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District Court Upholds Social Media Terms of Use
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, recently passed an order that upheld the terms of use of the social media website, Instagram, with regard to a copyright…
1442 trademark applications examined this week, 91816 trademarks filed so far in 2020. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
With the lockdown being extended till 3rd May 2020, there has not been much changes in the working of the Indian Trademark Registry. A total of 2474 new applications has been filed and 1442 total trademark applications has been examined by the trademark office.
Weekly Indian Trademark Statistics
Particulars
Last…
Apple Files Trademark for its Covid-19 App, MakeMyTrip Defends its Trademark, IP Offices Closed till 03rd May, Mizo Banana Loses GI Battle and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel.
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MakeMyTrip Defends its Trademark
The online travel company MakeMyTrip, filed a suit before the Delhi High Court for a permanent injunction to restrain MTB TRAVEL PLANNER (‘Defendant’) from using the deceptively similar trademark MYTRIPBAZAAR, its logo and the domain www.mytripbazaar.com, with respect to…
Online Enforcement of IP
Online infringement of Intellectual Property
Online infringement takes many forms, from the sale of counterfeit or infringing products via the internet, to copying domain names and website content.
The internet today has efficiently created a wide range of opportunities for business firms, companies, organizations, and individuals to communicate their brand messages and reach their target audience. However, keeping aside the internet’s openness, versatility, and global reach, its unregulated character has created a fertile ground for infringement of…
BMW Wins over DMW E-Rickshaw, Ford Files Trademark for G.O.A.T Modes, Levi’s Launching Super Mario Collection and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel.
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BMW Wins Over DMW E-Rickshaw
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, commonly referred to as BMW, the luxury car and motorcycle manufacturers filed an application in the Delhi High Court for an ad interim injunction against Om Balajee Automobile (‘Defendant’) out of Ghaziabad, for using the trademark “DMW” for e-rickshaws. BMW…
4162 Trademark Applications Filed, No Examinations, Publications and Registrations in the Last Week. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
A total of 4162 new trademark filings have been filed in the last week with the Indian Trademark Office with Delhi recording the highest filing of 1744 applications and Mumbai following with 1097 applications.
Trademark Statistics by Office
Total Number of New Applications Received between April 1st, 2020 to…
Amidst national lockdown 1997 trademark applications filed last week. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
A total of 1997 new trademark filings have been filed in the last week with the Indian Trademark Office with Delhi recording the highest filing of 836 applications and Mumbai following with 576 applications.
Trademark Statistics by Office
Total Number of New Applications Received between April 1st, 2020 to April 8th,2020
Sr. No
Jurisdiction
New Applications
Examined
Published
Registered
1
AHMEDABAD
158
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
CHENNAI
332
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
DELHI
836
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
KOLKATA
95
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
MUMBAI
576
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total
1997
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yearly…
3499 trademark applications filed this week. 43% decrease in total number of registrations granted. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The Indian Trademark Registry has come to a standstill with the offices being shut till 15th April 2020. We can see that new applications are still being filed, thanks to the online filing process being still available. There has been a decrease of forty three percent (43%)…
Extension Granted by IP Office, Instagram Beat its Domain Infringer, Goan Coconut Vinegar Loses GI Battle and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel.
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Trademark Battle between Mattress Giants
Peps Industries, a popular mattress manufacturer filed an application in the Delhi High Court for an interim injunction against Kurlon for the use of the trademark ‘NO TURN’. Peps is the registered trademark owner of the mark ‘NO TURN’ claiming its use since 2008…
61% decrease in the total trademark applications examined this week, a decrease of 5937 in the total number of applications disposed through show cause hearings and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
The effects of the Corona virus can be seen on the Indian Trademark Office as well. The total number of trademark applications examined has decreased by sixty one percent (61%). Similarly, there has been…