PRINCIPLES OF ‘PRIOR ADOPTION AND USE’ VIS A VIS TRANSBORDER REPUTATION: JONES INVESTMENT CO V. VISHNUPRIYA HOSIERY MILLS

In the recent decision of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in the case of Jones Investment Co v. Vishnupriya Hosiery Mills, it was held that a multinational company cannot claim infringement of trademark by a local Indian company purely based on international presence unless they can expressly establish that their presence extends to India […]