G.....Tags : Coca cola, bottle, trade mark, relevant public
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Chelsea still owns ‘José Mourinho’(30.05.2016)
Feel like you’re leaving a part of yourself behind when you leave your job? José Mourinho may be experiencing that a little too literally for his own .....
Tags : football, jose mourinho, trade mark
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Let’s not play, Sony(25.01.2016)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office put to bed Sony’s application to register a trade mark in the prhase ‘Let’s Play’. Previously rejected f.....
Tags : Sony, playstation, lets play, trade mark, us
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Kiwis clear the road for TomTom registration(18.12.2015)
The High Court of New Zealand at Auckland dismissed an appeal against registration of the mark ‘TomTom’, by the eponymous maker of satellite navigatio.....
Tags : Tomtom, new Zealand, trade mark, confusion
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Judgments
Court upholds Deere trade dress(05.03.2015)
In a case where the Plaintiff, a well-known manufacturer of agricultural equipment in India and abroad, alleged unauthorised use of its logo and trade.....
Tags : Ipr, trade, dress, logo
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Court rules in favour of ITC in ‘Gold Flake’ dispute(29.09.2015)
Noting that NTC’s use of the trademark ‘NATIONAL GOLD FLAKE’ was either insufficient or kept clandestinely low to not attract the Petitioner’s attenti.....
Tags : Cigarette, gold flake, trade mark, copyright
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Trade mark ruling eases Lupin’s pressure(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court granted a motion in favour of Lupin Limited, maker of ‘Nebistar’ line of medicines. It determined Lupin’s registered mark and ‘Nebis.....
Tags : Trade mark, divisibility, comparison, pronunciation
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Trade mark ruling eases Lupin’s pressure(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court granted a motion in favour of Lupin Limited, maker of ‘Nebistar’ line of medicines. It determined Lupin’s registered mark and ‘Nebis.....
Tags : Trade mark, divisibility, comparison, pronunciation
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Distinct logo cannot rescue copycat emulating overall trade dress(25.05.2016)
Delhi High Court rejected submissions by Pure Play Sports that the similarity in designs between its shoes and those of the Plaintiff Skechers was suf.....
Tags : skechers, pure play, sports shoes, trade dress, distinct, logo
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Medicinal products should be clearly distinguishable(03.06.2016)
Public interest supports a lesser degree of proof showing confusing similarity in trade mark, even if two medicinal products are not identical or of t.....
Tags : pharmaceutical, trade mark, confusing similarity, drug names
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Damages have to be actual and not superfluous, Courts are not supposed to do guess work and grant damages(23.05.2017)
Present suit has been filed by Plaintiff seeking permanent injunction against Defendants, restraining them from infringing its trademark, copyright an.....
Tags : Trademark, Infringement, Injunction
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Defendants cannot gain from a wrong committed by a third party(08.10.2018)
Present is an application for restraining the Defendants from misappropriating Plaintiffs registered and well known Trade mark MILLENNIUM and logo (.....
Tags : Trademark, Injunction, Grant
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A registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members(30.04.2019)
The present appeal raises an important question as to whether a trade union could be said to be an operational creditor for the purpose of the Insolve.....
Tags : Operational creditor, Trade union, Representation
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A registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members(30.04.2019)
The present appeal raises an important question as to whether a trade union could be said to be an operational creditor for the purpose of the Insolve.....
Tags : Operational creditor, Trade union, Representation
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Courts have to adopt a stricter approach regarding trademarks in the case of medicinal products as it may have adverse consequences on the health and life of the individual(05.06.2020)
Present suit is filed by the Plaintiff seeking a decree of permanent injunction to restrain the Defendants etc. from manufacturing, marketing, selling.....
Tags : Trademark, Injunction, Grant
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Agreements relating to immovable properties, which are to be used exclusively in trade and commerce are covered within the ambit of 'commercial dispute'(13.12.2021)
The present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 impugns the order passed by District Judge, whereby the Commercial Court has.....
Tags : Immovable properties, Trade, Commercial dispute
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Registrations of the Plaintiff in multiple jurisdictions creates a stronger presumption that the Plaintiff's trademark has reputation in the market(06.03.2023)
The present suit has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiff seeking relief of permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from infringing Plaintiff.....
Tags : Trademark, Infringement, Injunction
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Flat-buyers’ endeavours against Unitech stumped by COMPAT(20.07.2016)
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In a passing off case, it is the goodwill which is sought to be misappropriated(10.03.2017)
Instant appeal is against order passed by a learned single Judge, by virtue of the impugned order, granted an interim injunction against Britannia. IT.....
Tags : Trade-dress, Injunction, Validity
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Registered proprietor of trademark has exclusive right to use said trademark in relation to goods or services in respect of which trade mark is registered(17.05.2017)
Case of Plaintiff is that, it is a registered Trust and is engaged in field of providing educational services and running various Senior Secondary Sch.....
Tags : Trademark, Infringement, Injunction, Grant
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Court declines exclusive use of ‘Eagle’ in trade mark(23.09.2015)
In a case where Pantaloons was found to be riding on the goodwill of the Plaintiff in respect of its trade mark ‘American Eagle Outfitters’ and ‘Ameri.....
Tags : Pantaloons, eagle, trade mark, american
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Bombay High Court lends a helping hand to ‘Sumeet’(28.10.2015)
The Bombay High Court held that the Defendant’s use of the mark ‘Sumeet’ was in infringement of the trade mark registered by the Plaintiff. Defendant’.....
Tags : Sumeet, trademark, appliances, fabrication, assignment
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Court grants injunction against use of trademark 'Honeywell' by bakery(24.08.2015)
The Court, noting that Honeywell, a multi-national with revenues of $39 billion, and employing 13,000 persons in India alone, could suffer aggravated .....
Tags : Trademark, honeywell, bakery
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Promotion in a private establishment is a managerial function and cannot be claimed to be a condition of service(21.08.2017)
Instant petition takes an exception to the judgment and order passed by the Industrial Court. By said judgment and order, Industrial Court allowed the.....
Tags : Trade practice, breach, Legality
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Injunction granted against title phonetically similar to ‘Indian Express’(23.10.2015)
The Bombay High Court accepted arguments that the Defendant’s use of the title ‘Indian Express’ in Devnagari script for its newspaper infringed the tr.....
Tags : Indian express, title, trade mark
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Commercial matters to not be kept lingering in no-contest(07.09.2015)
The Delhi High Court allowed a trade mark suit in favour of international food chain, ‘Burger King’ despite the Defendant’s non-cooperation. Arising f.....
Tags : Trade mark, summons, written statement, ex parte
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High Court restrains use of fraudulently claimed mark(07.12.2015)
The Delhi High Court issued an interim injunction against the Defendant restraining it from using in any manner the Plaintiff’s mark, ‘Senge’. The Pla.....
Tags : Trade mark, logo, prior use, false documents
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Havells wins trade mark battle against upcoming IPO(30.04.2016)
Havells Pvt. Ltd. trade mark infringement suit against a similarly titled company survived dismissal for lacking a fresh cause of action. The suit was.....
Tags : Havells, trade mark, ipo, disclosure
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Tata Motors’ high booking amount for Tata Indica not an unfair trade practice(07.09.2015)
The Court set aside an order of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission finding Tata Motors guilty for charging too high a deposit p.....
