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The UK Court of Appeal allows a Lidl trade mark to go a long way – Kluwer Trademark Blog

This is the first of three blog posts examining the UK Court of Appeal’s decision in the highly publicised dispute between Lidl and Tesco,...

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 11- March 17)

After a busy week at the blog, here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the Patent...

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...

SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. Last week we published 3 posts including a post discussing the concept of hot tubbing,...

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...

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 26- March 3)

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. Last week we published 6 posts including a post on the PAC Chairperson’s demand for...

The Threshold for Determining Dishonest Adoption of Trademarks: Revisiting Tata Sia Airlines v. Vistara Home Appliances

Introduction In a recent case, Tata Sia Airlines v. Vistara Home Appliances, the Divisional bench of the Delhi High Court determined that mere awareness of...

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 19- February 25)

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. Last week we published 3 posts on the MHC’s interpretation of Section 3(d) in the...

SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

After an eventful week, here is our recap of its top IP developments. Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our...

A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’

Do you enjoy your whiskey? Would you mix up these two labels: Officers choice and Peace Maker? (image below). Well, it appears the courts...

Food, Fights, and the Butter Chicken: Some More Thoughts on “The Mystery of the Real Master Chef”

Yesterday, Aparajita penned a post “Squawking over butter chicken: The mystery of the real master chef” sharing her thoughts on the existing “Who Invented...

In the Name of God! : Scrutinising Whether God’s Name Can Be Trademarked

Hmm…. Sounds like Blasphemy While the world of IPR is not exactly rid of complications and controversies, something that can truly ignite fires in this...

Trademark Infringement Suit Over “Buttermilk”

In a recent legal case involving Illinois Plaintiff, SAK Group, Inc. and Indiana Defendant, Blue Hill Hospitality, Inc., the complexities of trademark infringement and...

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