Date of design registration: Understanding versus reality – Asia IP Law Feature
James Anderson, in his novel called The Never-Open Desert Diner, said that “Sometimes the smallest things are so damn unforgivable. Maybe because they aren't small—they only seem that way to someone else. You never know what someone holds scared until it's too late.”
This quote is aptly justified in the verdict delivered...
Language and Law: The Incomprehensible Lawyer – Part I
Language is the most significant medium of communication. Other than “sign” language and “body” language, “language” is made of “words” that are used for oral and written communication. The main purpose of communication is to convey information and ideas.
As lawyers, we spend a large part of our time crafting,...
For plain English, not gobbledygook – Commentary
he Supreme Court of India has referred a judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court back to the court on the ground that it is incomprehensible.
In support of this description, Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah quoted three paragraphs from the high court judgment. A painstaking reading of the quoted text reveals...
Language and Law: The Incomprehensible Lawyer – Part 2
The first part of this article described the peculiarities of the language of the law. In this concluding part, we cover the fascinating history of the lawyers’ language, why the legal profession persists with its language even though the English language for the rest of the world has changed from the middle ages and evolved, and the green shoots of...
Indian fashion industry waking up to Intellectual Property protection
The luxury fashion brand Burberry recently burnt its unsold and unwanted stock worth £28 million ($36.68 million) to protect intellectual property
Luxury fashion brand, Burberry raised many eyebrows when it burnt unsold and unwanted stock worth £28 million ($36.68 million) in the past year. The company took this step to...
Protecting IoT in India with IP – Current and Emerging Trends
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When global tripped over by local: Bengaluru baker wins trademark infringement suit against Amazon
In a big win for a small establishment, a Bengaluru-based local Baker, Shisham Hinduja (Shisham), successfully sued Amazon Technologies Inc
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Homegrown dairy brand from India wins trademark, copyright infringement case in Canada
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission takes down illegal Khadi products online
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has forced e-commerce portals such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal to remove over 160 links selling products in the name of Khadi.
In fact, KVIC has taken various initiatives to protect the trademark, Khadi, in India and the rest of the world, says Vinai Kumar Saxena,...
The Trademark and GI Battle for Kashmiri Products Must be Taken Seriously
India, being a pioneer in geographical indication protection in the region, must take the lead and be the first one in acceding to the Geneva Act, which offers protection to handicraft GIs as well.
Last month, the World Trademark Review carried a report that the Romanian IP Office (OSIM), after an initial refusal,...