Traditional Knowledge (TK) as Intellectual Property or Indigenous cultural knowledge has always been an open treasure box for the unfettered appropriation of items of value to Western civilization. However, their usage is often subject to confusion. There have been various efforts to define the concepts of traditional Knowledge, indigenous Knowledge, and indigenous peoples, but there are so far no universally adopted...
Trademark registration is an essential step that is to be performed mandatorily if a person wants to enjoy the exclusive rights to his/her product. It helps in differentiating your products from all the other products in the market. It plays a vital role in establishing the company’s ownership of the brand. While the steps for registering a trademark are very...
Before we start, I would like to briefly tell you guys what exactly Trademark means? A Trademark is basically your brand name, its reputation which you want to protect and for protecting your brand name you need to register the same. It can be a Letter, Name, Word, Phrase, Logo, Figure, Sound, Smell or it can be a Colour or Combination...
What is a trademark? A trademark is a type of intellectual property that confides the use of that design, brand, name, etc. to the person who created them. It helps people to prevent their work from being duplicated and create profit for others. In today’s world, we come across at least 3000-5000 trademarks in daily life. We use words like Maggi, chapstick....
The court observed that the phrase “Ambush Marketing” is used by marketing executives only and is different from passing off. In a passing-off action, there is an element of overt or covert deceit, whereas ambush marketing is the opportunistic commercial exploitation of the event. The marketer does not seek to suggest any connection with an event but gives his own...