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Brokering peace? “Nobroker” says NO to “NotBroker”

In a decisive judgment, NoBroker Technologies secured a permanent injunction against NotBroker Property Management for infringing its trademarks ‘%NOBROKER’ and ‘NoBrokerHood.’ The Court found NotBroker’s use of the mark ‘NOT BROKER’ and the domain ‘notbroker.com’ deceptively similar, granting relief to NoBroker, including removal of the infringing domain. Continue Reading Brokering peace? “Nobroker” says NO to “NotBroker”

November 26, 2024 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 311Views 2Likes

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Injunction against use of Kalyan and Kalyan Jewellers Trademarks

Kalyan Jewellers successfully defended its trademarks ‘Kalyan’ and ‘Kalyan Jewellers’ against cybersquatting through a recent Madras High Court ruling. The Court ordered the transfer of the infringing domain name “kalyanjewellers.com” to Kalyan Jewellers after the WIPO arbitration panel couldn’t decide on the case due to the requirement of proving bad faith. Continue Reading Injunction against use of Kalyan and Kalyan Jewellers Trademarks

March 5, 2024 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 699Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property Insights: Trademark Case Updates from Indian High Courts

Explore the nuances of Intellectual Property law through our latest blog post, featuring pivotal trademark case updates from Indian High Courts. Ideal for professionals seeking to grasp key legal developments in IP. Continue Reading Intellectual Property Insights: Trademark Case Updates from Indian High Courts

December 27, 2023 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 829Views 0Like

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Latest Trademark Cases in 2021 – Part 5

Cross Fit LLC vs Mr. Renjith Kunnumal & Anr. The Plaintiff herein used ‘CrossFit’, a registered word and device mark, on a global basis for fitness & training services as well as its domain name www.crossfit.com. The Defendants were found using the name “SFC CROSSFIT” while imparting identical gym and fitness services, in their advertisements, website, social media handles, etc. Aggrieved by the same the Plaintiff filed a suit before the High Court of Delhi and an application seeking interim…

July 13, 2021 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 3411Views 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 819Views 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 999Views 0Like

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Akar v. Akash, Hyderabadi Biryani Geographical Indication (GI), Kit Kat chocolate shape mark, Parallel Imports and Trademark Infringement, Disney merchandize, Trademark tips and more

Akar v. Akash, Hyderabadi Biryani Geographical Indication (GI), Kit Kat chocolate shape mark, Parallel Imports and Trademark Infringement, Disney merchandize, 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 "Representations that do not make sense are the best Trade Marks." Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Author and Professor. Trademark Status from the Indian Trademark office (8th March 2017 to 15th March 2017) Total…

March 15, 2017 BananaIP Reporter Trademarks 0Comment 1177Views 0Like

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‘Choo’ Only What You Can

Cybersquatting is no stranger to us, considering the increasing number of cybersquatting incidents that have come to light in the recent years. Cybersquatting is registering, using or selling of a domain name with the intention of benefiting from the name, popularity or goodwill of another’s business, trademark or brand. The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) has been established in the United States to protect the trademark owners from the unlawful actions of cybersquatters. The Act prohibits such practice as registering…

April 7, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 768Views 0Like

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Brokering peace? “Nobroker” says NO to “NotBroker”

Injunction against use of Kalyan and Kalyan Jewellers Trademarks

Intellectual Property Insights: Trademark Case Updates from Indian High Courts

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

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

Akar v. Akash, Hyderabadi Biryani Geographical Indication (GI), Kit Kat chocolate shape mark, Parallel Imports and Trademark Infringement, Disney merchandize, Trademark tips and more

‘Choo’ Only What You Can

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