Guide on trademark registration, renewal and trademark opposition in Qatar
October 12, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,TrademarksRegistration,Guides,Qatar
An application for registration of a trademark has to be filed before the trademark office in Qatar. If a foreign applicant is applying for registration, a local agent must apply on behalf of the Applicant and a power of attorney legalized by a Qatari consulate in the Applicant’s country is necessary. There is no multi-class trademark application in Qatar.
Understanding Domain Name Disputes and Dispute Resolution Mechanism
October 11, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Domain NamesDomain Name Disputes
Domain names play a vital role in business as it has been used by the common public to identify the business. A dispute in relation to the domain name arises when any party registers an earlier trademark as their domain name. It is necessary that the trademark of the complainant must be identical or confusingly similar to the second level domain of the disputed domain name. This requirement rules out complaints raised by an owner of the unregistered trademark. Domain names can also be…
Groundless/Baseless legal threat of infringement of trademarks in India
August 17, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,CopyrightsInfringement,Litigation
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 of every trademark owner includes the right to commence and prosecute a legal action against infringement of his/her rights in a trademark. It is important that the action taken by the trademark…
MCA tightens the noose – Mandatory eKYC for all Directors with Form DIR-3 KYC
July 5, 2018Intellectual Property RightsMCA,Director Identification Number (DIN),Incorporation
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.
Infringement of trademarks and its remedies in India
June 27, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,TrademarksInfringement
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 capital has achieved substantial importance.
Customs Recordal in India – Averting the cross-border movement of infringing goods
June 6, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designscustoms recordal
To record an IP right with the Customs, a right holder must submit an application in writing with the necessary documents and information.
How to register your brand with the Amazon Brand Registry
May 8, 2018TrademarksRegistration,Amazon
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.
A brief analysis of the Annual Report 2016-17 of the Indian Intellectual Property Office
May 3, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,CopyrightsIP India,Annual Reports
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 Policy 2016 which is ‘Creative India; Innovative India’.
Acting in Dual Capacity- Barred by law?
April 10, 2018Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,Domain Names,Copyrightsdual capacity
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 a time, besides acting as Constituted Attorneys i.e. power of attorney holders, advocates also act as the advocates on record.
Intellectual Property protection in Maldives
February 19, 2018Trademarks,Maldives
The Maldives has no legislation that has been enacted in terms of Intellectual Property Rights. To circumvent this, there is sufficient trademark protection that has been offered by way of acquiring public recognition through cautionary notices.