Tags : Vehicle, booking amount, unfair trade, practice
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Levi Strauss denied use of ‘Live In’ for promotional material(02.03.2016)
The Bombay High Court prohibited Levi Strauss from using the words ‘Live In’ in connection with its clothing line, ‘Levi’s’.
The Plaintif.....
Tags : Levi strauss, live in, trade mark, deceptive
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Passing ice cream off as biscuits and other ways to test court patience(11.04.2016)
The Bombay High Court rejected an application alleging trade mark infringement by Parle for use of the mark, ‘Londonderry’.
Putting aside .....
Tags : trade mark, phonetic, vendibility, class of goods
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When State action is not within competence of State Legislature, present Court has to strike down the action of State Legislature, which was beyond its legislative competence(19.03.2020)
In the present writ application, the challenge is to the vires of Section 9 (5) of the Jharkhand Value Added Tax Act, 2005, ('JVAT Act'), which was su.....
Tags : Trade discount, Provision, Legality
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Notifications & Circulars
Third Session of the India-Namibia Joint Trade Committee (JTC)(07.09.2016)
The Third Session of the India-Namibia Joint Trade Committee was held in New Delhi, 07th September, 2016. The Indian delegation was led by Hon'ble Min.....
Tags : Economic expansion, Trade Committee
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Commerce and Industry Minister visits Sri Lanka to enhance bilateral trade and investment relations(27.09.2016)
The Commerce and Industry Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman visited Sri Lanka on September 26-27, 2016 with the objective of enhancing and deepening b.....
Tags : Trade, Investment, Bilateral, Enhancement
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Inauguration of ASEAN India Business and Investment and Expo, Promoting Mutual Trade and Investment, 22-23rd January, 2018(23.01.2018)
The ASEAN - India Business and Investment Meet and Expo was jointly inaugurated by Mr Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, India .....
Tags : Inauguration, Expo, Mutual Trade, Investment
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Minister of state of MSME released national foreign trade directory(26.04.2018)
Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (independent Charge) for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India & MSME Secretary, Dr. Arun Kum.....
Tags : Directory, Release, Foreign trade
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Creation of Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) in Department of Commerce(09.05.2018)
The Government of India carried out an Amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 on May 7, 2018 substituting "Director.....
Tags : Creation, Directorate, Trade Remedies
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Competition Commission of India imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda(16.01.2019)
The Competition Commission of India ('Commission') has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda ('CDAB') to be in contravention of the p.....
Tags : Restrictive trade practices, Penalty, Imposition
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Requirement that all registered companies having a turnover of more than Rs 500 crore as well as CPSE’s shall be on board the Trade Receivable Discounting Platform(02.11.2018)
In exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the Central Government her.....
Tags : Instructions, Issuance, Turnover, Trade Receivables, Discounting System
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RBI launches Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS): 2019-20(24.09.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 2019-20 round of its annual Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS).
The survey,.....
Tags : Survey, International Trade, Banking Services
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Minimum percentage of trades carried out by mutual funds through RFQ platform(06.10.2021)
1. SEBI, vide circular SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2020/130 dated July 22, 2020, has mandated mutual funds to undertake at least 10% of their total secondar.....
Tags : Trades, Mutual funds, RFQ platform
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RBI ends barter trade between India and Myanmar(05.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has called an end to barter trade at the Indo-Myanmar Border, permissible since 2000. Noting that with a sufficiently divers.....
Tags : Myanmar, barter, end, trade, bank, 2015
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India and EFTA take further steps towards a new Trade and Partnership Agreement (TEPA)(15.05.2023)
Following is the text of Press Communique issued at the conclusion of talks between Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer.....
Tags : TEPA, Steps, Trade
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Reconstitution of Board of Trade(23.03.2016)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade reconstituted the Board of Trade under the provisions of the Foreign Trade Policy Statement 2015-2020. To ha.....
Tags : Dgft, board of trade, consultation
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Designated Trade Repository under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act(23.03.2016)
The Clearing Corporation of India Limited will be the designated trade repository under Section 34 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.....
Tags : Clearing corporation, trade repository, otc contract
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International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) - Opening of additional Current Account for exports proceeds(17.11.2023)
1. Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 10 dated July 11, 2022, in terms o.....
Tags : International Trade Settlement, Additional current account
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Exchange Traded Cross Currency Derivatives contracts on various currency pairs introduced(09.03.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India permitted stock exchanges to introduce cross-currency futures and options contracts on EUR-USD, GBP-USD and.....
Tags : Exchange traded, cross currency, derivatives contract
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Trade Credit Insurance Guidelines, 2021 - Modification to Guideline 5.3A - allowing "reverse factoring" on TReDS platforms(09.10.2023)
1. The Authority issued guidelines on trade credit insurance in September 2021 to protect business against the risk of non-payment for goods and servi.....
Tags : Trade Credit, Insurance Guidelines, Modification
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Guidelines for Order-to-trade ratio for Algorithmic Trading(24.06.2020)
1. SEBI vide circulars no. CIR/MRD/DP/09/2012 dated March 30, 2012, CIR/MRD/DP/16/2013 dated May 21, 2013 and SEBI/HO/MRD/DP/CIR/P/2018/62 dated April.....
Tags : Guidelines, Trade ratio, Algorithmic Trading
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Extending the Single Window Interface for Facilitation of Trade (SWIFT) to Exports(04.01.2017)
Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 and No. 09/2015 dated 31.03.2015 regarding the Indian Customs Single Windo.....
Tags : Interface, Extension, Trade, Facilitation
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Cabinet approves the new Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan(27.10.2016)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved an Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhuta.....
Tags : Agreement, Trade, Billateral
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International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees(11.07.2022)
1. In order to promote growth of global trade with emphasis on exports from India and to support the increasing interest of global trading community i.....
Tags : International Trade, Settlement, Indian Rupees
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Central Government hereby delegates all powers exercisable by the Director in relation to inter-State trade and commerce to the Controller of Legal Metrology in the State of Bihar(16.12.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 13 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government, with the co.....
Tags : Powers, Delegation, Inter-State trade
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India-EU Free Trade Negotiations(20.03.2017)
India- European Union Broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (India- EU BTIA) negotiation started in 2007 and after sixteen rounds of ne.....
Tags : Negotiations, Free trade, Bilateral
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Impact of Trade Agreements(01.01.2019)
Some industry associations including those relating to steel have expressed concerns on imports under bilateral free trade agreements with Japan, Kore.....
Tags : Trade Agreements, Impact, Exports, Imports
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RBI Working Paper No. 02/2019: Cross-border Trade Credit: A Post-Crisis Empirical Analysis for India(08.05.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled "Cross-border Trade Credit: A Post-Crisis Empirical Analysis for India" u.....
Tags : Cross-border, Trade Credit, Analysis
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Trade Repository for OTC Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Derivatives(21.09.2017)
1. Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to circular no.FMD.MSRG.No.75/02.05.002/2012-13 dated March 13, 2013 o.....
Tags : Trade Repository, Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate
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The new Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan has come into force with effect from 29th July 2017(31.07.2017)
The bilateral trade relations between India and Bhutan are governed by the Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between the Government of India an.....
Tags : New Agreement, Trade, Commerce
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RBI grants ‘in-principle’ approval to three applicants for setting up TReDS(24.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has granted ‘in-principle’ approval to NSE Strategic Investment Corporation, Axis Bank and Mynd Solutions to set up and ope.....
