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Feb 13, 2019
FACETS OF COMPARATIVE ADVERTISING: Horlicks Limited Vs. Heinz India Private Limited
The flurry of full-page ads with competitive claims, and television commercials in which brands take sly potshots at each other have kept...
Chetan Chadha
Feb 7, 2019
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME: AN AMBIGUOUS PROVISION?
The issue regarding the request for extension of time has been discussed in the judgement by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board...
Chetan Chadha
Feb 1, 2019
Turkish PTO dismisses Armani’s Opposition in battle over “A”
The Turkish Patent & Trademark Office (Turkish PTO), on January 07, 2019 refused an Opposition filed by Giorgio Armani S.P.A. against an...
Avneet Kaur
Dec 10, 2018
India: Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2018
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has released New draft “Patents (Amendment) Rules,...
Chetan Chadha
Nov 2, 2018
Brand Name Parody: Does it mean infringement?
With the rise of YouTube, Instagram, Amazon Prime, Netflix etc., content creators now have a wider platform to get discovered and...
Chetan Chadha
Sep 28, 2018
High Court grants punitive damages for infringement of trademark
In the case of Christian Louboutin SAS v. Ashish Bansal & Anr.[1], the Plaintiff, Christian Louboutin SAS, a French company well-known...
Chetan Chadha
Sep 27, 2018
Trademarks: Doctrine of delay, laches and acquiescence
The Indian judicial system follows rules of equity in the court of justice. The doctrine of ‘Delay or Laches’ is thus an equitable...
Chetan Chadha
Sep 21, 2018
Unconventional Trademarks Gain Momentum in India
Trademarks have become essential marketing tools these days. They play a vital role when it comes to creating a brand image and...
Chetan Chadha
Aug 10, 2018
Delhi High Court Gives “Likelihood of Confusion” A Psychological Twist
In the case of Gillette Company LLC v. Tigaksha Metallics Private Ltd. & Anr[1]., Hon’ble Mr. Justice Endlaw passed an order of ex-parte...
Chetan Chadha
Aug 4, 2018
Domain name and Trademark rights in India
Domain names are integral parts of businesses having any online commercial activity. Since the commercial activities on the Internet are...
