Selvam & Selvam Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This case highlights the intersection of trademark law and e-commerce regulation, raising questions about the accountability of online marketplaces in protecting brand integrity. of facilitating the sale of counterfeit BHPC products, tarnishing the brands image and causing substantial financial loss. and Amazon Seller Services Pvt.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Industrial design is the process of designing articles (products, devices and objects) to attract customers and improve their marketability. To protect designs , it has to be registered under the Designs Act, 2000. Concerned with finalizing the product for the market. What is Industrial Design? What is Product Design?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 14, 2025

The eatery owners argued that they had been using the name Burger King since 1992, which was over two decades before Burger King US entered the Indian market in 2014. While its first registration for the brand name in India (1979) was under Class 16 [Paper & Paper Products] , the trademark was registered w.r.t.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The decision considered what it means for "the product" in Article 3(a) to be protected by a marketing authorisation (see also IPKat: The SPC alphabet ). The marketing authorisation in the case specifically recited the active ingredient "safinamide".

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

As of 2019, the apparel market was valued at about 368 billion U.S More specifically, in India, the design act, 2000 protects designs that feature shapes, patterns, ornaments, or compositions of lines or colors applied to any article in two or three-dimensional forms. dollars in the USA.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

However, these appeals were dismissed as the courts ruled that Manolo did not present sufficient evidence of adequate sales in mainland China prior to 2000. Resultantly, Manolo Blahnik has lost significant sales, as China is the fastest growing luxury market. China’s Trademark System.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Their rights will be protected thanks to the metaverse brands’ trademarks. Several large corporations have already begun developing new marketing efforts for this new digital environment after realising the enormous potential that exists here. It might be more difficult than ever in the metaverse to police brands.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

DESIGN LAW AND ITS APPLICATION TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS The Designs Act, 2000 is another important legislation in the Indian IP regime which affords an additional layer of protection to architectural designs. Trademarking of a building s design is a significant step in branding and marketing.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

To address the market distortions and the music streaming ‘value gap’, the Government should introduce robust and legally enforceable obligations to normalise licensing arrangements for UGC-hosting services. Apple, on the other hand, maintained that safe harbour provisions create an “unlevel playing field” in favour of YouTube. Plot twist!

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2023

It will enable the metaverse to run smoothly without any brand abusing and illegal copying of the existing IP owners. As the number of companies are increasing in the domestic and international markets the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is also increasing. Entertainment 2000, Inc. Rockstar Videos, Inc, et al.,

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Introduction Mergers and acquisitions have incredibly taken a sharp stride in the Indian as well as the global market in today’s time. The Indian market till 2000 witnessed some major mergers and acquisitions post that the global credit crisis took a blatant hit on many major economies of the world.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In an otherwise straightforward Section 2(d) analysis, the Board ruled that confusion is likely between Respondent's registered marks MIRAGE BRANDS (standard form) and MIRAGE BRANDS & Design [BRANDS disclaimed], and Petitioner Mahender Sabhnani's previously used and registered mark ROYAL MIRAGE & Design , all for perfume.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Calls and opportunities Marketing, Website and Social Media Officer: part-time development opportunity The Intellectual Property Awareness Network (IPAN) is looking to recruit a UK-based Marketing, Website and Social Media Officer, responsible for developing the IPAN brand and reputational capital in line with its corporate objectives (see [link] ).

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 20, 2021

It has marketed its software under the name “SmartSync” since 2004 and obtained a trademark for SmartSync in 2007. Intuitively, this may seem like a positive effective, i.e., Ironhawk’s brand would be strengthened if associated with the more well known brand of Dropbox. Commerce Ins. Agency, Inc., 3d 432, 445 (3d Cir.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Additionally, the jewellery’s brand name and logo may be protected under the purview of the Trade Marks Act. The safest course of action would be to register jewellery designs under the Designs Act, 2000 if a jeweller intends to make more than fifty applications of a particular jewellery design.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

In this technologically advanced age, success or failure of a business depends heavily on the marketing strategies that have been adopted. A very common way of marketing a product is to have it advertised and endorsed by celebrities that the public holds in good opinion. and includes both commercial and non-commercial aspects.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

of the population of India having ingress to the world wide web and ever growing e-commerce market which is forecasted to reach about twenty billion euros by 2030, it becomes pertinent to analyse the interconnect between these two. [1] Interplay Between Intellectual Property and E-commerce With 48.7%

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IIPRD

JUNE 8, 2024

A thriving market for knockoffs has resulted from influencers’ endorsement of more reasonably priced alternatives to high-end products. Fundamentals concerning this trend’s effects on consumer perceptions, intellectual property rights, and brand integrity are brought up.

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Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection. Section 22(1) of the Design Act of 2000 addresses the issue of pirated designs and specifies the circumstances that would constitute such piracy.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Name saturation is an existential challenge for every industry that harnesses trademark law to protect its brand. You can explore what are known as non-conventional trademarks — sounds, colors, smells — to convey your brand messaging. A key difference arises, however, when comparing brand name and generic name confusion.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 9, 2022

There exist several IPRs and it is important to be aware of which one is suitable for your brand/ business. The Designs Act established in 2000, is the act that governs the rights of a registered design proprietor and remedies available in case of infringement of such violation.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This development presents India with an opportunity to enhance its existing legal framework under the Designs Act, 2000. For instance, the requirement for disclosure promotes: Transparency: Brands must acknowledge the cultural origins of their designs.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

These items have restricted production and remain in the market only for a short duration of time. They almost never re-enter the market again. This creates scarcity of the product in the market. Basic principles of economics dictate that when a product is scarce in nature, its demand in the market tends to increase.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 10, 2023

If you are a major consumer brand, chances are you have thought about how to create your own consumer identity by comparison to or distinction from your competition. 2000 WL 33535712 (C.D. Brands can use comparison surveys and publish results, provided they can back up their claims. The list could go on and on.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 8, 2024

The following 4 points are the criteria of patentability [2] – Novelty – This criteria states that prior of the application for patent, the invention should be completely brand new and not earlier publicly known or disclosed throughout the world. Moreover, a patent registration makes the competitive advantage stronger.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 13, 2024

Mountain Valley Springs, the plaintiff, has been marketing its products under the trademark (TM) “Forest Essentials” since 2000, claiming extensive reputation and goodwill, especially for their Ayurvedic products, including a baby care segment launched in 2006. Case Overview: What were The Parties even Fighting for?

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers. Furthermore, the Information Technology Act of 2000 makes it a crime to copy or transfer data from another person’s device without their permission.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Baby Forest Ayurveda Pvt Ltd has reaffirmed several critical legal standards in trademark infringement and redefined the “customer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection” test considering the evolution of customer awareness and brand identities. 425 crores.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

According to the Complaint, Poulsen developed a unique currant red hybrid tea rose variety branded with the trademark INGRID BERGMAN (the “Mark”) in the early 1980s. Gardens Alive’s family of brands include, among others, Weeks Roses. Poulsen claims the Mark, protected under U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

Such acts of vilifying celebrities or benefiting from their brand value, has made it a necessity to protect their rights. Celebrity and their rights: Celebrity is person who is well recognized in the public eye and has a brand value of certain magnitude. under the trademark laws.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But the facts pertaining to its market share indicate that the mark has achieved distinctiveness. states that “The brand names serve as information ‘chunks’. Given, only a familiar brand name, a host of relevant and important information can be efficiently called into consciousness.” 5 September-October, 2000].”

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 29, 2022

With evolution and development in recent trends and creations, every person got the right to protect their artistic creativity by acquiring intellectual property rights to save their invention from being violated by the competition present in the market. These are the first steps toward paperless trade.

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IIPRD

JUNE 14, 2021

Right from the lanes of Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar, to the high-end fashion brands like Manish Malhotra and Sabyasachi, the people of the country have dynamic tastes and never-ending interests! Protection under the Designs Act, 2000. That is their main asset, their main product.” Iqbal Singh Chawla&Ors. ,

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In 2000, the marks were assigned to another company, and the registrations were cancelled in 2016 and 2018, respectively. However, the evidence showed that DANA DESIGN-branded backpacks are currently being offered for sale on the secondary market. Opposer Mystery Ranch, co-owned by Dana Gleason.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Fashion brands, artists and entertainers, among others, have started focusing on producing digital work that is revolutionizing the way we perceive art, through the creation of NFTs and commodities. Early in 2017, Singapore introduced “non-physical product” in the amended “ Registered Designs Act 2000 ” (RDA).

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Intellectual Propriety (IP) rights holders are under the perpetual threat of counterfeit goods in the market that is growing exponentially with advancing technology and a surge in cross-border trade among countries. 2000 in favor of the Commissioner of Customs of the opted location. Demand draft of Rs. An Indemnity Bond.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Through this, the former aims to monopolize the market and kick out any remotely similar business operating under the mark. 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.

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