Tags : Trade receivables, msme, applicants, approval
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Amendment in para 5.25 of HBP 2015-20 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20(09.10.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade, hereby mak.....
Tags : Amendment, Procedures, Foreign Trade Policy
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Committee on monetary policy sees glass half empty(28.04.2016)
The minutes of the 40th meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee on monetary policy painted a fiscal picture somewhere between bleak and tepid. Its.....
Tags : monetary policy, repo rate, fiscal deficit, global trade
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Amendment in paragraph 3.06 and 3.08 of Handbook of Procedures of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20(26.08.2015)
The Director General of Foreign Trade made amendments in paragraphs 3.06 and 3.08 - Jurisdictional RA / RA Concerned and Port of Registration of Scrip.....
Tags : Amendment, foreign trade, jurisdiction, scrips
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Guidelines on Investment in Exchange Traded Funds with G Sec Underlying(26.08.2015)
Insurers are permitted to invest in the exhaustive asset classes under the provisions of Insurance Act, 1938, IRDA (Investment) Regulations, 2000, and.....
Tags : Insurance, exchange traded fund
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Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 - Extension to Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and compensation Cess exemption under EOU scheme till 01.10.2018 - regd(07.06.2018)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with Paragraph 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from tim.....
Tags : Policy, Foreign Trade, Amendments
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Amendment in Para 4.42(3) of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20(08.11.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of FT(D&R) Act, 1992, read with Paragraph 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from time.....
Tags : Amendment, Foreign Trade Policy
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E-commerce definition introduced in Foreign Trade Policy(11.04.2016)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry introduced a definition for ‘e-commerce’ in Chapter 9 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020. It is defined as th.....
Tags : Dgft, foreign trade policy, e-commerce
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Cabinet approves Protocol for establishment of joint Economic and Trade Committee between India and Dominican Republic(24.01.2024)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the proposal for signing of a protocol for establishment of Joint Economic and.....
Tags : Protocol, Trade Committee, Approval
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Quota allotted under the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement: Minutes of the Meeting dated 9.5.2018(22.05.2018)
Reference is invited to the Minutes of the Meeting dated 9.5.2018 under the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement as uploaded on the DGFT's website (Cop.....
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News
Bombay HC Says Trade in Liquor is Not a Fundamental Right(06.01.2016)
Bombay HC has said no person has a fundamental right to trade in liquor, while upholding State Government’s policy decision to ban manufacturing of mi.....
Tags : Bombay HC, trade in liquor
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NGT Issues Notice to Chandigarh Administration(08.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Chandigarh Administration for January 14 on a petition filed by the Confederation of All Indi.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Confederation of All India Traders
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Apple Books Patent on Two Techniques, Tip Self-Healing Tech, Dual Rear Cameras in Future iPhone(11.01.2016)
Apple has been granted two new patents by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for "Automated Maintenance of an Electronic Device" and fo.....
Tags : Apple, United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Andhra Pradesh Unveils a New Retail Trade Policy(12.01.2016)
Andhra Pradesh Government has unveiled a new retail trade policy, under which retail enterprises are given greater flexibility in terms of open hours,.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh Government, retail trade policy
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Global Brand Must Establish Goodwill In India To Sustain Action For Trademark Infringement: SC(18.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an international brand should establish that it had enjoyed goodwill and reputation within Indian jurisdiction to sustain .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trademark
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Delhi High Court: ‘BOOKMY’ In ‘BOOKMYSHOW’ Has No Trademark Protection(19.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim injunction restraining the use of prefix “BOOKMY” by “BOOKMYSPORT” and dismissed the suit filed on the g.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark
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Delhi High Court: ‘BOOKMY’ In ‘BOOKMYSHOW’ Has No Trademark Protection(19.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim injunction restraining the use of prefix “BOOKMY” by “BOOKMYSPORT” and dismissed the suit filed on the g.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark
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Diageo and United Spirits Settles Trademark War over Black Label(29.10.2015)
Trademark tussle between Diageo Brands BV and United Spirits' McDowell & Co Ltd over “Black Label” in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).....
Tags : Diageo , United Spirits ,Trade mark lack Label
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RBI Stop to Barter Trade on Indo-Myanmar Border(06.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to officially stop barter system, which is trading of goods without exchange of money, at Indo-Myanmar border......
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Barter Trade , Indo-Myanmar Border
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Bombay High Court: Federation of Labour Law Practitioners Can’t Be Registered as a Trade Union(05.09.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that Federation of Labour Law Practitioners cannot be registered as a trade union under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Trade Unions Act
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DGFT: Importer Not Required to Furnish Quarterly Returns for Import of Water-Mark Bank Note Paper(14.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified that the importer is no longer required to furnish quarterly returns for import of Water-mark Ba.....
Tags : Director General of Foreign Trade, Import of Water-Mark Bank Note Paper
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DGFT Amends Forms ANF-2C to Reduce Exporter’s Regulatory Compliance Burden(16.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the ANF-2C to reduce the exporter’s regulatory compliance burden. The DGFT has deleted paragraph .....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Forms ANF-2C
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Delhi HC Stops Indian Firm from Using ‘Yahoo’ Trademark(14.09.2016)
Delhi HC has restrained an Indian firm from using ‘Yahoo’ trademark or any other deceptively similar mark as its product names and said that said it a.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Yahoo, Trademark
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Swatch Wins “iWatch” Trademark Case Against Apple(14.09.2016)
UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO), while taking Swiss watchmaker ‘Swatch’ opposition against Apple's registration of the trademark "iWatch" in t.....
Tags : iWatcH, Apple, Swatch, trademark
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USTPO Cancels Chennai Restaurant Chain, Aappakadai's Trademark 'Aachi'(16.09.2016)
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO), has cancelled Aappakadai's registration of trademark 'Aachi' in t.....
Tags : USTPO, Aachi, Trademark, Aappakadai
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Delhi High Court: Exact Use of Trademark Must to Constitute Infringement(23.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that to constitute trademark infringement, it is required to have the same or identical trade name and merely having a simil.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark
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Gujarat High Court Orders Release of Goods Imported Under Foreign Trade Policy(10.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed the release of goods worth Rs. 79.29 lakhs, detained at the Mundra Port by the Customs Department, while refusing to i.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Foreign Trade Policy
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Injunction in Trademark Infringement Suit by VOLVO(14.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to owners of registered trademarks VOLVO and FMX, restraining Lamina Suspension Products Limited from usi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark Infringement Suit by VOLVO
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Delhi HC Extends Relief to Mayapuri Traders Till May 20(29.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has extended its interim order of restraining Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) from taking any action against the traders of .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mayapuri Traders
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Registered Trade Union can File Insolvency Petition as Operational Creditor: SC(01.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members.
