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Rasgulla GI, Fevikwik Trade Mark case, Game of Thrones Merchandize, Ferrari Trade Mark loss, Empire State Building Trade Mark, Indian Medical Association and Trade Marks and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for August, 2017 (Second Week), Empire State Building Files Trade Mark for ‘World’s most famous building’, Fevikwik Trade Mark Infringement Suit, Indian Medical Association (IMA) files for new trade mark, Game of Thrones (GOT) official merchandize available in India, and more brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do…

August 9, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, IP Audits, Trademarks 0Comment 1011Views 0Like

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Character Trade Marks, Onion Man Trade Mark, Burberry Trade Mark Infringement, Nepal Tea’s TM applications, Kim Kardashian’s legal battle and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for July 2017 (Fourth Week), Trade Mark relating to The Blooming Onion Man, Burberry Trademark Infringement Suit, Nepal Tea to get a trademark, Flipkart ties up with Ducati and other trade mark news brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK " Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business " -- Steve Forbes INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The productivity of the Indian Trade…

August 2, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Trademarks 0Comment 833Views 0Like

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CHANEL’S WIN AGAINST COUNTERFEITERS

Chanel, the luxury fashion house succeeded in protecting its Intellectual Property against online counterfeiters this June. The sellers were engaged in selling counterfeit products using the Chanel Logo through Amazon.com. In the trademark infringement suit, the California Federal judge sided with the fashion house entering into a default judgment against over two dozen sellers making Chanel $3 million richer. Chanel has added itself to the list of luxury brands like Gucci and Dior who have ferociously protected their Intellectual Property…

July 31, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 991Views 0Like

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Harry Potter Trade Marks, Amazon’s legal battle, Hotstar’s agreement with CBS Corp., and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for July, 2017 (Fourth Week), Trade Marks relating to Harry Potter, Ajanta Pharma’s Trade Mark Infringement Suit, Amazon’s legal battle, USPTO receives a huge surge in racial trademark applications, Hotstar signs agreement with CBS Corp and other weekly trade mark news," brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK 'A brand is not a product or a promise or a feeling. It’s the sum of all the experiences…

July 26, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 929Views 0Like

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Rasna trademark infringement, trademarks and GST, Amazon’s ‘meal-kit’ trademark, Celebrity Domain Names and more

“Indian Trade Mark Statistics for July, 2017 (Third Week), Rasna Trade Mark Infringement News, GST Impact on Trade Mark Registrations, Amazon’s New Trade Mark on Meal-Kit, Celebrity trade marks, and other weekly trade mark news is brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A Trade Mark is a company’s persona and identity in the marketplace.” Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS The productivity of the Indian…

July 19, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1013Views 0Like

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GST implication on trademark registered goods, Saint Mother Teresa’s blue bordered saree gets trademark protection, Lidi in legal trouble with Kroger and more.

Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "A great brand evolves from building a good reputation" --Abiodun A. Abiodun TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 6231 9432 An increase of 51.3% Total applications disposed through show cause…

July 12, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1011Views 0Like

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Pina Colada smell for Ukuleles, Court granted an ad interim injunction in favor of DLF Ltd, ‘Jollibee’ loses trademark dispute against ‘Jolliville’, Bead Jewellery of Kashi obtains GI registration and more

Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "A great brand evolves from building a good reputation" --Abiodun A. Abiodun TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE The productivity of the Trademark Registry has increased, as can be seen from the table below. There has been an increase of 58% in the total number of registrations granted this week. Particulars Last week This week Change…

July 5, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1031Views 0Like

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Non-conventional Trademark-Smell marks

In the earlier post, we had discussed Sound marks as one of the unconventional marks. This post is a continuation of the previous post, where we will be discussing Smell marks. Olfactory memory is the most unused mean to link a brand to consumers. The smell as the most potent type of human memory can potentially identify a product if it qualifies the criteria of a trademark. Smells have also the ability to recollect pictures and emotions and this may affect…

June 30, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 2337Views 0Like

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Apple’s app store, Summary disposal granted in a trademark infringement suit, Patanjali Trademark tiff, Dahanu-Gholvad chikoo obtains GI registration and more

Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: Trademark Quote of the Week "Within Every Brand is a Product, but not every product is a brand" --David Ogilvy TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 8447 7536 A decrease of 10.2% Total applications disposed through…

June 28, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 757Views 0Like

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Mumbai’s TAJ PALACE acquires image trademark, Offensive trademarks to be protected, KISS singer seeks registration for a hand gesture, Snap Inc loses domain name dispute, Bandar Laddu obtains GI registration and more

Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Domain Name Disputes, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News: Trademark Quote of the Week "A brand is a living entity- and it is enriched or undermined cumulatively over time, the product of a thousand small genius" -- Michael Eisner TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 13402 8447 A decrease of 36.2% Total…

June 21, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 779Views 0Like

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Rasgulla GI, Fevikwik Trade Mark case, Game of Thrones Merchandize, Ferrari Trade Mark loss, Empire State Building Trade Mark, Indian Medical Association and Trade Marks and more

Character Trade Marks, Onion Man Trade Mark, Burberry Trade Mark Infringement, Nepal Tea’s TM applications, Kim Kardashian’s legal battle and more

CHANEL’S WIN AGAINST COUNTERFEITERS

Harry Potter Trade Marks, Amazon’s legal battle, Hotstar’s agreement with CBS Corp., and more

Rasna trademark infringement, trademarks and GST, Amazon’s ‘meal-kit’ trademark, Celebrity Domain Names and more

GST implication on trademark registered goods, Saint Mother Teresa’s blue bordered saree gets trademark protection, Lidi in legal trouble with Kroger and more.

Pina Colada smell for Ukuleles, Court granted an ad interim injunction in favor of DLF Ltd, ‘Jollibee’ loses trademark dispute against ‘Jolliville’, Bead Jewellery of Kashi obtains GI registration and more

Non-conventional Trademark-Smell marks

Apple’s app store, Summary disposal granted in a trademark infringement suit, Patanjali Trademark tiff, Dahanu-Gholvad chikoo obtains GI registration and more

Mumbai’s TAJ PALACE acquires image trademark, Offensive trademarks to be protected, KISS singer seeks registration for a hand gesture, Snap Inc loses domain name dispute, Bandar Laddu obtains GI registration and more

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