Intellectual Property Rights
Adidas Losses Battle Over its Three-Stripe Trademark
The name Adidas is not new, and neither are its products. But in a major twist and what appears to be a blow, the European Court has ruled that the “three stripes” brand/trademark of Adidas was not distinctive enough. The First Battle Interestingly though, the decision does not happen to be first…
Key Features of the GDPR
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most significant pieces of legislation in any sector that has been enacted in recent years. Since its enforcement in May 2018, the GDPR has already seen a critical transformation in the way that various organizations…
Privacy in the 21st Century- An Introduction to the GDPR
There has been a lot of discussion about privacy (particularly online privacy) over the last couple of years, most of which has coincided with the rise of social media, improved surveillance and monitoring techniques, and the use of user data as a commodity. Several industries have risen solely on…
A Guide to registration of Copyrights- Cinematograph Films
The objective of this guide is to lay down comprehensive and definitive guidelines for examination and registration of works falling under the category of cinematograph film. Firstly, before laying down the procedure for registration of cinematograph films we need to understand as to what…
Cybersquatting and Fraud – Delhi HC Grants Injunctive Relief to Colgate Palmolive
In a case of fraud, the High Court of Delhi has recently cracked down on unidentified persons who solicited money deposits in the garb of job interviews for a position in Colgate Palmolive Company. In two orders dated 12 April and 15 May, 2019, the High Court of Delhi has ordered an ex parte ad…
India and the GDPR
We’ve covered the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation in a series of posts over the last couple of weeks. You can read our summary of the Regulation here, and our post on the important features of the Regulation here. In this post, we’ll be taking a look at the effect that the GDPR…
Exploring the Not-Very-Common Provisions of Section 9
Trademark is an identity. Let us leave for a second what the Trademarks Act defines a trademark; in layman’s terms, a trademark is an identity to your business, the products or services that you sell and businesses wrack their heads to come up with a brand name/trademark that is unique and/or that…
No Removal of Registered Mark for Non-Renewal Without Notice; Delhi HC Rules... Yet Again
Petitioner: Vijay Kumar Salwai (M/s Modern Namkeen Bandar) Respondents: Union of India Trademark: Modern Namkeen Bandar (device) Court: High Court of Delhi Coram: Justice JR Midha Facts: The Petitioner’s mark was removed from the Register, without notice having been sent to him under Section 25(3)…
India's Accession to WIPO Agreements – A Step Towards Knowledge Driven Economy
For an argument and with much precision one can state that, one of the reasons for transition of the world into knowledge driven economy is because of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The accession to the three WIPO Agreements (i.e., the Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement and Locarno Agreement) by…
Protection of Hashtag Trademarks - #cautionwithtrademarks
It is an undisputed fact that the social media platforms have become indispensable marketing medium for brand owners. Especially after hashtag emerged as an online marketing tool, interest in registering hashtag trademarks has gone up. Recent research by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson…