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A Message from IP Osgoode’s New Director, Prof. Carys Craig

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Carys Craig is the Director of IP Osgoode, Editor-in-Chief of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Academic Director of the Osgoode Professional LL.M Program in Intellectual Property, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. In other words, I am very well acquainted with all things Osgoode and IP!

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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

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2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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Can Braille Be Registered As a Trademark?

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2] This new set of marks is often referred to as non-traditional trademarks , and the qualification for their registration, as opposed to a traditional mark, is substantially higher. [3] I do this by demonstrating the statutory criteria for trademark registration and then applying the set criteria to check the registrability of braille.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 6- March 11)

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Here are the quick summaries of 5 posts, 4 case summaries and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Call for Papers: NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!

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No Bed of Roses: Sumitomo Rubber Industries is Seeking to Register Floral Fragrance Reminiscent of Roses as Applied to Tyres in India

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Akshay is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and has an LL.M in IP and Competition Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC). He is currently a consultant at Sim and San, Attorneys At Law. His previous posts can be accessed here.

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Publicity Rights: An analysis of Amitabh Bachchan V. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

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Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime. However, Indian law has indirect references for the protection of publicity rights. appeared first on Intepat IP. Under this Act, Sec. Rajat Nagi & Ors.

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Deceptive Similarity in Trademark

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It is crucial to take into account whether two marks are “deceptively similar,” “similar,” “nearly resembling,” or its equivalent when it comes to the registration of trademarks, which includes the application process, opposition and rectification proceedings, and infringement and passing-off lawsuits.