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Trademark News: What you might have missed in March 2024 – Kluwer Trademark Blog

All trademark news that you might have missed last month in one convenient overview. Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer...

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Supreme Court Grants Booking.com Permission to Use ‘MakeMyTrip’ as Google Adword – Looking Beyond the 3-Line Order

  The very anticipated Google AdWords case has reached a significant juncture in the Supreme Court (SC). The Court has dismissed the Special Leave Petition...

A Case of Reverse Passing Off: DHC Rules In Favour Of Western Digital On Trademark Infringement

On 26 February 2024, the Delhi High Court (DHC) in Western Digital Technologies Inc & Anr vs Geonix International Private Limited, granted an ex-parte...

Trademark case: Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC, USA – Kluwer Trademark Blog

A news publication could not rely on First Amendment protection for its use of a mark even though it made no attempt to parody...

The Pride War: Decoding Deceptive Similarity in the Blenders Pride v London Pride

INTRODUCTION In a recent trademark dispute between competing whiskey brands, Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to pass a temporary injunction against the makers of ‘London...

Greece – Supreme Court – distinctiveness and functionality of shape marks – Kluwer Trademark Blog

The Greek Supreme Court has recently handed down its ruling in a cassation appeal concerning the shape of biscuits and their protection as unregistered...

Rolex loses out on disgorgement of profits from laches defence in Fifth Circuit ruling

In a dispute involving allegedly counterfeit luxury watches, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding of trademark...

CONNEX(T) Clash: Ventris Medical vs. Nexxt Spine Trademark Dispute

In a recent legal action, California-based Plaintiff Secada Medical LLC, doing business as Ventris Medical, LLC, has filed a complaint against Defendant Nexxt Spine,...

US election 2024: presidential candidate Nikki Haley faces trademark issues in US and China

WTR investigates trademark filings related to 2024 US presidential raceLittle activity from candidates so far, while third-party marks spring upRepublican candidate Nikki Haley appears...

Delhi High Court Checks-in With Clarity in Makemytrip and Booking.com Keyword Dispute

Relying on the decision passed in Google v. DRS Logistics, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently held that use of “MakeMyTrip”...

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 1- January 7)

This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Vedika Chawla. Vedika is a third-year B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University, Delhi. Her previous...

2023 GC practice in retrospect (Part 2) – Kluwer Trademark Blog

Part 1 of this year’s retrospective provided a general overview over the GC case law from 2023 with numbers and a special focus on...

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