Trademark

Delhi HC awards Rs 10 lakh as damages to Google in trademark lawsuit

The Delhi High Court has directed consultancy firm Google Enterprises Pvt Ltd and its associated entities to pays Rs 10 lakh as damages to tech-giant Google LLC for misusing its trademark. Ruling in favour of Google LLC on its lawsuit to permanently restrain the defendants from infringing its trademark, Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the defendants used the "Google" mark without due authorisation and indulged in "deception and trickery" as they "misrepresented to the public" that they were associated with Google India and had the modus operandi to dupe them. The court added that the plaintiff company has valid and subsisting registrations for the "Google" mark and its variations and this has been declared a well-known mark with worldwide reputation on account of its extensive use and numerous. Google LLC is surely entitled to statutory protection and grant of injunction for infringement and besides the damages of Rs 10 lakh, it is also entitled to actual costs in terms of the

Delhi High Court restrains Sona Mandhira from using trademark 'Sona'

Sona Mandhira had submitted in court that the word 'Sona' is a generic and common word in trade and has attained the status of publici juris

HC recognises 'H' logo of Hermes as trademark, rules against Mumbai firm

Defendant says it would have voluntarily discontinued using logo if the French firm had asked it to

Adidas loses stripes row trademark battle with luxury designer Thom Browne

Adidas has lost a court case to try to stop a fashion designer from using a four-stripe design, the media reported

Delhi HC restrains firm from using Swiss Military symbol in trademark case

The court also cited the Daboutt's division bench's judgment in Shree Nath vs Allied Blenders and Distillers Pvt. Ltd where the wonderment principle was elaborated

Delhi HC halts release of Tamil movie 'Ajinomoto' over trademark

Dispute arose when Japanese company came across statements made by movie's director

Delhi HC grants over Rs 2 crore to Adobe in trademark infringement case

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by Namase Patel over Adobe's name, has granted over Rs 2 crore as damages to the US-based computer software company

Intellectual property on the food platter? Proof is in the pudding

While some restaurants abroad have successfully protected their recipes, prior art can prove to be a hurdle in patenting innovative cuisine

Delhi HC restrains Dominick Pizza from copying Domino's brand name

Domino's had sought the protection of its mark 'Domino's Pizza', its device mark, and logo

Apple likely to go for 'Reality' trademarks prior to AR headset launch

Tech giant Apple may use 'Reality' in the name and branding of its long-rumoured mixed reality headset, according to trademark applications

Delhi HC restrains unauthorised use of Meesho trademarks by rogue websites

DoT and MeitY to issue blocking order for domain names identified by Meesho in suit

The curious case of copycat brand names in India

Leading brands have upped the ante when it comes to protecting their trademarks. What's driving the problem of copycat brand names in India? How does India fare in protecting trademark rights?

Facebook vs Facebake is only the latest in a series of trademark wars

IPR laws in India and the challenge of staying ahead of violators

Title 'Sholay' can be protected from misappropriation under trademark law

The court also restrained the defendants from using any variation of the mark or name 'Sholay' on the internet or otherwise including use as a metatag in the source code

Lumax Industries moves Delhi HC over trademark infringement dispute

Lumax Industries Ltd has filed a suit in Delhi High Court seeking to restrain Hindustan Auto Industries Ltd in relation to a dispute on purported trademark infringement and device marks.

Five-fold increase in patent grant annually since 2014: Commerce ministry

On the occasion of this World IP day, the ministry will be organising a conference on 'Leveraging India's Demographic Dividend through IP' here tomorrow

upGrad files Rs 3 cr trademark infringement suit against edtech firm Scaler

Accuses Scaler of using its brand name 'upGrad' through Google Ads to appear on top of search results on Google Search Engine and in turn gaining illicit benefit

'Moment marketing' violations: No trademark Act protection against brands

Sporting celebrities in India do not patent or register personal nuances that would allow them to gain relief under Act

Trademark row to 'financial creditor' under IBC, here're key court orders

A selection of key court orders

Banksy loses EU trademark case with greeting card company for his artwork

Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark for one of his most iconic artworks