IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The issue of counterfeiting not only compromises a brand’s reputation or brand value, but also puts consumer safety at risk by allowing the sale and uninformed purchase of sub-standard goods. The defendant was “Darveys.com”, it was a “luxury brand marketplace” [6]. Nakul Bajaj & Ors. [4]

Marketing 89

Marketing Marketing Trademark Registration 89

IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are few e-commerce companies which explicitly make copies of brands such as Firstcopyclub, ShoesKartel etc. The scam can be at various levels and multi-facet forms including mimicking websites, selling cheaper copies of brands or even stealing ideas of originators [4]. In the case of Tiffany v.

Intellectual Property 59

Intellectual Property Due Diligence Journalism IP 59

IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

Indian courts, for the longest time, followed the doctrine of “sweat of brow”, upholding the belief that a work requires only due diligence and effort, rather than originality and creativity in order to be granted copyright protection. What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity? Copyright Act or Design Act?

Copyright 70

Copyright Artistic Work Designs Design 70

Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

This is often perceived as a means of brand building and a way to assert and secure their position and goodwill in the market to avoid losing customers or market share to the smaller entities. opposed the registration of a logo of pear by Prepear for being similar to its Apple logo. A widely discussed example was when Apple Inc.,

Cease and Desist 40

Cease and Desist Trademark Due Diligence Intellectual Property 40