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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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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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 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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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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