Tags : Supreme Court, Operational Creditor, Registered Trade Union
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Delhi HC Rejects Britannia's Plea of Trademark Infringement Against ITC'S Sunfeast(06.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition by Britannia Industries Ltd against ITC Ltd for alleged trademark infringement and has opined that the pa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Britannia, Sunfeast, Trademark Infringement
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HP HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Flesh Trade of Adolescent Girls(07.04.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man apprehending arrest in a case for allegedly being a part of racket involved in fishi.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Man Accused of Flesh Trade of Adolescent Girls
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Bombay HC Grants Relief To Yoko Sizzlers In An Intellectual Property Rights Suit(24.01.2023)
Bombay High Court granted interim relief to Yoko Sizzlers in an IPR suit filed by it against Yokoso Sizzlers and has restrained a Pune-based restauran.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Yoko Sizzlers, Yokoso Sizzlers, trademark
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Bom. HC Refuses To Stop GoDaddy From Registering Future Domain Names Infringing Swiggy’s Trademark(25.01.2023)
Bombay High Court while refusing to stop GoDaddy, a Domain Name Registrar from registering future domain names infringing Swiggy’s trademark has dire.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, GoDaddy, Swiggy, trademark
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Delhi HC Reserves Verdict over Toyota’s Trademarks Infringement Case(19.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on an appeal by Prius Auto Industries, challenging an order that held that the firm had infringed some of Ja.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Toyota, Trademarks
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MP HC Upholds Restrictions on Merchanting Trade Transactions as Per Import/ Export Policy(17.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once import/ export of a particular product is barred by the Government, the question of permitting 'Merchanti.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Restrictions on Merchanting Trade Transactions
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Delhi High Court Grants Permanent Injunction Against Manufacturer From Using Cadbury's Trademark(27.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has passed permanent injunction against Neeraj Food Products for infringement of Cadbury's trademark 'GEMS' by using deceptively simi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cadbury, Trademark
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Del. HC Restrains Websites from Offering Digital Currencies Under Microblogging Platform's Trademark(05.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while restraining 3 websites and applications from offering digital coins and currencies consisting of the trademark owned by micro-b.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark, Koo, Crypto-Currency
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Delhi HC: E-Commerce Platforms Can't Permit Third-Party Sellers to Latch on Bestseller's Trademark(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while passing interim injunction against flipkart, has held that permitting third-party seller to latch on to Best-Seller's trademark.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark, FlipKart, Passing Off
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Delhi HC: E-Commerce Platforms Can't Permit Third-Party Sellers to Latch on Bestseller's Trademark(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while passing interim injunction against flipkart, has held that permitting third-party seller to latch on to Best-Seller's trademark.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark, FlipKart, Passing Off
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Local Chinese Firm Wins Trademark Case For 'iPhone'(06.05.2016)
Apple Inc has lost a battle for use of "iPhone" trademark on leather goods in China after a Beijing court ruled against the world's biggest technology.....
Tags : Apple Inc, iPhone trademark
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DGFT Issues Notice on Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods(20.01.2020)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the notice stating that Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods under ‘Others’ C.....
Tags : Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods
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Delhi HC: Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks is Industry u/s 2(j) ID Act(21.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the office of a Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is an industry under Section 2(j) of the Industr.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks
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DGFT: Goods Imported as Gifts Can be Allowed Import Free on Payment of Full Applicable Fees(23.01.2020)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has clarified that the goods imported as gifts can be allowed to import free on payment of full applicable.....
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Madras High Court: Retired Employees Can Form Unions Under Trade Union Act, 1926(30.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that even retired employees of an institution have the right to form an association/ trade union under the Trade Unions Act.....
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Del. HC: Proprietor of TM Must Establish Valid Registration to Claim Relief Against Infringement(18.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that as per Section 28(1) of Trade Marks Act, in order to enjoy the fruits of registration, whether in the form of a right t.....
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Nestle Losses Trademark Bid over Kitkat’s Shape(21.01.2016)
Nestle has lost a long-running court battle to trademark the four-finger shape of its KitKat chocolate bar in Britain. Britain's High Court ruled that.....
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Madras High Court Permits Temporary Parking for Koyambedu Market Traders(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the Koyambedu Market Management Committee and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to earmark a specific.....
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DGFT Issues Advisory on Safe Custody of Digital Tokens, Documents, Scrips(30.11.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Advisory on safe custody of digital tokens, documents, scrips, etc. Under the revamped online.....
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DGFT Notifies Date for Electronic Filing of RCMC or RC through Common Digital Platform(01.12.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Trade Notice in respect of the Electronic filing of Registration Cum Membership Certificate (R.....
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Supreme Court: Trade Dress of Whiskey ‘London Pride’ Visibly Same as that of ‘Imperial Blue’(23.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the trade dress of ‘London Pride’ and ‘Imperial Blue’ appear to be virtually same, has asked London Pride to change.....
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Delhi HC Says Misuse of Trademark ‘Miss India’ Not Allowed(07.09.2015)
Delhi HC has passed an interim injunction against misuse of registered trademark ‘Miss India’ of Times Group, in a case instituted by them against or.....
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Bombay HC Issues Restrain Order against FMCG Company for Infringing Realtor Kalpataru’s Trademark(10.09.2015)
Bombay High Court has granted realty developer Kalpataru Properties‘ request for a preliminary injunction restraining fast moving consumer goods (FMCG.....
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Director-General of Foreign Trade Issues Trade Notice All IEC Holders or Members of Trade(21.09.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Trade Notice addressing All IEC Holders or Members of Trade, DGFT Regional Authorities, and Ex.....
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DGFT Extends Export Obligation Period of Specified Advance and EPCG Authorisations(24.09.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the export obligation period of specified Advance and Export Promotion Capital .....
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Del. HC: Words of Common English Usage can’t be Monopolized by their Registration as Trade mark(15.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that commonly used words, or a non-distinctive combination of commonly used words, cannot be monopolized by any one person, .....
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IPAB Stays Operation of Registration of N95 Trademark(07.12.2020)
Intellectual Property Appellate Board has stayed the operation of registration of 'N95' as trademark, stating that the term N95 is a generic term in t.....
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Use of Similar/Deceptively Similar Trade Name is Not Infringement: Delhi High Court(17.07.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that to make out a case of infringement by use of ‘trade name’, mere similarity or deceptive similarity with the registered .....
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EU Court: KitKat Does Not Merit Trademark Protection(26.07.2018)
European Court of Justice has ruled that KitKat’s four-fingered chocolate bar did not merit protected status(trademark) in the EU.
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Supreme Court: Similar Trademarks for Different Items Not Breach of Law(27.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that it was no infringement of law if two distinctly different products were marketed by two different companies with "decept.....
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Delhi HC Grants Permanent Injunction Against Now Banned Club Factory Website(29.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has decided permanent injunction against a China based portal, Club Factory, that was banned amid pandemic by the Indian Government, .....
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Delhi HC Grants Permanent Injunction In Trademark Infringement Suit Against ANINEWSINDIA(30.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against ANINEWSINDIA in a trademark infringement suit filed by news agency ANI. The Court has injun.....
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Delhi HC Restrains 2 Indian Firms from Infringing Toyota Trademarks(15.07.2016)
Delhi HC has restrained two Indian auto spare parts manufacturers from infringing on trademarks like Prius and Innova of Japanese car-maker Toyota and.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction in Favour of ADOBE in Trademark Infringement Suit(16.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte injunction in favour of ADOBE in a trademark infringement suit against one Namase Patel, who had registered the .....
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SC Permits Extracted Coal Transportation in Meghalaya(23.09.2016)
SC has allowed land owners and coal traders to transport coal already extracted from mines in Meghalaya from October 1 to May 31, 2017 on payment of r.....
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Bombay HC Denies Interim Relief to Fashion Magazine 'Vogue' in Trademark Dispute(26.09.2016)
Bombay HC has denied to grant interim relief to fashion magazine 'Vogue', which sought an injunction against a Just Life Styles, which has retail shop.....
