Taylor Swift sued over ‘Life of a Showgirl’ album title: Who filed the lawsuit and what’s behind the legal disputePop star Taylor Swift has been sued over her album Life of a Showgirl, with a performer alleging trademark infringement and seeking damages...
31 Mar, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
Delhi High Court rejects Parle Products' appeal in Avon Agro caseThe court said merely because Parle Products had commenced manufacturing goods using the '20-20' mark earlier than Avon Agro, and also obta...
11 Mar, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Karnataka HC allows Classic Legends, Boman Irani to challenge Yezdi trademark claimKarnataka High Court’s division bench overturned a single bench order in the Yezdi trademark dispute, allowing Classic Legends and Boman R....
01 Dec, 2025, 11.59 AM IST
Why trademarks fail to get registered and how to get successful registrationsFiling for a trademark is important for protecting intellectual property, but not all applications are successful. Businesses that fail to ...
25 Aug, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
What to do if your brand name is stolen or misusedIn case of well-known or very famous marks, no other person or entity can subsequently adopt, register, or use an identical or confusingly ...
09 Nov, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
KVIC takes measures to shield Khadi from meat and alcoholThe Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has obtained the ‘Khadi’ wordmark registration in 26 classes whereas the ‘Khadi India’ H...
29 Jan, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
How trademarks can work as assets for MSMEsTrademark serves as defence mechanism to protect an MSME’s brand from loss of reputation, retaining a good trustworthy relationship with yo...
03 Aug, 2019, 11.58 AM IST
Rajinikanth begins trademark registration for TV ChannelRegistry had responded to the actor’s applications pointing out similar registrations done before, including registrations by the World Wre...
21 Dec, 2018, 03.26 PM IST
Intellectual Property Rights RegistrationCopyright which covers literary works (e.g. novels, poems etc.), movies, music and/or any other artistic works.
16 Aug, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
India Inc can now register trademark as ‘well-known’Prior to this notification, any trademark was held as 'well-known' by courts only consequent to a dispute regarding its use, such as when a...
08 Mar, 2017, 11.39 AM IST
Govt working to wrest Khadi trademark from German firmThe govt, KVIC and the Indian Embassies are working in tandem to expedite the process of de-registering the trademark of Khadi, he added.
09 Mar, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
Britannia can’t register biscuit brand 'Snax' as a trademarkThe IPAB, India’s patent appeals board, on Monday ruled that the Snax biscuit brand of Britannia Industries cannot be trademarked.
27 Aug, 2013, 08.07 AM IST
'Amul' loses trademark battle against US giant in Gujarat high courtThe Gujarat HC has refused to set aside an order which cancelled Amul's registration of its trademark `TRIX', on which a US firm has claime...
17 Nov, 2012, 11.17 AM IST
Register your trademark or risk losing it altogetherOpting for a 'well-known' brand can have its pitfalls-particularly if it sounds similar to a big multinational brand.
06 Jul, 2012, 12.14 PM IST
- Lok Sabha gives approval for simpler trademark regime
he Lok Sabha on Friday gave its assent to the Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill 2009, setting the stage for a much simpler process for registrat...
19 Dec, 2009, 01.12 AM IST
- Cybersquatting disputes on the rise
Technological developments in electronic commerce has resulted in domain name registration becoming big business.
15 Mar, 2007, 03.51 AM IST
- Govt to overhaul trademark law
Trademark legislation is set for major amendments. As part of the ongoing efforts to make the domestic IPR legal system consistent with the...
01 May, 2003, 01.29 AM IST