Ms. Sakshi Sharma, an intern at Khurana & Khurana looks into recent opposition matters pertaining to the Trade Mark Superhero of DC and Marvel. trademark of Superhero Upon uttering the word Superhero, pretty obviously all you can picture are comic…
Whenever a patent is granted, patentee gets a right to prevent third parties from doing certain activities without the permission of the Patent Owner. Exercising any of the rights without permission of the Patentee constitutes the infringement and infringer is…
The concept of trade dress, although closely associated with trademarks is not explicitly recognized in Indian legislations unlike its U.S.A. counterpart. In Indian context, upon looking closely at the definitions of “mark” and “package” under S. 2 of the Trade…
What is the effect of surrender proceedings on the ongoing opposition/ revocation proceedings? Can they be linked to each other when neither of section 63 or section 64 are subject to each other? It is important to note that both…
E-commerce is growing widespread day by day in Indian market. It has become a current day reality from a buzzword, transformed the way business is done, transformed the way people transact and more specifically, has totally transformed the game for…
Well, I am sure, this is what is crossing through the minds of the IP enthusiasts who have been waiting since long (2013-being specific) for their turn to appear for Patent Agent Examination (PAE). They were not able to do…
Patent Act, 1970 provides opposition/ revocation mechanisms to make sure that undeserving Patents are not granted in contravention of the provisions of the Act and if they are granted, they can be opposed/ revoked. Grant of patent can be opposed…
This may sound difficult given that commercial places in India have taken right to play the music as their inherent one. Situation may change soon after two recent judgements of Hon’ble Delhi HC.
In order to analyse Patent infringement or to conclude Freedom to Operate (FTO) search, one must know how to calculate expiry of Patents or estimated expiry of pending Patent Applications. This article discusses step-wise approach for expiry calculation for India.…
Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys (K&K) along with IIPRD are delighted to announce that they have opened up branch Office in Hyderabad in wake of the rising client requirements and towards their goal of expanding their operations across…