This running post provides a summary of the latest Trademark cases decided by courts in India in 2022:
M/S. Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd Vs. Axis Life Sciences
The Plaintiff, Apex Laboratories, used the trademark “ZINCOVIT” since the year 1990 and established great reputation and good will in the market. The Plaintiff adopted a distinct and a unique seven strip colour packaging from the year 2014 for their product, a multi-vitamin supplement for adults and children to boost their immunity. The Defendant,…
BananaIP is happy to launch the IP statistics report for the year 2021. This report covers Patent, Trademark, Design, Copyright and Geographical Indication (GI) statistics based on information available on the website of the Indian IP Office. Wherever relevant, a comparative review with previous years has been presented in the report. You may download a copy of the report here. [Download PowerPoint Version] [Download PDF Version]
Findings and Conclusions
At a general level, intellectual property activity before the IP Office…
This week's Patent and Design data has been compiled from the Official journal of patents and designs, published by the patent office on the 1st of April 2022. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,299 patent applications have been published in the 13th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,299 applications published in the journal, 246 applications account…
Pawandeep Singh vs The Registrar Of Trademarks & Anr.
Background
This case deals with a problem often faced by trademark attorneys during hearings. Several attorneys are given slots during a fixed time, and they are heard one after another. Sometimes examiners are unable to complete all hearings during the allotted time, and hearings are adjourned.
In the present case, an order was passed with respect to a trademark application relating to the mark. SWISS, without hearing the Trademark Agent. Two hearing…
This week's Patent and Design data has been compiled from the Official journal of patents and designs, published by the patent office on the 25th of March 2022. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,373 patent applications have been published in the 12th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,373 applications published in the journal, 328 applications account…
Decided by the High Court of Delhi on 4th March, 2022.
FACTS
The Plaintiff, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, established in the year 1956 was a registered proprietor of various words marks and device marks. Its products bore the mark “KHADI” in both English and Hindi as well as in artistic and logo form along with the Charkha Logos. The Plaintiff not only dealt with the products of Khadi but also with various medicinal products and were regulated and promoted by…
This week's Patent and Design data has been compiled from the Official journal of patents and designs, published by the patent office on the 18th of March 2022. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,162 patent applications have been published in the 11th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,162 applications published in the journal, 264 applications account…
The Delhi High Court hosted a ‘National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR Disputes in India' on February 26, 2022, at the DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi. The Seminar was live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of the Delhi High Court and is available at this link:
Hon'ble Justice N.V. Ramana, Chief Justice of India was the Chief Guest, and Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon'ble Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs was the Guest of Honor of the Event. The Seminar…
This week's Patent and Design data has been compiled from the Official journal of patents and designs, published by the patent office on the 11th of March 2022. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS
A total of 1,934 patent applications have been published in the 10th issue of the Patent Journal, 2022. Out of the 1,934 applications published in the journal, 439 applications account…
A compilation of the statistics for the Indian copyright applications during the months of January and February 2022, is given below.
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2022
There is an increase of 9% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of February 2022 as compared to the month of January 2022. A total of 2171 applications were filed in the month of January and a total of 2369 applications were filed in the month of February 2022. The majority…