INTRODUCTIONIn India, trademark squatting has become a common problem, especially with the increasing popularity of e-commerce platforms. With the ease of registration and the low cost involved, it has become easier for unscrupulous entities to register a trademark that belongs to a legitimate business, and then demand exorbitant amounts in exchange for relinquishing the trademark. […]
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Social media has dramatically changed the way people communicate and conduct business, and it has also had a significant impact on trademark law. In this writeup, we will explore the ways in which social media has impacted trademark law and how businesses and individuals must navigate this evolving legal landscape. In conclusion, social media has
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What is a Domain name? A domain name is a string of characters that identifies a domain’s administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet.Domain names are frequently used to identify Internet-based services such as websites, email services, and so on.The use of a domain name can potentially amount to trademark infringement or passing off,
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What is Trademark? A trademark is a branch of intellectual property which consists of a design, sign or expression that makes the products or services different from the competitors in the market. Also, the trademark helps in identifying the products or services that help in building brand value for the products or services. The trademark
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The Trademark legislation provides a platform for firms, individuals, and others to register their labels, logos, and symbols in order to prevent others from using them. Nevertheless, while the registration protects the trademarks, they may be cancelled for a variety of reasons. The concept of trademark revocation can be understood as method of having an
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Trademarks are considered intellectual property all throughout the world. Many organisations, both worldwide and national, work to preserve intellectual property such as trademarks. In layman’s terms, trademark infringement is the unlicensed use of a mark that is identical or deceptively similar to a registered trademark. The word “deceptively similar” refers to the fact that when
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In one of the recent prominent litigation in the field of trademark titled as HAMDARD NATIONAL FOUNDATION (INDIA) & ANR. Versus SADAR LABORATORIES PVT.LIMITED, tests the boundaries of the protection being provided by the registered trademark to its user in the course of trade and commerce. This case is famously known as ‘ROOH AFZA Versus
A trademark is registered under The Trade Marks Act, 1950, which helps in attaining uniqueness to the goods and services in the market. The process of trademark registration has been made very simple and one can get it done from their home/office online. Having said that there are certain grounds on the basis of which
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