INTRODUCTION Trademark squatting is a type of intellectual property infringement that occurs when a third-party registers or uses a trademark that belongs to someone else, with the intention of profiting from it or preventing the rightful owner from using it. This typically involves registering a trademark that is similar or identical to an existing trademark, […]
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To remain competitive in today’s economic landscape, Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have become an essential business tool for any company. Start-ups, particularly with limited resources and staff, must prioritize IPRs to ensure their survival in this cutthroat environment Start-ups need to be aware of their Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and keep innovating & developing. To
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Cybersquatting is the practice of registering a domain name that is similar or identical to a trademark belonging to someone else. The major factor involve in this is intention of selling the domain name to the trademark owner or to profit from the trademark owner’s goodwill. This is often done with the goal ofcapitalizing on
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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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Alternative Dispute Resolution (hereinafter referred to as ADR) is an alternate method to resolve the dispute out of the court by way ofarbitration, mediation or conciliation. ADR is becoming a common way to resolve disputes these days as it is less time-consuming and informal in nature which makes it easier for the parties to involve
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Do you run a company that offers your customers to use ‘Quick Response’ (QR) codes to avail services? If so, you must have considered registering your QR code as a Trademark at least once. Irrefutably, the use of OR codes is growing every day, and business owners who use them are curious as to whether
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In today’s technology-driven era, businesses are rapidly using unconventional trademarks in addition to conventional ones for the sake of their marketing growth. Nevertheless, the use of unusual trademarks such as colour and sound marks has been mostly limited to specific types of trademarks. In India, applying for the registration of unconventional trademarks is not a
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In this epoch, there is an axiomatic dictum that the trademarks help in creating a distinct identity of goods and services provided or being rendered by any organization. As the competition in the market is soaring up so, a huge number of goods and services of similar or identical nature; are available in the market
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