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‘Associate Managers appointed u/S. 3(2) of Trade Marks Act are not empowered to pass quasi-judicial orders’; Calcutta HC
The Registrar dealing with an application under the Trade Marks Act is a quasi-judicial and delegation of power under Section 3(2) is an administrative power and as such the Associate Managers are not empowered to pass quasi-judicial orders.
Call for Papers: Chanakya Law Review
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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to TiE Inc for its mark ‘TIE’/ ‘TiE Global’/ ‘THE INDUS ENTREPRENEUR’
“Balance of convenience lies in favour of plaintiff, and they are likely to suffer irreparable harm in case the injunction, as prayed for, is not granted.”
Delhi High Court declares ‘NEW BALANCE’ and ‘NB’ marks as well-known trade marks
“The mark “NEW BALANCE” is a unique combination of two distinctive words i.e., “New” and “Balance” which have no connection, allusion, or description of the products of the services offered by plaintiff and the logo is also quite distinctive.”
Delhi High Court restrains Capital TV from using TV Today’s marks “To The Point”, “Halla Bol”, “Special Report”, “Black & White”, “Kismat Connection” for news programmes
“Though the specific words used for the news programme may themselves not be capable of being monopolized, the combination marks can be protected if they have acquired a secondary significance.”
Google’s use of trade marks as keywords for display of advertisements, amounts to ‘use’ under Section 29(6) of Trade Marks Act, 1999: Delhi High Court
“There is nothing illegal in seeking out internet users as targets for advertisements that they may find relevant. In brick-and-mortar world, there will be no question of infringement if customers looking for a product are also offered products of rival competitors”.
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HC spends 9 months on deciding appeal from an ‘unappealable’ adjournment order. SC imposes Rs. 5 Lakhs exemplary cost on litigant for wasting ‘precious judicial time’
Supreme Court: In a trade mark infringement case where interlocutory injunction was sought during the pendency of the suit, the bench of
Bom HC | Domain name Registrar can’t black list or block list a domain that is registered; No human element involved in overseeing legitimacy of any chosen domain name
Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while addressing a matter with regard to domain names registrations held that, Domain name Registrar can’t black