Once a trademark application is filed, it is examined by the Trade Marks Office (TMO) and an Examination Report is issued. In case, any objections are raised in the said report, a reply to the examination report is to be filed. The Trade Mark Registry may either accept the trademark or in the alternative, may appoint a show-cause hearing for arguments or refuse the trademark. Once the trademark application is accepted, it proceeds towards advertisement in the Trade Mark Journal.

Trademark registration is extremely beneficial in protecting an entity’s brand identity and upon implementation of the Trade Marks Rules 2017, the filing and registration of trademarks in India is now fairly straightforward and time effective. The basic procedure involved is elucidated below.

The first requirement while filing a trademark application is to identify the proprietor of the trademark. According to Section 18(1) of the Trade Marks Act,1999; Any person claiming to be the proprietor of a trademark and is desirous to register it, can apply in writing in the prescribed manner to the Registrar for the same.

After being unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 has now received the President’s assent on December 24, 2023.

After being unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 has now received the President’s assent on December 24, 2023.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (“CCPA”) has notified the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023 (“Guidelines”) in the Official Gazette on November 30, 2023. These Guidelines precedes the draft Guidelines issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs in September 2023.

After five years, India finally has a comprehensive legal structure in place to govern the handling of its citizens’ personal data. On August 11, 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (“DPDP Act”) received the President’s assent bringing an end to the variability that existed in the realm of data protection in India.

The legal issue was whether the provision of a keyword by an advertiser which is identical to a registered trademark of a third-party amounts to an infringement within the meaning of the Trademarks Act.

While it took India nearly sixty years to become a trillion dollar economy, it has been forecasted that it may cross five trillion mark by the year 2029 and the online gaming industry is expected to be one of the significant contributors thereto.

The Hon’ble Madras High Court in its recent decision has varied the rate of 2% Net Advertising Revenue (NAR) as determined by the Copyright Board in 2010 in the compulsory licence proceedings.