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Protecting trade secrets in India

With recent advances in technology, as well as the ease of sharing, copying and storing information in the digital world, one of the biggest challenges that businesses face is the protection of their confidential business information. This information can include business strategies, proposals, client databases and information, compilations, designs, programmes, drawings, devices, formulae or compositions….

201804.24
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Changing Landscape – Territoriality vs. Universality

Introduction In the context of trademarks, it has often been debated, if a brand name is territorial with reputation restricted to the country where it is registered and used or the reputation can spill over into the territory outside of its use. The question becomes pertinent considering social media and digital applications have made it…

201804.24
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MakeMyTrip accused of stifling competition; injunction in its favour set aside

In Makemytrip (India) Private Limited v Orbit Corporate Leisure Travels (I) Private Limited, a travel company, MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited, sought to restrain use of the mark GETMYTRIP on the basis of its registered rights in the mark MAKEMYTRIP. At the time of admission of the suit, an ex parte interiminjunction was granted by the…

201804.24
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Top tips for trademark registration

The Trademarks Registry has implemented various changes to enhance the trademark filing system in India. An efficient registration strategy should help rights holders to reap the benefits of these updates Until recently, the Indian Trademarks Registry often featured in the news for the wrong reasons, coming under fire for the slow progress of cases, loss…

201804.22
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Our lawyers speak to students at the Indian Law Institute, Delhi

RNA was invited by Indian Law Institute (ILI) to share their IP knowledge with post graduate students and faculty members at the workshop titled Intellectual Property: Procedure and Practice. Students from various law colleges as well as ILI attended the sessions and were curious to understand various facets of IP law. The workshop was a…

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RNA is proud to receive Excellence Award by Thomson Reuters Foundation

It was a great honour for the entire team at RNA to have been recognized by “TrustLaw” a Thomson Reuters Foundation for supporting a number of NGOs in protecting their Intellectual Property rights in India. At an event hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in New Delhi on 10th April, 2018, Rachna Bakhru, Suvarna Pandey…

201411.24
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Graphical User Interface Protection puts Indian Patent Office in a fix!

The following note examines the Indian Patent office position on grant of Industrial Design protection to Graphical User Interfaces and analyses a recent decision by the office which indicates that, though, a separate class exists which recognizes protection of such designs, the office is reluctant to register them, taking the view the graphical user interface…

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India – FAQs on trade mark oppositions

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 in the same notice of opposition provided the issues are the same. What is the time period for filing the…