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Guide on trademark registration, renewal and trademark opposition in Qatar
Number 9 of 2002 on Trademarks, Trade Names, Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs governs the procedure for application and registration of a trademark in Qatar. Marks that can be registered as a trademark in Qatar: All distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words,…
Understanding Domain Name Disputes and Dispute Resolution Mechanism
Introduction on Domain name As per Blacklaw’s dictionary Domain Name refers to the words and characters that website owners designate for their registered internet addresses. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) manages the internet’s global domain name system. A domain…
Groundless/Baseless legal threat of infringement of trademarks in India
The Indian Trademark Law grant exclusive rights to the trademark owner. The exclusivity here indicates that the trademark owner has the liberty to utilize his/her trademarks without any external interferences. The Indian Trademark Laws grants bundle of rights to the trademark holders and the rights…
MCA tightens the noose - Mandatory eKYC for all Directors with Form DIR-3 KYC
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recently notified that it would be conducting Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for all the Directors of all companies by linking it to a mobile number and email address so as to verify the identity of each Director. The notification is as follows: "As part…
Infringement of trademarks and its remedies in India
A trademark/service mark, is a word, name, symbol or device that is used in trade in respect of goods/services to indicate the source of the goods/services and to differentiate them from the goods/services of others. With the development of knowledge and information technology era, intellectual…
Customs Recordal in India - Averting the cross-border movement of infringing goods
With the advancement of technology and the expansion of the grey-market, India is currently facing large-scale infringement issues which are drastically affecting the Indian Economy. Playing the vivid role of a gatekeeper the Customs Department of India has adopted the Customs Recordal system in…
How to register your brand with the Amazon Brand Registry
Amazon Brand Registry (ABR) is medium through which sellers (who can also be businessmen, manufacturers or retailers) who are selling their products on Amazon get an opportunity to protect their trademarks from getting infringed by any third party or a potential competitor. The ABR allows sellers…
A brief analysis of the Annual Report 2016-17 of the Indian Intellectual Property Office
The Annual Report 2016-2017, released by the Office of the CGPDTM has provided a detailed report of the recent changes in India’s IP regime. This post is a brief summary of the said report and an analysis of whether the recent changes have contributed in achieving the goal of the National IPR…
Acting in Dual Capacity- Barred by law?
As we all know, advocates and solicitors ought to obtain a power of attorney from their clients including non-resident clients, in order to facilitate the Advocate’s firm or Solicitor’s firm to act in its professional capacity for the client. Many times, besides acting as Constituted Attorneys i.e.…
Delusion over Indian Performance Rights Society being a part of Copyright Society
Copyright is a part of the intellectual property which gives an exclusive legal right to the original creator of a work. The copyright law protects the intellectual creations in the work that is original. Earlier the concept of Copyright was limited to books, painting, and films, but now the ambit…