This week's trademark updates are as follows:
Coke Studio v. Cook Studio : The trademark conundrum
The ongoing tussle between one Nikhil Chawla, proprietor , of "The Chawla Group" against 'The Coca Cola Company', has now been referred to mediation by Justice Pratibha M Singh. The Court stated that both the parties are being referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre on 31st May, 2022 . Mr. Rajeev Varma, Senior Counsel has been appointed as the mediator for…
In this week’s Patent News - Union Cabinet approves proposal for adopting Patent Prosecution Highway Program; NLSIU invites papers for Intellectual Property Review; IPO relaunches registrations of Facilitators under SIPP Scheme; WIPO launches new publication series – “WIPO Collection of Leading Judgments on Intellectual Property” and other news updates.
Indian Patent Updates
Union Cabinet approves proposal for adopting Patent Prosecution Highway Program
The Government, last week approved a proposal for adopting the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program between the…
This post discusses the scope of protection of black and white trade mark registrations in infringement proceedings.
The OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) made the announcement, on 15 April, 2014, about a new common practice for trademarks registered in black and white. The OHIM and the participating national offices have now issued a Common Communication, together with details of the implementation process.
As per the new Common Practice, a black & white (or grayscale) mark will only be considered…