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Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 14

Agatha Christie Limited vs Registrar Of Trade Marks. In this case, Agatha Christie Limited filed a trademark application for the mark, "And Then There Were None." The Registrar rejected the application, and the Agatha Christie Limited appealed. The Delhi High Court came to the conclusion that there was no ground based on which the mark could have been rejected under the Trademarks Act, 1999, as the mark was not descriptive and because no similar marks were existing on the Register.…

December 20, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Case Study, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 5096Views 1Like

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Accessibility in Delhi High Court IP Division Rules, 2021

On 10th December, 2021, the Delhi High Court issued a public notice containing the finalized rules of procedure for its Intellectual Property Rights Division, in exercise of its powers under the Delhi High Court Act, 1966, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and various intellectual property statutes. The Delhi High Court had published the draft of the 'Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2021' on 8 October 2021, inviting comments/suggestions from the Bar and other stakeholders from the IP…

December 14, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Accessibility, Biological Diversity, Copyrights, General, Geographical Indications (GI), Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents, Plant Varieties, Trademarks, Traditional Knowledge 0Comment 2514Views 5Likes

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Weekly Trademark Statistics - December, 2021 - Part II

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – December, 2021 – Part II

This weekly Trademark Office data has been compiled from dynamic data published by the Trademark Office as updated till 8th December, 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Trademark and Copyright team of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Trademark Statistics A decrease of five percent (5%) in the total number of trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office this week. A total of five thousand five hundred sixty-one (5561) applications were examined. These statistics have been…

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Weekly Trademark Statistics - December, 2021 - Part I

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – December, 2021 – Part I

This weekly Trademark Office data has been compiled from dynamic data published by the Trademark Office as updated till 1st December, 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Trademark and Copyright team of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Trademark Statistics An increase of twenty percent (20%) in the total number of trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office this week. A total of five thousand eight hundred thirty-five (5835) applications were examined. These statistics have been…

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Weekly Trademark Statistics - November, 2021 - Part III

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – November, 2021 – Part III

This weekly Trademark Office data has been compiled from dynamic data published by the Trademark Office as updated till 24th November, 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Trademark and Copyright team of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Trademark Statistics A decrease of seventeen percent (17%) in the total number of trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office this week. A total of four thousand eight hundred fifty-two (4852) applications were examined. These statistics have been…

November 26, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 988Views 1Like

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BananaIP’s Masterclass on Intellectual Property For Business Value

BananaIP Counsels is partnering with Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) NASSCOM to assist start-ups in developing, protecting and commercializing their inventions and ideas. Our initiative with T-AIM includes IP masterclass sessions on intellectual property and business, weekly IP helpdesk, preferential pricing and IP mining for select start-ups. We are happy to announce that we will be conducting the first IP Masterclass session on 26th November 2021 at 11 AM IST on the various forms of Intellectual Property. This session would also include a…

November 22, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, IP Training, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks 0Comment 2355Views 6Likes

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Weekly Trademark Statistics - November, 2021 - Part II

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – November, 2021 – Part II

This weekly Trademark Office data has been compiled from dynamic data published by the Trademark Office as updated till 17th November, 2021. These statistics are presented to you by the Trademark and Copyright team of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. Indian Trademark Statistics An increase of sixty percent (60%) in the total number of trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office this week. A total of five thousand eight hundred and forty-seven (5847) applications were examined. These statistics have…

November 18, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1086Views 1Like

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Recent Developments & Principles governing Well-known Trademarks

Have you ever wondered why well-known trademarks are given or accorded a wider protection? To answer that, you may read our previous post on 'An insight into Well-known Trademark'. Now, lets look at the Recent Developments in the Well-known trademark regime and what are the principles that govern them with the help of cases. Recent Developments Prior to the Trademark Rules 2017, the requirement for getting a trade mark declared as a well-known one was only by way of legal proceedings…

November 16, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 2802Views 1Like

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Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 13

Walmart Apollo Llc vs Aayush Jain & Anr In this case, the Plaintiff owns a registered trademark for WALMART / WAL-MART. The Defendant applied for WMART and allegedly used since April, 2019. The Plaintiff filed an infringement suit against the Defendant, who was using 'WMart' and www.wmartretail.com. The Plaintiff prayed for an injunction during the pendency of the suit, which the Court granted until the next date of hearing. Citation: Walmart Apollo Llc vs Aayush Jain & Anr, Decided by Delhi…

November 16, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Case Study, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 3357Views 1Like

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An insight into well-known trademarks

Brands enjoy huge importance as consumers today prefer different brands differently at different times and hence brands have a unique value to the consumers. However, they are of value not just to the consumers, but also of value to the suppliers and proprietors of the mark. A well-known trademark status is one of the biggest quality justification that any mark may possess. A well-known trademark status acts as a powerful safeguard from the risk of deceiving counterfeit products and thereby facilitates…

November 16, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 2372Views 1Like

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Celebrating 20 Years of IP Excellence

Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 14

Accessibility in Delhi High Court IP Division Rules, 2021

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – December, 2021 – Part II

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – December, 2021 – Part I

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – November, 2021 – Part III

BananaIP’s Masterclass on Intellectual Property For Business Value

Weekly Trademark Office Statistics – November, 2021 – Part II

Recent Developments & Principles governing Well-known Trademarks

Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 13

An insight into well-known trademarks

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