Trademarks
The Mind-Boggling Rubik’s Cube
I’m sure most of us would have certainly asked our parents for the Magic Cube to play with, as a child. Whether we solve the puzzle or not, as kids, we would have been enchanted by the colorful cube and twisted it (and probably broken it to pieces) in all possible ways to get it right. The Rubik’s…
Spring Board Doctrine: Protection of Trade Secrets
Trade Secrets A Trade Secret is information used in trade or business that is kept confidential to maintain an advantage over competitors generally known or easily accessible to persons involved in particular trade or business. It could be know-how, formula, recipes, manufacturing methods,…
Priority Trademark Application In India – All You Need To Know
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property that was signed in Paris pertains to industrial property in a broad sense including trademarks, patents, trade names and geographical indications amongst others. The Convention predominantly deals with three categories namely national…
How to get a well-known trademark status for your mark in India
What is a well-known trademark? The Trademarks Act, 1999 has defined a well-known trademark under Section 2(zg) of the Act as ‘mark which has become so to the substantial segment of the public which uses such goods or receives such services that the use of such mark in relation to other goods or…
Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting
Counterfeiting and infringement are two concepts that are often considered synonymous and similar to one another and the differences between the two are most often overlooked. Counterfeiting as defined in the English dictionary and as commonly understood by the general public stands for a…
Trade Marks Rules, 2017- Dissected, Scrutinized and Simplified
The month of March seems to be jinxed with respect to Trademarks in India! March 2016, we witnessed the infamous “Mass abandonment” of over one lakh trademark applications and a year later in March 2017, the Indian Trade Marks Office again struck back with the enforcement of the much anticipated…
Escalation in the Trademark Fee – Trade Mark Rules, 2017 comes into force
The much-awaited Trade Marks Rules 2017 has finally come into force as of March 6, 2017. Although the new rules aim at simplifying the trademark prosecution as a whole by reducing the number of forms from 75 to 8, incorporating provisions for expedited registration of trademarks and so on, the…
Trademark Rules 2017- The Top Six Changes
The Trade Mark Rule 2017 came into force on March 6, 2017 with several changes to the existing trademark practice. While there are numerous amendments, I’ve listed the top six changes Classification of Applicants The Trademark Rules 2017 has specified the Applicants for the purpose of the Trademark…
Trade Marks Rules, 2017 – What it means for Startups & SME’s
The Controller of Patents, Designs and Trademarks through a public notice dated November 19, 2015 brought to the notice of the public the draft of the Trademarks Amendment Rules, 2015 proposing to amend the Trademark Rules, 2002 and had invited comments from the public and stakeholders within 30…
The Trademark Rules 2017 – The online filing system version 3.0
The Trademark Rules 2017 were finally notified on March 6, 2017 after months of speculation and several mistimed email blasts notifying people of its imminent adoption. The crux of the draft rules hasn’t changed, since its publication in November 2015 with fewer forms, a more digital approach,…