Tag: Trademarks

It’s a(nother) wrap: IP round-up 2023

It's sequel time for last year's report on key changes in the IP landscape in India with a new 2023 round-up. As before, this article offers a summary of the changes and developments of significance that took place in 2023…

Is That You, Jim? : Scams Involving Trade Marks / IP

This is the digital era: there is no denying that the world is ruled by technology and the internet today. While the laws are trying their best to stay current (.in some cases, catch up!) with the changing world and…

It’s a Wrap – IP Roundup 2022

Introduction

With practices and processes in India returning to some semblance of normalcy in 2022 after almost two years of covid-19-induced disruptions, the past year has been quite eventful. The Indian IP landscape witnessed various notable developments in the realms of policy, …

Certification Marks in India: What You Need to Know

Introduction

The recent jurisprudential developments in trademark law around the world have led to the addition of non-conventional marks (eg, sound marks, smell marks and colour marks) to the trademark family. These non-conventional marks have been recognised as trademarks as …

Protecting brand value in age of sensationalism

Introduction

With the sudden spike in the use of social media – heightened by almost two years of the world having come to a standstill due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic – the reach of the digital world has reached …

E-gaming and IP rights in India

Introduction

India has recently witnessed a new wave of e-gaming, or fantasy gaming, which involves users drafting fantasy teams based on certain conditions from a list of real-life players scheduled to play live games on a given day. Users draft …