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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

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To provide security and prevent this, Indian law has established protection for marks and symbols with religious connotations; hence, if a mark includes anything that might offend a certain class of people or segment of the public due to their religious sensibilities, protection may be denied to such a mark [4].

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Distinctiveness in Trademark Law

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The law is not there to reduce competition by giving a monopoly right over generic, common category terms and elements to a single brand owner. Obviously, this doesn’t stop anyone else who sells pizza from using the word pizza to describe their offerings or as part of their brand names.

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This is How We Use It: The Importance of Use in Canadian Trademark Law and Keeping Records of Use

JD Supra Law

In our previous article, Protecting Your Brand: A Primer on Canadian Trademarks, we touched upon the beginning stages of a trademark application and considerations such as, "Should I register my trademark?" and "Is the trademark available?" By: Miller Canfield

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Protection of Color Trademarks under the Indian Trademark Law

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The single color or color combination of a product’s packaging can obtain Trademark Protection only if it is capable enough to be recognized by the general public as unique or belonging to a specific brand. Law on Color Trademarks in India. For more visit: [link].

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CNIPA Issues Significant Draft Amendment to the PRC Trademark Law

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On January 13, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) circulated a draft amendment to the PRC Trademark Law for public comment (“TML Draft Amendment”). The CNIPA Draft Amendment is comprised of a total of 101 articles in 10 chapters (as opposed to 73 articles in 8 chapters in the current law).

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Should Lawyers Offer A Brand Creation Service?

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Though many important decisions people make when creating a new brand identity are intellectual property decisions, IP lawyers are rarely involved in the naming and brand creation process. . As a trademark lawyer, I began to ask myself why? So, I wrote Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property.

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How Do People End Up Losing Their Trademark Rights?

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No trademark office across the globe will ever keep a watch on the market for unauthorized use of your Registered Trademark. Furthermore, it will also never enforce your trademark rights on your behalf. It implies that the onus lies with the trademark holder to prevent others from infringing upon his trademark rights.