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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

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As a result, the rise of hypersensitivity to religion, religious texts, and religious symbols determines the jurisprudence around the utilisation of such marks under Indian trademark law, even if they are not strictly prohibited. Gebi Products [10] , The Gala Company used the label mark “LAXMI” to market brooms.

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Trademark Enforcement In E-Market : Challenges In Identifying The Infringer And Holding Them Accountable

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These E-commerce platforms make it simple to access consumer goods from a computer or smart phone, but they also, by their very nature, make it simple for counterfeiters to market their counterfeit goods. In the year 2017 the market value of the E-commerce was $38.5 27-10-2009). [8] Nakul Bajaj &Ors, [Civil Suit No.

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Honesty as a Defense vis-à-vis Trademark Infringements: Principle or Provision?

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Image from Rick Harrison, here Our readers may be aware of Section 12 in the Trademark Act 1999 which allows the registration of identical or similar trademarks by more than one proprietor in case of honest concurrent use of some special circumstances. Rather, it can be invoked as an active defense against an infringement suit.

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Trademark Infringement in the Digital Age

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Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. Trademark violation raises significant issues. Cybersquatting is another type of trademark infringement.

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Personal Names and Trademark Protection

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Section 9(1)(a) 1 of the Indian Trademark Act, 1999 mentions lack of distinctiveness in the mark as one of the grounds for refusing registration of the mark. However, in India, there are numerous family enterprises where personal names and surnames have been registered as trademark. Personal Names and Trademark Protection.

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Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

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Basheer, in his 2009 post, about Chantix, a Pfizer-patented anti-smoking drug, raised questions regarding transparency around the discretion to require local clinical trials. For collective marks, he argued that out of 10 collective mark registrations he examined, 9 were granted erroneously. and Class 5.2 Let’s see how it unfolded.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

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The first and the foremost question which crosses our minds is that does the digital assets in the virtual reality fall under the category of “Goods” under trademark law, and who should be held liable for infringement when the infringer is unknown. It also protects the product from unauthorized use by a third party.

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