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Highlights of Trademark Rules 2017 (Part 2) : Revised Trademark forms

The DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) had recently notified the amended Trademark Rules, 2017. The notification was released on 6th March, 2017 amidst intense speculation in the IP fraternity. The amended rules primarily seek to simplify the process of trademark filing and prosecution. It is interesting to know that the amended rules have cut down the number of trademark application forms to eight from seventy four and has also scrapped several redundant and obsolete provisions. The following table…

April 22, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 830Views 0Like

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Nation wants to know trademark, Arnab Goswamy receives legal notice, Prius trademark dispute, Ivanka Trump’s trademarks, Volvo-bus.in domain dispute, candy crush saga licensing and more

Interesting trademarks, Supreme Court on trademark infringement, Nation wants to know trademark dispute, Domain name infringement news and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Counsels. TRADEMARK THOUGHT OF THE WEEK “Products are created in the factory, but brands are created in the minds”- Walter Lander TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 2085 6411 An increase of 67.4% Total applications disposed through show cause hearings 152 593 An increase of…

April 19, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 957Views 0Like

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IP News Center : INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE

INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – PART 3

SCENARIO IN THE UNITED STATES REGARDING PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE The interests of the American motion picture, television industries and home videos are safeguarded by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Since its inception in 1922, it has been playing an important part in protecting the commercial interest of the movie makers both in the US and internationally. Registering a film title with the United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) is available with respect to movie titles; however,…

April 14, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Trademarks 0Comment 850Views 0Like

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INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – Part 2

Apart from applying for registration of a movie title under the Indian Trademarks Act, there are a number of industry associations to which the film makers look up to regarding protection of their film titles. Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA), Association of Motion Pictures and Television Program Producers (AMPTPP) and Film and Television Producers' Guild of India, Film Writers' Association and Western India Film Producers Association (WIFPA) are the associations that play a big role in protecting the commercial…

April 13, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Law, Trademarks 0Comment 2144Views 0Like

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INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – Part 1

The name or title is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of a movie which creates a distinct identity for it among audience. Around the globe, the movie makers give a lot of thought and importance in choosing a unique distinct title or name for their film so that the movie could prove to be popular and a blockbuster hit among all classes of audience. This association of title to a film brings the interested audience to watch the film in…

April 12, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 2140Views 0Like

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Trademark Stats, Trademark Branding, Licensing, Domain Name Disputes, Trademark tips and more

Trademark Stats, Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark News, recent trademark Cases, trademark Branding, Licensing, Domain Name Disputes, Trademark tips and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "The Ideal trademark is one that is pushed to its utmost limits in terms of abstraction and ambiguity, yet is still readable. Trademarks are usually metaphors of one kind or another. And are, in a certain sense, thinking made visible" ---Saul Bass Trademark Stats…

April 12, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 795Views 0Like

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Harley Davidson’s Sound Mark, Kamdhenu mark, Trademark Registration tips and more.

Harley Davidson, Sound Mark, Delhi High Court, Kamdhenu mark, Counterfeit products, Deceptively similar, Trademark registration tips and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK A good trademark, whether a word mark or symbol, is devoid of fashion or trend, which makes it potentially iconic if it’s seen for long enough in the right places. -Ivan Chermayeff TRADEMARK STATS Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark office (30th March -…

April 5, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1129Views 0Like

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Trademark Stats, Interesting Trademarks, Trademark case, Nuziveedu v. Monsanto, Trademark Licensing and Merchandizing, Domain name dispute, Trade Mark Tips and more

Trademark Stats, Interesting Trademarks, Trademark case, Nuziveedu v. Monsanto, Trademark Licensing and Merchandizing, Domain name dispute, Trade Mark Tips and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Trademark quote of the week "A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique" - Primo Angeli Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark office (22nd March 2017 to 29th March 2017) Whether you would like to call it as the after effect of the new trademark…

March 29, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 817Views 0Like

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Highlights of Trademark Rules 2017 (Part 1) : Revised Trademark Fees and comparison with Trademark Rules 2002

On the 6th of March 2017, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion notified that the Trademark Rules 2017 would replace the earlier Trademark Rules, 2002. The amended Rules aim at simplifying the registration procedure with fewer forms, speedy examination and improved online filing process. The 2017 Rules have however substantially hiked the trademark registration costs in India. The revised Trademark Fees under the Trademark Rules 2017 and a comparison with the applicable fees under the 2002 Rules are given below. The…

March 25, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1778Views 0Like

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Interesting Trademarks, Domain Name Disputes, Cybersquatting, TM Merchandizing, Licensing, Trademark tips and more

Interesting Trademarks, Domain Name Disputes, Cybersquatting, TM Merchandizing, Licensing, Trademark tips and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK Your brand is what other people say about you when you are not in the room - Jeff Bezos. Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark office The Trademark Office has been a little slow this week considering there has been an overall decrease in the number of applications that…

March 22, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 979Views 0Like

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Highlights of Trademark Rules 2017 (Part 2) : Revised Trademark forms

Nation wants to know trademark, Arnab Goswamy receives legal notice, Prius trademark dispute, Ivanka Trump’s trademarks, Volvo-bus.in domain dispute, candy crush saga licensing and more

INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – PART 3

INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – Part 2

INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – Part 1

Trademark Stats, Trademark Branding, Licensing, Domain Name Disputes, Trademark tips and more

Harley Davidson’s Sound Mark, Kamdhenu mark, Trademark Registration tips and more.

Trademark Stats, Interesting Trademarks, Trademark case, Nuziveedu v. Monsanto, Trademark Licensing and Merchandizing, Domain name dispute, Trade Mark Tips and more

Highlights of Trademark Rules 2017 (Part 1) : Revised Trademark Fees and comparison with Trademark Rules 2002

Interesting Trademarks, Domain Name Disputes, Cybersquatting, TM Merchandizing, Licensing, Trademark tips and more

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