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The featured image shows a picture of Phyllis Schlafly . The post is about the latest trademark dispute between Phyllis Schlafly and her nephew Tom Schlafly . To know more please click here.

Activist Phyllis Schlafly Loses Trademark Dispute against nephew’s Brewery

Phyllis Schlafly is a famous American Conservative activist, author, former Constitutional lawyer and founder of Eagle Forum which primarily focuses on social issues. She is also known for her bold social and political views and for her successful campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. She recently lost a fight against her nephew's brewery, St. Louis Brewery, in a trademark battle which was pending in the court for four years. Her nephew ,Tom Schlafly had applied for…

August 10, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Trademarks 0Comment 750Views 0Like

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Trademark backlog to be finally reduced?

Recently, while giving a written reply to one of the matters in Lok Sabha, the Commerce and Industry Minister of the incumbent government, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasized that the government has taken steps to reduce the increasing backlog of the Trademarks Registry of India. She stated this while addressing the concern mounting over the daunting backlog of the Trademarks Registry. She also asserted that 21,706 applications have been abandoned or rejected during the period of 2015-16 due to the…

August 3, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 680Views 0Like

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TM Registry Issues New Public Notice Regarding Abandoned TM Applications

The Trade Marks Registry has recently released a notification on July 15, 2016 stating that no reply has been received for 9578 Examination Reports out of 13,062 Examination Reports which were dispatched during the month of March and April, 2016. These staggering figures released by the Indian Trade Marks Registry highlights some important issues. After applying for a trademark, there are chances that the particular trademark for which registration is sought for may face objections from the Examiner of the…

July 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 841Views 0Like

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Patanjali mired in controversy once again

The brand Emami is a well known name in the FMCG(Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sector in India. Recently, Emami had levelled accusations against Patanjali Ayurved Limited of copying the design as well as the trademark of its ‘Kesh King’ brand of hair tonic. Emami had launched the product 'Kesh King' in the year 2015. This product was developed by Sanjeev Kumar Juneja of SBS Biotech in the year 2008. The product was being sold and marketed through SBS Biotech of…

July 21, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1304Views 0Like

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Toyota Wins the ‘Prius’ Trademark Dispute

Toyota, one of the leading giants in the automobile industry, sensed a huge relief when the Delhi High Court on 8th of July, 2016 delivered its judgment in its favour. This trademark dispute was pending in the court for seven long years, before the court found the defendants conduct to be dishonest. The Delhi High Court in the case of Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha vs Deepak Mangal & Ors., CS (OS) 2490 of 2009, also known as the Prius Trademark…

July 13, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1259Views 0Like

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Weekly IP News

Hello Readers! Hope you all had a great weekend. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past week, with this Weekly Warm up. Kriti versus Bob: Who owns the copyright? This post discusses the recent copyright controversy between Kriti, a short film by Shirish Kunder and Bob, a short film by Aneel Neupane.The short film, Kriti, was uploaded on YouTube on June 22, 2016. This short film by Shirish Kunder had gained immense popularity within two days…

July 11, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 635Views 0Like

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The featured image shows a board with four wooden blocks. The blocks bear the trademark of Mcdonald's , i.e. , a big yellow 'M'. The psot is about the recent trademark dispute between McDonalds and Future Enterprises. To know more, please click here.

McDonald’s Wins EU ‘MacCoffee’ Trademark Dispute

Recently , a European Court ruled in favour of US fast food giant McDonald’s, restraining a Singapore based company from using the word ‘Mac’ as a prefix on its foods and beverages. One of the primary aims of every trademark law is to prevent consumer confusion. Trademark law provides exclusive rights to the proprietors of a particular trademark, thus allowing them to carve out a niche for their product in the existing market. In 2008, a Singaporean Company had applied…

July 6, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 888Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the word Brexit written on the tiles of a scrabble. The post is about a trademark bearing the name "Brexit " which is filed for registration. To know more, please click here.

Trademark Application filed for “English Brexit Tea”

A lot has been discussed and speculated about the referendum “Brexit”. The UK has voted to leave the EU on June 23rd , 2016. This decision will have far reaching effects, including potential effects on intellectual property rights in the UK. June 23rd 2016, will be a landmark date in the European and British history. Under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the UK must now notify the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU, which will…

June 30, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 891Views 0Like

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Delhi HC rules in Favour of Louis Vuitton in Trademark Dispute

Trademarks are known as business identifiers and they play an indispensable role in the growth of a particular business. With the globalization of markets , growing importance of brand advertising for manufacturers and subsequent brand awareness of consumers, trademarks have become increasingly important and valuable. Trade marks are crucial trading instruments because consumers ascertain the quality and standard of goods and services with the trade source.While trademark laws provide monopoly rights to the proprietor of a mark to use…

June 24, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 973Views 0Like

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India protests against The European Union Trademark Reforms

The IP community is well aware about the major reforms that have been implemented recently by the EU( European Union). The European Trademark law has undergone significant changes since the introduction of the Community Trademark system in 1996. The recently adopted European Trademark Reforms have brought in substantial changes not only to Community trademarks but also for owners of national trademarks in the EU. India has been protesting without any success, against one such new directive in the area…