case of Toyota Prius & trans-border reputation

Toyota failed to establish the trans-border reputation of the mark PRIUS.

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