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The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks (CG’s Office) has released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding Form-27 or the Working Statement requirements under the Patents Act, 1970 (referred...

Start-Ups are often embroiled in various issues ranging from their products development and distribution, hiring employees and employment agreement, funding et al. Amidst these issues, the intellectual property protection (IP) takes a back seat. This...

What are plant varieties breeders’ rights in India? The rights of plant varieties breeders are protected under the PPVR&FR Act (Plant Protection, Varieties Registration, and Farmer’s Rights Act 2001). The Plant Variety Act in India...

What is the forum in India to file patent invalidity proceedings? The patent invalidity proceedings can be filed at the Patent Office in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai based on the office that granted the...

What type of complaints are covered under ASCI Code? ASCI adjudicate complaints across all media such as Print, TV, Radio, hoardings, SMS, Email, Internet/ website, product packaging, brochures, promotional material and point of sale material,...

Are well known marks protected in India? Yes, well known marks are protected in India. There are specific provisions under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and procedure to record well known trade marks in India...

India – FAQ’s on Franchise Agreements What is ‘Franchising’? Franchising is the process by  which an entity (Franchisor) that has developed a particular way of doing business expands the business by giving other existing or...

India – FAQ’s on registering your brands What are the different kinds of mark that can be registered as trade marks under the Indian Trade Marks Act? Word marks, logos, slogans, signatures, names, devices, labels,...

What are the criteria for applying to register a domain name in the ‘.in’ domain? No criteria are provided for registering a domain name in the following zones. In articular, it is not necessary for...

What is protectable under Indian Design Act? A design protection is provided for new or original features of shape, configuration pattern, ornamentation or composition of lines or colours as applied to an article. It is...

A complaint is filed with the Crime Branch of Police supported with copies of our registration certificates and further evidence in support of goodwill and reputation of our mark. Generally the complaint is filed against...

What information/documents are required for filing a patent application in India? The following: title of the invention; complete specification describing the invention with at least one ‘claim’ (for filing a non-provisional application); drawings (if necessary...

What are the different kinds of mark that can be registered as trade-marks under the Trade Marks Act, 2009? Word marks, logos, signatures, names, devices, labels, ticket, letter, symbol, numeral(s) and/or any Combination of these...

What are the different kinds of mark that can be registered as trademarks under the Trade Marks Ordinance, 2001? Word marks, logos, signatures, names, devices, labels, numeral(s) and/or any Combination of these Combinations of colours Shape of...

Who can file the Notice of Opposition? Under Indian law, ‘any person’ can file the notice of opposition. This includes individuals, companies, partnership firms and trusts. Two or more persons can be joined as opponents...