This month of October 2025, India saw several changes brought under the subject of IP and its related laws. A few of them are as follows: 1. The New Draft Guidelines for making OTT Streaming Accessible to People With Hearing and Visual Impairments On 7… Read More »October 2025 | IP and Legal Highlights
Cybersquatting has emerged as a significant concern in the digital era, posing a threat to brand owners and trademark holders. In India, where technology adoption and internet usage have witnessed a rapid surge within the past few years, the issue of cybersquatting has become increasingly… Read More »How Does Cybersquatting Effect Online Brands?
Last week, we took a look into well-known trademarks and how they could be filed in India. This week, we are going to look into a few examples of well-known trademarks, as well as a few key legal provisions and judgements regarding well-known trademarks. Some… Read More »What Are Some Important Cases and Provisions Regarding Well-Known Trademarks In India?
What Are Well-Known Trademarks? Trademarks are extremely important for a business to grow by leaps and bounds. Generally the Trademarks which are registered are very much prone to infringement by its close business competitors. A Well-Known Trademark is a unique type of Trademark. This mark… Read More »What Are Well-Known Trademarks and How Can You File One in India?
A domain name, also referred to as a URL (uniform resource locator), is a word or combination of words that indicates a website’s connection to a specific person. Any person may acquire a domain name from a licensed Registrar for a brief period of time,… Read More »How Can Trademarks Protect Domain Names in India?
Comparative advertising is a type of advertising that compares two or more products or services, usually those of competitors, to highlight the superiority of the advertiser’s product or service. While comparative advertising is widely practiced in many countries, it is subject to different legal frameworks… Read More »Comparative Advertising Around the World
Introduction Comparative advertising is a marketing strategy in which a company’s product or service is presented as superior when compared to a competitor’s. A comparative advertising campaign may involve printing a side-by-side comparison of the features of a company’s products next to those of its… Read More »Are Comparative Advertisements Allowed in India?
A Trademark can be defined as any mark, symbol, logo, word, phrase, design, or combination of colours, design of packaging, or any other identifiable characteristic that can be represented graphically and which is capable of distinguishing the goods and/or services of one person from another.… Read More »What Are the Benefits of Trademark Registration?
Introduction In India, the process of trademark registration follows a set of rules and procedures as laid down by the Trademarks Act, 1999 and the Trademarks Rules, 2002. The opposition procedure for trademark registration in India is a legal process whereby any person or entity… Read More »How Do You Oppose A Trademark In India?
A Trademark , in layman’s understanding would mean a business mark and particularly a logo. But Trademark is something way more than this . The Trademark Act, 1999 defines Trademark as – “trade mark” means a mark capable of being represented graphically and which is… Read More »When Can a Trademark Not Be Registered?
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