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Concept Of Trademark Bullying: Forceful Enforcement Of Trademark Rights In The Name Of Protection

IP and Legal Filings

A well- known trademark helps the consumers in spotting the difference between similar products by educating them about the product which results in informed choices. The trademark owners enjoy monopoly and exclusive proprietary rights of their trademarks through the law of trademark protection.

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How to Expedite Trademark Application: When and how can you speed up your trademark examination process?

Patent Trademark Blog

First, the mark in the new application must be identical to the canceled or expired registered trademark. Second, the goods or services in the new application must be identical or narrower than those in the canceled or expired trademark registration. What situations would not support making a trademark application special?

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Protecting brands and trademarks on the internet

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Online advertisers bid to use keywords from search engines that feature famous brand names to divert customers to their website which damages the brand’s reputation. In this blog, we will see brands and trademarks on the internet and how to protect them from infringement. Thus, it becomes important to safeguard your business.

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Bigbasket v. Daily basket – the blurring line between trademark protection & bullying

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Trademark bullying has always been a cause for concern because it spells out overstepping the line, monopoly and power all in one place most of the times. As the name suggests, trademark bullying happens when a registered trademark owner, without justifiable reason, threatens or tries to threaten another trademark owner with legal action.

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China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

IP Tech Blog

While a trademark administrative procedure would end within a few days with a peremptory order to cease and desist the illicit use of the bottles and a fine for the infringer, an unfair competition/trade dress lawsuit could last for 12 months and would be more expensive. 57 of the Trademark Law. Tsingtao’s choice.

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Groundless threat of trademark infringement: Is Section 142 a means to combat trademark bullying?

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Such groundless threats are commonly achieved by sending cease and desist letters or legal notices threatening the recipient with legal proceedings. Lately, this has been called out as ‘ trademark bullying’ and recently, BigBasket and DailyBasket were involved in a tussle over the word ‘Basket’.

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From Fruit to Fortune: Apple’s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

has a history of prior registration and extensive use of its trademark in India, which further solidifies its distinctiveness and exclusivity in the market. This drive to claim IP rights over a common fruit highlights the global IP rights industry dynamics, where companies compete obsessively over trademarks they may not genuinely need.