When it comes to trademark assignments, there are no specific provisions in the Trade Marks Act, 1999 that dictate the valuation of trademarks or the consideration for which they should be assigned. Similarly, neither the Paris Convention for the Protection…
Trademark registration is an essential aspect of protecting intellectual property rights. When a business or an individual wishes to register a trademark that is a foreign word, several considerations must be taken into account. One of the significant elements that…
In the world of branding, there are two essential concepts that are worth understanding – house mark and product mark. A house mark is a term used to describe a company’s trade name or corporate name, while a product mark…
Unfair competition can harm honest businesses by stealing their customers and damaging their reputations. To prevent this from happening, the law of Passing off was established. This law is based on the principle that unfair competition is calculated to destroy…
An earlier registered trademark mark cannot be used in India, even if the proprietor of the earlier registered mark is not using it. The existence of an earlier registered mark is sufficient grounds for rejecting the application for registration. To…
