Doctrine of Deceptive Similarity under Trademark
DOCTRINE OF DECEPTIVE SIMILARITY Traditionally, likelihood of confusion as to the origin of a good or service was the only ground that resulted in infringement of the trademark. But as gradually the businesses evolved, there were some other grounds or factors also that caused infringement of one’s trademark and so a need was felt to […]
Geographical Indications in India
Geographical Indications in India GI tag is the abbreviation of Geographical Indications.The concept of GI tag came into force with effect from 15th September 2003. Darjeeling Tea was the first product in India which got a GI tag. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 came into effect from […]
1st Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IPR Law by SpicyIP
1st Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law by SpicyIP: Submit by June 30 About Organiser SpicyIP is one of India’s leading blogs/repositories on intellectual property (IP) and innovation law/policy. Through its independent reporting/analysis, SpicyIP is committed to fostering transparency within the Indian IP ecosystem. Founded in 2005 by Professor Shamnad Basheer, an IP academic […]
Intellectual Property Law- Nature and Scope- Our Legal World
Intellectual Property Law- Nature and Scope Introduction Intellectual Property (IP) deals with any primary production of human intelligence along with inventive, literary, technical or clinical structures. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) refers back to the legal rights granted to the inventor or producer to guard their invention or manufacture product. These legal rights confer an extraordinary […]
Scope of moral rights under Indian Copyrights Law is limited.
A building named Hall Of Nation was erected at Pragati Maidian, Delhi by architect Raj Rewal and structural designer Mahinder Raj. The building stood as a symbol of modern Indian Architecture. Few years back in 2016, the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation proposed an idea to destroy this building and replace it with Integrated Exhibition Cum […]
Bombay HC imposes exemplary costs on IPR infringement
In the case of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation vs. Kishor D Jain and Anr, The petitioner filled a case against the defendants when a complaint was received by the former by Yanbu Steel Company which is a company based in Saudi Arabia. In their complaint the trading company mentioned in their complaint about […]
Know the Copyright Registration Procedure- Our Legal World
Know the Copyright Registration Procedure Written by Advocate Ashish Panday Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound recordings. In fact, it is a bundle of rights including, inter alia, rights of reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation and […]
Delhi HC restrains Zee Media from issuing ads containing name of journalist Rajat Sharma
Delhi HC restrains Zee Media from issuing ads containing name of journalist Rajat Sharma Delhi High Court issued an injunction against Zee Media from using Rajat Sharma’s name in all its print and electronic advertisements. It further directed the defendants(Zee Media) to remove all hoardings across the country which mention Rajat Sharma’s name. Brief background […]
Suit brought before Delhi High Court “Kake-Da-Hotel” Trademark infringement
Suit brought before Delhi High Court “Kake-Da-Hotel” Trademark infringement In a trademark infringement suit brought by Delhi’s famous food outlet “Kake-Da-Hotel”, the before Delhi High Court against Nashik based Kaka-Ka Dhaba Pvt. Ltd, for using the trademark “Kaka-Ka Restaurant‟, “Kaka-Ka Hotel”, “Kaka-Ka Dhaba” and “Kaka-Ka Garden” for their outlets. Court will decide whether the word “Kaka” or […]
Overview of The Design Act, 2000
Overview and Long Note on The Design Act, 2000 By Ashish Panday In India first legislation on Design was enacted by the British Government, The Designs Act 1911. In meanwhile India had made tremendous progress in the field of science and technology, and need enacted new Design legislation to full-full the need of these […]