A Mumbai-based fabric maker has been asked by the Bombay High Court to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for infringing on the trademark of the famous branded fabric and fashion retailer Raymond. The court also prohibited ‘Raymond Jewels’ from using the term ‘Raymond’ in its name and also forbade them from selling fabric under this label. After hearing the petition filed by the owner of Raymond, Ga

As per reports from Tengrinews.kz, Toyota has finally allowed automobile spare parts retailers in Kazakhstan to use its trademark on the advertising banners and leaflets. Toyota is represented in Kazakhstan by BMF Group and they have uploaded the terms of use on their authorized website. As per the latest news Toyota Motor Corporation will permit the use of the Toyota and Lexus trademarks for the

It was decreed by the 6th Circuit that the red dripping-wax seal that has been on the bottles of Maker’s Mark bourbon since the year 1958 is an “extremely strong” trademark and it deserves protection. In the case the Maker’s Mark Distillery Inc. which is based in Loretto, Kentucky sued Mexico-based Casa Cuervo and its U.S. distributor claiming that the dripping-wax seal that Cuervo used on the bot

The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has decided to demand an amount of Rs.337-crore as damages against a re-roller, which was found to be infringing on the brand names and trademark of SAIL. The guarantee from the agent, which is worth 6 crore rupees has also been waived. A legal notice has also been given. SAIL is making an assessment about this step, which not only injuries the company, but

DuPont informed today that the District Court of The Hague in the Netherlands has pronounced the verdict against protective garment manufacturer, R.J.N. DALMEIJER BEHEERMAATSCHAPPIJ B.V., which is also conducts business with the name DAPRO SAFETY, and some of its trading partners in a trademark infringement case concerning the DuPont and Nomex trademarks. DuPont is actually the registered owner of

Trademark and intellectual property law can at times be very complicated, time-consuming, and costly to challenge in the court. With the rising number of intellectual property lawsuits being registered, as well as the increasing pace of new trademark, patent, and copyright registrations, small businesses must be more careful than before when it comes to registering a trademark successfully. A trad

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has reportedly filed about five FIRs against Re-Rollers for reportedly putting its logo on their product and has begun exchanging their bank guarantees, besides claiming crores of rupees in compensation for misusing its brand name. Over the past year, SAIL has been getting information that counterfeit steel products bearing its trademark have swamped the markets acr

The world famous Japanese bike maker Yamaha has applied for trademark for registration of a few bike codenames in Europe as well as in America. Yamaha has trademarked the names ‘YZF-R1M’ and ‘R1M’ in Europe and at the same time has trademarked the term “R1S” in America and Australia. This is because Yamaha trades the Yamaha YZF-R1 by the name of R1 in US and by the name YZF-R1 in Europe. This step

A federal lawsuit has been filed against a downtown bar by Gonzaga University asking them to refrain from using its logo and mascot in advertising. Those identified in the lawsuit include Pendleton Enterprises and Jamie Pendleton, proprietor of the Daiquiri Factory. The concern had attracted criticism for naming a drink “Date Grape Koolaid.” Owing to the objection that the drink belittled the seri

California federal jury on April 3, 2014, pronounced a verdict that was unfavourable to Medical device maker NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA), with regards to the companies’ use of the trade name “NeuroVision” for its nerve monitoring platform. The verdict implicates NuVasive to pay a compensation amount of $30 million in damages to NeuroVision Medical Products. This is actually the second time that NuVasive

Microsoft has registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the name of its latest game software called “Snap Attack”. This is the second application for trademark filed by Microsoft within a gap of 2 months. This news was reported by GameSpot and states that Microsoft filed the application for the trademark on April 3, 2014. Other than the reports that the title is related to an “online c

The trademark for ‘Udhayam’ and ‘GRB’s Udhayam’ a popular ghee brand in the South Indian Sates has been cancelled by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) by an order passed by the board. The order was passed by the board after Shri Lakshmi Agro Foods Pvt Ltd, a Chennai-based company that sells dhal and other groceries under the brand name ‘Udhaiyam’ filed a lawsuit against GRB Dairy Fo

Flying high on the triumph of the small Hearthstone team Blizzard seems to be working on another game title by the name of ‘Overwatch’. There are currently no details on what the new game could be about other than what has appeared in the trademark filing. Based on the information that we can get from the name of the game, which is the only thing available at present, we could speculate that this

Will Bernard Matthews bring back the Turkey Twizzler? Records with the Intellectual Properties Office reveal that the turkey giant applied to trademark a new brand caller Oliver Twists under class 29, which covers meat and poultry, and also under class 30, which covers a wide range of food including pies, pastries, and sandwiches. The company was tight-lipped on its application for the trademark a

Nintendo Files Application to Trademark ‘Code Name S.T.E.A.M.’ Nintendo of America has registered an application to the USPTO for obtaining the trademark for ‘Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Strike Team Eliminating the Alien Menace’ the past week. This application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was lodged on April 2, 2014, by Nintendo of America and it appears to indicate a new game title. No logo o

Trademark Row over the term ‘Alamo’ between 2 Breweries in Texas Alamo Beer Co. LLC which is craft beer company based in Texas has sued Old 300 Brewing LLC in the federal court of Texas on Friday for infringement of its trademark and unfair competition concerning the use of a silhouette of the historic San Antonio landmark. The plaintiff, Alamo Beer Co. LLC, is desiring a temporary and permanent i

Lacoste, the French polo-shirt maker was permitted to register “L.12.12” as a trademark in Singapore, in spite of objections from fashion and lifestyle boutique Carolina Herrera which is based in New York. Herrera had earlier asserted that the mark would be similar to one its perfume-related products, such as 212 On Ice, 212 VIP and 212 Sexy; however, Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks Diyanah Bah

Google’s attempt to trademark the term ‘Glass’ denied by USPTO As per recent report from Wall Street Journal (WSJ), tech giant Google is obviously having difficulty for getting trademark for the word ‘Glass’ to be approved by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). According to the report, the USPTO has denied Google’s application for trademark of the word ‘Glass’ on the basis that the word

The main advice by an intellectual property expert for New Zealand companies awaiting to file their trademarks in China is – get in early. Anton Blijlevens, an IP law specialist from AJ Park, Auckland says that Brand-hijacking is common in China and says that a “trademark squatting” industry had come up there. This is a practice wherein overseas brand-names are registered in China and when the ori

The word “Glass” may soon be trademarked by Google. In an attempt to curtail any duplicating of its computer-enabled eyeglass, the tech giant, Google has been attempting to trademark the term “Glass” when written in a particular style of Google’s marketing logo font, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal, even though the US Patent and Trademark Office permitted for the tra