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Use of Trade Mark Includes Its Use for Inviting Franchisee Queries: Delhi HC(07.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that in a trade mark action, use of mark includes not just actual physical use but also its use for inviting franchisee quer.....
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Trademark Infringer to Undertake Social Service in Kerala Flood Relief Camps: Delhi High Court(17.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has proposed to a trademark infringer to undertake community service in the flood relief camp in Wayanad district of Kerala, after un.....
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Madras High Court Restrains Use of Trademark ‘Coronil’(07.08.2020)
Madras High Court has passed an absolute injunction order, restraining Patanjali Ayurved from using the trademark 'Coronil'.
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against AAJ TAK GURGAON in Trademark Suit(19.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a trademark infringement suit filed by news channel AAJ TAK, a part of India Today Grou.....
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Madras High Court Restrains Patanjali from Using 'Coronil' Trademark(21.07.2020)
Madras High Court has restrained Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'- the controversial drug that the company initially claimed to b.....
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ITAT: Investments Converted into Stock-in-Trade Can Avail Exemption U/S 10(38)(23.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune has held that investment converted into stock in trade can avail exemption u/s 10(38) of Income Tax Act 196.....
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Delhi HC Awards ?10 Lakh Damages to Blue Heaven Cosmetics for Trademark Infringement(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has awarded damages of Rs. 10 lakh to M/s Blue Heaven Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. in the case of competing trademarks of a cosmetic range. Th.....
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Delhi HC: Film Titles Can be Registered Under Trademark Law(27.05.2022)
Delhi High Court while rejecting a contention that titles of films cannot be registered under Trademark Law, has held that the word 'SHOLAY' being the.....
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Delhi HC: Use of Competitor's Trademark for Promoting Business Violates Rights of Trademark Owner(30.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the use of keywords for promoting a business using competitor's trademark would be violative of the rights of the t.....
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Delhi HC Grants Interim Injunction Against Faces Cosmetics in Trademark Infringement Suit(31.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has restrained a Canada based, Faces Cosmetics from selling and manufacturing its products under the mark 'Velvette Matte' in the tra.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Career Launcher’s Competitor from Using its Trademark(24.10.2016)
Delhi High Court, while granting an exparte injunction, has restrained a competing Institute from using name of Coaching centre Career Launcher or 'CL.....
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SC Refuses Plea Against Order Restraining Patanjali Ayurved from Using 'Coronil' Trademark(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Petition challenging the order of Madras High Court which stayed the single bench direction restraining Pat.....
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GST Portal Facilitates Addition of ‘Additional Trade Name’ Under Same GSTIN(02.06.2022)
Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has enabled the new functionality in the official portal to add “Additional Trade Name” under the same Goods and.....
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Delhi HC Awards Cost in Favour of Hungarian Company 'Hell Energy' in Suit for Trademark Infringement(08.06.2022)
Delhi High Court, in a trademark infringement suit has awarded a cost of Rs. 5 lakhs in favour of a Hungarian Company engaged in the business of produ.....
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Tamil Nadu State Department (GST) Issues Circular Allowing New Registrations to Avoid Bill Traders(09.06.2022)
Goods and Services Tax (GST), Tamil Nadu State Department has issued a circular regarding allowing of new registrations to track and avoid bill trader.....
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Chennai Based Aachi Spices & Foods Wins Trademark Case in United States(29.09.2016)
Trademark Trial and Appellate Board of United States Patent & Trademark Office has upheld claims of Chennai-based Aachi Spices and Foods in a trademar.....
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Fraud Not Necessary Element for Passing Off if Defendant Has Adopted Plaintiff’s Trademark: SC(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that though passing off is an action based on deceit but fraud is not a necessary element of a right of action, if otherwis.....
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Delhi HC: Nominative Fair Use Permissible If it Does Not Depict Sponsorship by Trademark(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the nominative fair use is permitted in so far as the use is such that it does not illustrate sponsorship by the trade.....
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Gauhati HC: Assam Minerals Dept Can't Stop Railway From Moving Goods in Course of Inter-State Trade(29.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has prima facie observed that the Assam Mineral Development Corporation can't stop the Railways from transporting goods, in this ca.....
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U.S. PTO Rules in Favour of Mylan(29.08.2016)
U.S.Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has ruled in the favour of Natco Pharma’s marketing partner Mylan, with regard to patent claims pertaining to mu.....
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SC: Tax Authorities Can't Give Their Own Interpretations on Perception of Trade Practices(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that tax Administration Authorities cannot give their own interpretation to legislative provisions on the basis of their ow.....
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ITAT, Ahmedabad: Deemed Rent Inapplicable to Property That is Stock-in-Trade(03.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has ruled that the concept of deemed rent can’t be applicable to the properties which are treated as stock-in.....
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Delhi HC States Sale of Counterfeit Products Has Become Prolific on Internet(05.05.2022)
The Delhi High Court has observed that the sale of counterfeit or knock-off products has become prolific on the internet and needs to be arrested in o.....
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AAR, Kerala: GST Is Payable on Fair Trade Premium(06.04.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Kerala has observed that Goods and Services Tax is payable on fair trade premium, forming part of the consideration.....
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Delhi HC: Trademark Disputes that Arises Out of Contractual Rights and Obligations are Arbitrable(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that all the disputes arising out of the Trade Marks Agreement are not outside the scope of arbitration. The Court opined th.....
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against Satta Dream 11(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a suit against trademark infringement filed by Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform, aga.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, ex-parte ad-interim injunction, trademark infringement, Dream 11, fantasy sports platform, Satta Dream 11
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Delhi HC: Continuing Cause of Action in Trademark Suits No Defence to Multiple Proceedings(11.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a trademark owner cannot drag a Defendant to multiple fora, being a higher court or before a court of coordinate jurisd.....
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Delhi HC: Concurrent Registration of Same or Similar Trademark Not Per Se Barred(11.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that if two Trade Marks are validly registered, both the registered proprietors can use the Trade Marks to the exclusivity o.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking CBI Investigation Into Offences of Westland Trade Pvt. Ltd.(02.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Home Ministry, Finance Ministry, Central Agencies in a plea seeking investigation by the Central Bureau of Investig.....
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DGFT Changes Watermelon Seeds Import from Restricted to Free Till 30 September, 2022(24.06.2022)
Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified an amendment to the Import Policy Condition under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 to allow th.....
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ECJ: Rubik's Cube Shape Not a Trademark(11.11.2016)
European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the shape of multicoloured three-dimensional puzzle Rubik's Cube is not a trademark.
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Delhi HC: Where Trademark Infringement Is Established, Injunction is Required(18.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that once a case of trademark infringement is established, an injunction has to be necessarily followed and that it is no de.....
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Delhi HC Grants Permanent Injunction Along With ?3 Lacs Compensation in Trademark Infringement Suit(23.05.2022)
Delhi High Court while dealing with a trademark infringement suit filed by Cable News Network (CNN) news channel has granted a permanent injunction ag.....
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Delhi HC: Difference in Layout is of No Consequence if Essential Feature of Trademark Infringed(05.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that in an action for infringement of a trademark once it is shown that essential features of the trademark are adopted by t.....
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DGFT Exempts IGST And Compensation Cess Under Advance Authorisation, EPCG, And EOU Scheme(06.07.2022)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the exemption of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and Compensation Cess under Advance .....
