Rubik’s Cube Rattled after EU Trademark Battle

  • 10th Nov 2016
  • News

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has abolished the trademark protection for the so-called Rubik cube. Technical features like the rotatability of the cube parts can not be protected by a trademark, the ECJ ruled in a judgment announced on Thursday. The Rubik cube was invented several

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Trump sued Kotak Mahindra Bank in 2010

Did you know the Presidential candidate Mr.Donald Trump once sued Kotak Mahindra Bank in the Delhi High Court ?

The dispute was relating to when Kotak bank was trying to sell their Product as “Kotak Trump Card”. Though there was no interim order granted by the Delhi High Court, the matter

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When can your trademarks right be Lost

The rights to a trademark can be lost through abandonment, improper licensing or assignment, or genericity. A trademark is abandoned when its use is discontinued with an intent not to resume its use. Such intent can be inferred from the circumstances. Moreover, non-use of trademark can be prima facie evidence

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trademarKing Launches India’s first Automated Trademark Monitoring Platform for Manufacturers & Service Providers

Initiates open platform to build trademark awareness. Enables business owners, manufacturers and startups to detect duplicate or deceptively similar brands names and also sends automated alerts via sms and email if any trademark violation is detected.

TrademarKing.in, India’s leading trademark search engine has announced the launch of India’s first automated trademark

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India UK IPR MoU

India, Britain sign MoUs on IPR

  • 10th Nov 2016
  • News
India and UK signs MoU on  IPR related matter. The MoU was signed after delegation level talks led by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Theresa May.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
“Advancing business through agreements. The two leaders witness exchange of MoUs in Intellectual Property and Ease of Doing Business,”

What constitutes trademark infringement?

If a party owns the rights to a particular trademark, that party can sue subsequent parties for trademark infringement. The standard rule is “likelihood of confusion.” To be more specific, the use of a trademark in connection with the sale of a good constitutes infringement if it is likely to

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Difference between Goods and Services

What is the difference between goods and service ?

Goods are products, such as motor cycle or tyres. Services are activies performed for the benefit of someone else such as motor cycle renting service.

The thin difference between them is whether customer paying for the product or paying you to perform activity.

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