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14/12/2024

https://www.sevenelementz.com/us-trademark-will-get-costlier-by-140-in-january-2025/

30/10/2024

https://www.sevenelementz.com/the-benefits-of-trademark-protection-on-e-commerce-platforms-like-amazon-and-flipkart/

14/01/2023

Descriptive trademarks are those that describe the characteristics, qualities, or features of a product or service. In India, descriptive trademarks can be registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, but are subject to certain restrictions and conditions. One of the main restrictions for registering a descriptive trademark in India is that it must have acquired distinctiveness through use. This means that the trademark must have been used for a significant period of time and has become associated with a particular product or service, such that it can be distinguished from other similar trademarks....

Descriptive trademarks are those that describe the characteristics, qualities, or features of a product or service. In India, descriptive trademarks can be registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, but are subject to certain restrictions and conditions.

14/01/2023

Trademark dilution is a legal concept that refers to the weakening or lessening of the distinctiveness of a trademark. In India, the concept of trademark dilution is covered under the Trademarks Act, 1999 and the Indian courts have recognized the importance of protecting famous trademarks from dilution. Trademark dilution can occur in a number of ways. One way is through the unauthorized use of a similar mark on different goods or services....

Trademark dilution is a legal concept that refers to the weakening or lessening of the distinctiveness of a trademark. %

04/01/2021

Learn how to do your own trademark clearance search in India using the free public trademark database

30/04/2020

We, at Sevenelementz, understand the needs of entrepreneurs and help them protect their brand globally.

30/04/2020

Trademark, in simple terms, is a source indicator of a product or a service. Consumers identify the origin of a particular product or service through its trademark. The usage and adoption of trademarks have had evolved continuously over the past several years. The commonest types of trademarks are 1) standard character and figurative marks and 2) sound and smell marks, while the former being conventional and the latter, non-conventional. [ 378 more words ]

Trademark, in simple terms, is a source indicator of a product or a service. Consumers identify the origin of a particular product or service through its trademark. The usage and adoption of trademarks have had evolved continuously over the past several years. The commonest types of trademarks are 1...

16/04/2020

Amid the Corona situation, the Tamil Nadu State Government has warned NGOs, private organisations and individuals against the distribution of essentials to the needy. At first sight, the TN Govt's stance may seem displaced given the duress and distress people are undergoing amid the lockdown, but the reasoning behind the restriction imposed is to keep the pandemic situation in control. Noteworthy is the instance in Coimbatore where a man who returned from Delhi having traveled in the flight amongst other COVID-positive passengers who ignorantly engaged in social work despite being clearly advised to maintain a 14-day quarantine, exposing his contacts to COVID-19 virus. [ 530 more words ]

Amid the Corona situation, the Tamil Nadu State Government has warned NGOs, private organisations and individuals against the distribution of essentials to the needy. At first sight, the TN Govt’s stance may seem displaced given the duress and distress people are undergoing amid the lockdown, but ...

12/12/2019

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2019/12/11/battling-the-copyright-infringing-t-shirt-bots/

Artists, frustrated with copyright infringement of their work, have begun tricking the image-stealing bots and highlight the plight that they face online.

21/08/2019

A descriptive trademark disguised as a composite mark is literally of little to no use in enforcing trademark rights

08/08/2019

https://www.sevenelementz.com/2019/08/08/weak-trademark-chennai-tamil-nadu-descriptive-marks/

Are you stuck with a descriptive trademark? Choose a brand name wisely before adoption and use. It will cost you a lot later if you cannot enforce your rights

08/08/2019

A trademark that is descriptive of its goods and/or services cannot be trademarked as per Section 9 of the Trademarks Act, 1999. In the old trademark act, i.e., Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958, which is fully replaced by the current 1999 Act, had allowed descriptive marks in Part B of the register. In Section 9 of the 1958 Act, a mark will be registered in Part A of the register if only the mark is distinctive and Part B allows for descriptive marks but is capable of distinguishing the goods from others. [ 381 more words ]

Are you stuck with a descriptive trademark? Choose a brand name wisely before adoption and use. It will cost you a lot later if you cannot enforce your rights