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Delhi HC Restrains Use of 'Facebake' And Other Facebook Formative Trademarks(12.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has permanently restrained the use of marks namely 'facebake' and 'facecake', Facebook marks, Facebook Visual Presentation and any ot.....
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ITAT: Income Received Under FPS Introduced Under Foreign Trade Policy 2004 Are Capital Receipts(14.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that income received under Focus Products Scheme (FPS) introduced under Foreign Trade Polic.....
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Delhi HC: Create Mechanism for TM Owners to Seek Cancellation/Transfer of Objectionable Domain Names(15.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Domain Name Registrars (DNRs) must create a mechanism by which any trademark (TM) owner who has an objection to the.....
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Delhi HC: Threshold for Extending Exclusive Rights to Shape of Product is High in Trademark Law(20.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that in the law of trademarks, the threshold for extending exclusive rights to the shape of a product is quite high. The Cou.....
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RBI Allows NRIs to Access ETCS Market(03.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed NRIs access to Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market to hedge currency risk arising out of their .....
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Delhi HC Grants Rs. 10 Lakh Costs to CrossFit in Trademark Infringement Suit(08.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ?10 lakh costs to US-based fitness company CrossFit in a trademark infringement suit filed against a Gurugram-based gym a.....
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Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief to 'SOCIAL' Restaurant Chain, Against 'SOCIAL 75' From Using Its TM(09.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while granting ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of famous restaurant and bar chain 'SOCIAL', has restrained a Jharkhand based.....
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SC: Delivering Used & Defective Car Against Booking for New Car is Unfair Trade Practice(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that delivering a defective and old model car against a booking for a new car made by a customer who has paid full sale conside.....
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Delhi HC: Beer Bottles And Cans Are Not Bought With Minute Scrutiny(19.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while passing ad interim injunction against Tensberg Breweries Industries Private Limited and other companies, for using mark similar.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Intex from Selling Aqua Smartphone, Accessories in Local Market(28.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has barred mobile phone maker 'Intex' from selling its Aqua brand handsets and its accessories in local market, taking note of a trad.....
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Del HC: Mere Geographical Presence of Website Sufficient for Granting Injunction for TM Infringement(20.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that mere looming presence of a website in a geography and ability of the customers to access the same is sufficient while g.....
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Delhi HC: Sale of Refurbished Hard Disks at Nehru Place Amounts to Trademark Infringement(22.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that passing off old and used hard-disk drives, after tampering with their labels and printed circuit board, as new product .....
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Delhi HC: Not Open for Court to Question Validity of TM Registration if Not Disputed by Defendant(10.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that it is not open for a court to suo motu question the validity of the registration of a trademark if the same is not disp.....
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DGFT Introduces E-Tariff Rate Quota System for Imports(08.02.2021)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced the introduction of an online e-Tariff Rate Quota (e-TRQ) System for imports. DGFT has prepa.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Order Restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from Using Trademark 'Coronil'(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside a Single Bench order restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'- the controversial drug that th.....
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Delhi High Court: Trademark's Proprietor Not Expected To Make Litigation A Business(21.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that merely because proprietor of trade mark have not felt need to take action against some for using his trade name, as acc.....
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DGFT Notifies Export Quota of Broken Rice For LCs Prior To September 08, 2022(14.10.2022)
Director General of Foreign Trade has notified the export quota of broken rice for Letters of Credit (LCs) prior to September 8, 2022, for the Financi.....
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DGFT Notifies Export Quota of Broken Rice For LCs Prior To September 08, 2022(14.10.2022)
Director General of Foreign Trade has notified the export quota of broken rice for Letters of Credit (LCs) prior to September 8, 2022, for the Financi.....
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SC: Entities Involved in Trade Would Cease to be a Charitable Institution(20.10.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that any entity or institution involved in any trade or commerce under the guise of ‘general public utility’ will cease to be .....
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Delhi HC: Trademark's Value Can Be Estimated in Monetary Terms as Proprietor Invests in Publicity(31.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that trademark has an investment function which is to preserve the investments made by a proprietor of a trademark in public.....
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Government Eases Trademark Filings Rules, Halves Registration Charges(07.03.2017)
Government has brought down number of forms required for filing an application for registration of trademarks from 74 to 8 and almost halved applicati.....
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Bom. HC Restrains Regal Footwear from Using 'Regal' Trademark(06.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained Pune’s Regal Footwear from using the mark ‘Regal’ in a trademark infringement suit filed by owners of Mum.....
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Del HC: Can Refer to Arbitration Dispute Regarding Use of TM by Partner for His Sole Proprietorship(13.01.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that disputes relating to subordinate rights in personam arising from rights in rem are arbitrable has held that disp.....
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One Sided Clauses in Builder-Buyer Agreements is Unfair Trade Practice: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the incorporation of one-sided clauses in a builder-buyer agreement constitutes an unfair trade practice as per Section 2 .....
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Delhi HC: 'Rooh Afza' Trademark has Acquired Immense Goodwill(22.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that mark "Rooh Afza" has acquired immense goodwill and therefore the mark requires a high degree of protection, and it .....
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Karnataka HC Upholds 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(05.12.2022)
Karnataka High Court while upholding a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers imposing a cap of 30% on trade margin of 42 anti-Can.....
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Bom HC Restrains Mumbai Khadi and Village Industries Association from Selling Goods Under Khadi Mark(19.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained Mumbai Khadi and Village Industries Association from using the mark 'KHADI' and 'Charkha' logo or any dec.....
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Irish Times Settles Trademark Dispute with London Times(14.10.2015)
Irish Times has settled trademark dispute with London Times over alleged infringement of its trademark through use of words “The Times Irish Edition” .....
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Apex Court Stays Settlement of Allied Trades(27.06.2019)
Apex Court has stayed the settlement of equity derivatives trades done by Mumbai-based broking firm Allied Financial Services by illegally using mutua.....
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ITAT Delhi: Land Cannot be Treated as Stock in Trade in Case of Nil Construction(27.06.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has observed that if no business activity or construction is carried out on a piece of land, it can still b.....
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Bom. HC: Can’t Interpret GST Act to Deny Right to Carry Trade And Commerce by Citizens(20.02.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that constitutional guarantee is unconditional and unequivocal and must be enforced regardless of shortcomings in th.....
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Gujarat High Court Provides Relief to Wagh Bakri in Trademark War(19.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has restrained Rajasthan-based tea manufacturer from using trademark 'Sher Bakri' after Ahmedabad-based 'Wagh Bakri' tea producer .....
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Allahabad High Court: ‘Flavoured Milk’ is Exempted Under UP Trade Tax Act(05.06.2017)
Allahabad High Court has held that “flavoured milk” sold in open form or in sealed containers is basically a milk that stands exempted under Section 4.....
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Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Restrain SII from Using 'COVISHIELD' Trademark(22.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused to grant interim relief to pharmaceutical company Cutis Biotech and restrain Serum Institute of India (SII) from using t.....
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Newslaundry Journalist Accused of Falsely Applying Trademark(22.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has quashed a First Information report lodged by Sakal Times against a Newslaundry journalist Prateek Chandragupt Goyal for using it.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Marketing or Selling of Items under Royal Enfield Trademarks on eBay.in(23.10.2015)
Delhi HC has restrained two people from marketing or selling on eBay, products under name of 'Royal Enfield', 'Bullet' or any other trademark deceptiv.....
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Cal. HC Orders YouTuber Dhruv Rathee to Remove References to 'Real Fruit Juice' from His Video(16.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while granting interim relief to Dabur, has directed Dhruv Rathee to remove the offending portions from the video wherein he speci.....
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RBI Permits Importers to Raise Trade Credit in Rupees(15.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed resident importers to raise trade credit in rupees, with riders. It can be raised after entering into a loan a.....
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Kar. HC Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(28.03.2023)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal against single judge bench order which had upheld a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertil.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Trade Margin
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NCDRC: One-Sided Clauses in an Agreement Constitutes Unfair Trade Practice(31.03.2023)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission while adjudicating a consumer complaint against flat developers has held that incorporation of one-sid.....
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DGFT Changes Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(15.06.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the changes in the Export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical In.....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
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Guj. HC: Right to Free Trade in Food like Meat is Subservient to Public Health(12.04.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that right to safe food is a Fundamental Right under Article 21, has held that right to free trade in food items li.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Free Trade, Public Health, Meat
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HP HC Denies Bail to Woman for Allegedly Indulging Minor Girl in Flesh Trade(19.07.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a 32 year old woman for allegedly indulging a minor girl into flesh trade with strangers. The Court has.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Bail to Woman, Indulging Minor Girl in Flesh Trade
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Cal. HC: Fixing Treatment Rates for Private Hospitals Will Violate Fundamental Right to Trade(15.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that order issued by West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission for fixing of rates by Clinical Establishme.....
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U.K. Court Rejects Nestle’s Trademark Claims Regarding Kit Kat Bar’s Shape(18.05.2017)
Court of Appeal in London have stuck two fingers up to Nestle's attempts to trademark the shape of its famous four-fingered KitKat bar.
Tags : Court of Appeal, Kit Kat Bar, Trademark
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Delhi HC Restrains Use of ‘Ilmcampus.com’ for Infringing IILM’s Trade Mark(19.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has ordered ILM Consulting Pvt Ltd not to use ILM as its trade name and also restrained it from using website with domain name www.il.....
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Karnataka High Court: Trade Licence Mandatory to Function in City(28.05.2019)
Karnataka High Court has held that for a gas station to function within the limits of the city, it has to obtain a trade licence from the municipal co.....
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NCDRC to Porsche: Pay 10 Lakh Compensation to Customer for Misrepresenting Car’s Manufacturing Year(26.04.2023)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) while observing that act of Porsche in selling car by misrepresenting manufacturing year mount.....
Tags : NCDRC, Porsche, Manufacturing Year, Unfair Trade Practice
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United States Supreme Court Explains Trademark Registration(11.07.2017)
United States Supreme Court, while explaining trademark registration has observed that principle underlying trademark protection is that distinctive m.....
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DGFT Introduces Online Deemed Exports Application Module on Its Website(30.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has introduced an online Deemed Exports Application Module on its website. The members of the trade are hereb.....
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DGFT Issues Export Authorisation for SCOMET Items from New Online Restricted Exports IT Module(05.08.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Export Authorisation for Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment, and Technologies .....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Devise SOP to Ensure Genuine Cattle Trade(28.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Government to devise a Standard Operating Procedure to ensure that genuine cattle trade within .....
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Kerala High Court : Non- Trade Unions Members Can Be Nominated to Committees(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has ruled that there was no requirement that only members of registered Trade Unions should be nominated to subcommittees under the .....
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DGFT Extends Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO(20.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Ori.....
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Del HC: Evidence by Affidavit Not Required if Documentary Evidence Sufficient to Decide WellKnown TM(10.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that evidence by affidavit would not be mandatory, so long as there is sufficient documentary evidence to determining the we.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Documentary Evidence, Well-Known Trade Mark
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DGFT Removes Import Restrictions on Refined Palm Oil, Refined Palm Olein, Potatoes(02.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has temporarily removed import restrictions on refined palm oil, refined Palm Olein, Potatoes. According to a.....
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EU Court Refuses Barcelona FC Badge Trademark(14.12.2015)
European Court of Justice has ruled that football club Barcelona cannot use outline of its badge as a trademark because it does not make clear to cons.....
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DGFT Notifies Procedure and Criteria for Applications for Export of Antigen Tests(19.08.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the Procedure and Criteria for submission, approval of applications for export of COVID-19 Rapid.....
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction in Trademark Infringement Suit Filed By 'Amul'(23.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction to Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, popularly known as 'Amul', in a trad.....
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Supreme Court: No Trademark Allowed on Gods, Religious Texts(25.11.2015)
SC has ruled that names of gods or holy books cannot be trademarked to sell goods and services, as allowing such a thing could offend people’s sensibi.....
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Delhi HC to Trade Marks Registry: Process Needs to Be Streamlined(04.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has rapped Trade Marks Registry for complaints being filed against the delays caused in processing the registration applications and .....
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Delhi HC to Trade Marks Registry: Registration Process Needs to Be Streamlined(04.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has rapped Trade Marks Registry for complaints being filed against the delays caused in processing the registration applications and .....
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Del. HC: Can’t Deny Any Person with Disability to Carry on Any Trade or Business(15.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Disability, Trade or Business
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Del. HC: Can’t Deny Any Person with Disability to Carry on Any Trade or Business(15.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny t.....
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DGFT Notifies Extension of Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing on Non-Preferential CoO(20.10.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the Date for Mandatory electronic filing of the Non-Preferential Certificate of.....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Filing of Certificate of Origin
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Del HC: No Ex-Parte Injunction in TM Infringement Suit if Defendant Has Been in Market for Some Time(01.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that in trade mark (TM) infringement suits, where the mark has been used by defendant for any length of time, that sole fact.....
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Delhi High Court Awards Damages To Christian Louboutin for Infringement of Trademark(20.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has awarded damages to famous French fashion designer Christian Louboutin for infringement of trademark of luxury footwear ‘Red Sole’.....
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AAAR West Bengal: Supply of Printing Trade Advertisement is Service(07.01.2020)
West Bengal Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling has held that printing trade advertisement content provided by the customer and supplying such prin.....
Tags : AAAR West Bengal, Printing Trade
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Delhi HC Put Stay on 193,908 Orders Issued by Trademarks Registry(06.04.2016)
Delhi HC has stayed a staggering 193,908 orders issued by the Comptroller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks between 28 and 31 March, scrapping.....
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Trademark Holders Cannot Be Penalized For Non-Compliance of Rules By Registrar: Delhi HC(12.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that registered proprietor of a trademark cannot be penalized for non-compliance of rules by the Registrar of Trademarks.
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ITAT, Mumbai: Dividend Derived from Shares Held as Stock in Trade Cannot be Disallowed(31.01.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the dividend which is derived from the Shares which are ‘stock in shares’ will not be compu.....
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Del. HC: Section 76(3) TM Act Doesn’t Require Both the Rival Marks to be Registered CTMs(23.11.2023)
Delhi High Court while enunciating ingredients to arrive at a satisfaction that a Certification Trade Mark (CTM) had been infringed, has observed that.....
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Del. HC: Mere Global Reputation Not Sufficient to Answer Claim of Transborder Reputation(01.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that mere global reputation/asserted goodwill of Trade Mark is not sufficient to answer a claim of transborder reputa.....
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Indian Patent Office Denies to Software Patents(23.02.2016)
India's patent office, administered by Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT), has issued an order excluding software patents i.....
Tags : Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks , Software Patents
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Delhi High Court Grants Iconic ‘Tunday Kababi’ Shop Exclusive Right to Trademark(08.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the ‘Tunday Kababi’ name belongs exclusively to Mohammad Usman, the grandson of Haji Murad Ali ‘Tunday’ in Lucknow.
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Barring Traders From Using its UPI Platform to Trade in Cryptocurrency(29.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging State Bank of India's decision prohibiting the use of UPI platform for trading in cryptoc.....
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Delhi HC Directs Google, Facebook to Block Websites, Domain Names Infringing 'AAJ TAK' Trademark(08.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Google and Facebook to block or suspend certain websites and domain names for infringing trademark 'AAJ TAK'. The Court .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Websites, Domain Names Infringing 'AAJ TAK' Trademark
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Del. HC: Plea of Invalidity Essential to Challenge Validity of Mark U/S 124 of TM Act(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that for Section 124(1) of Trade Mark Act, to apply in a case where plaintiff seeks to challenge validity of the defendant’s.....
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Del. HC: Use of TM by Ex-Licensee After Revocation of Licence Amounts to Infringement(08.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that once the Licence has been revoked, it is impermissible for ex-licence to use the Trade Mark (TM), and the same would am.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trade Mark, Infringement
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EU Court Grants Trademark Protection to Red Soles(13.06.2018)
European Court of Justice has granted trademark protection to Christian Louboutin's signature red-soled high-heeled shoes.
Tags : European Court of Justice, Trademark
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Trademark Holders Must Pay for UK Web Blocking Orders: UK Supreme Court(14.06.2018)
UK Supreme Court has ruled that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do not have to pay the costs for blocking access to websites selling counterfeit pro.....
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Ministry of Commerce directs DPIIT to Expedite Funds for COVID-19 Related Startup Ideas(03.04.2020)
Ministry of Commmerce and Industry has directed Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade to expedite the proposals of start-up ide.....
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Ministry of Commerce directs DPIIT to Expedite Funds for COVID-19 Related Startup Ideas(03.04.2020)
Ministry of Commmerce and Industry has directed Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade to expedite the proposals of start-up ide.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Interim Injunction Against Cigarette Brand TOPAZ For Using 'Similar Packaging'(10.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the ex-parte interim injunction passed against TOPAZ, a cigarette brand, for allegedly passing off its goods as that of an.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Deceptively similar packaging, Trade dress
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Facebook Wins Trademark Case in China(10.05.2016)
Facebook has won its trademark in China with a Beijing Court ruling against a Chinese firm to use the famous name for its beverage, providing a rare t.....
Tags : Facebook , Trademark
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Motorola Books Moto Z Trademark with USPTO(25.05.2016)
Motorola has registered Moto Z trademark with the US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO).
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Delhi High Court Restrains Developer from Using Burj Trademark in Upcoming Projects(10.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has restrained a real estate developer from using the trademark Burj in the upcoming projects in a plea filed by Dubai's internationa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Using Burj Trademark
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CBIC launches Digital Application for Scheduling of Examination of Cargo for Traders(12.11.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched an online facility for scheduling examination of Import cargo with the aim of minimizing the .....
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Tel. HC: Can’t Assume Sex Trade Based on Recovery of Non-Biological Children from Accused(05.01.2024)
Telangana High Court has held that in the absence of any other material showing that the minor girls were illegally procured or trafficked by the accu.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Police, Government Response on Illegal Sex Trade(16.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Police and state government on a plea seeking action against illegal sex rackets in the national capital i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sex Trade
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Madras High Court Extends Stay on Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt Ltd for Using Trademark by One Year(28.03.2018)
Madras HC has extended by one year the interim stay restraining Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt. Ltd. from using the words ‘Gold Winner’ or any other word th.....
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DGFT Notifies Extension of Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO(16.11.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Ori.....
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DGFT Issues Trade Notice to Importer-Exporter Codes for Deactivation(22.11.2021)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the trade notice to all Importer-Exporter Codes (IECs) which have not been updated after Januar.....
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Bom HC: Inaction in Deciding Appeals for Suspensions Violate the Right to Carry Out Trade Practices(12.01.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that in the circumstances where there is inaction on the part of authorities to decide appeals, the non-passing of an appro.....
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Del. HC: No Presumption in Law that Acquisition of MF is Necessarily for Trade & Not for Investment(17.01.2024)
Delhi HC has held that it is important to ascertain the intent considering the time period and purpose for which the shares or mutual funds (MF) are h.....
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IKEA Loses Trademark in Indonesia(08.02.2016)
IKEA, the furniture giant founded in Sweden in 1943, has lost a trademark dispute in Indonesia after the country's highest court agreed the IKEA name .....
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Delhi HC Restrains Rogue Websites from Unauthorized Use of Hindustan Time’s Trademark SHINE(17.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has restrained certain rogue websites/ entities from unauthorized use of Hindustan Times Media's brand and trademark SHINE, shine lea.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Unauthorized Use of Hindustan Time’s Trademark SHINE
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Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief In Trademark & Copyright Infringement Suit Against Fake Kajaria Tiles(24.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction under Order 39 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, restraining the Defendant from infringing the tile.....
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Bombay HC Grants Interim Injunction Against Andaman Big Bro for Infringement of Endemol's Trademark(26.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted relief to Endemol Shine Group, which owns the trademark Big Brother, and directed Andaman Xtasea Private Limited to stop.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Infringement of Endemol's Trademark
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DGFT Notifies Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) 2022 as per Finance Act, 2021(11.02.2022)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) 2022 (ITC (HS) 2022) to sync with the Fina.....
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HP High Court Seeks Govt.’s Response on Growing Illicit Drug Trade(22.06.2016)
HP High Court, while taking suo motu cognisance of the growing illicit drug trade in the State, has sought response from State Government.
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Delhi HC: Defence of Prior Use Not Allowed When Use of Mark Was Intermittent and Not Voluminous(23.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that when the use of mark has been intermittent and not voluminous, the defence of prior-use under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.....
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Del. HC: Nation-Wide Reputation Gained by ‘Amul’, Protection of Its TM Would Transcend All Classes(10.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the mark 'AMUL' has acquired huge, undiluted, enduring significance and nation-wide reputation and its protection would.....
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Kar. HC: NOC from Landlord for Renewing Trade License of Leased Property Can’t be Insisted by BBMP(12.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot insist on No Objection Certificate (NOC) from landlord for renewin.....
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Bom. HC: Trampoline Park in Lonavla Restrained from Using Trademark or Character of Mr. Bean(18.04.2024)
Bom HC has restrained a trampoline park in Lonavla from using trademark or character of series Mr. Bean and has observed that it is a case of false en.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Trampoline Park, Trademark, Mr. Bean
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Del. HC: In Trademark Plea by ‘Fevikwik’, Court Refuses to Cancel Registration of ‘Kwikheal’(27.03.2024)
Delhi High Court while refusing to cancel registration of ‘Kwikheal’ in a trademark plea by Pidilite Industries Limited, has held that since there is .....
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‘Haldiram’ Declared As A Well Known Trademark by Delhi High Court(03.04.2024)
Delhi High Court while declaring Haldiram as a well-known trademark, has observed that the brand, with its origins deeply rooted in India's rich culin.....
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