Trademark Law Of India Essay

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CHARTING THE EVOLUTION OF TRADEMARK LAW IN INDIA

Dr. Prithpal kaur

Evolution of the concept of Trademark
The notion of ownership of creation or innovation and its protection is not new to mankind. Originally, marks were placed on objects to identify ownership and to deter would be thieves. By this way the ancient people tried to control low quality goods, and as the maker of the product was identified automatically the infringers were punished. The more a trademark came to be known, the more it inspired confidence in the goods and services to potential clients. When a mark was placed it meant that any other third party …show more content…

The Indian Judiciary has played an elementary role in evolving the law and the following cases substantiate the same: Daimler Benz Akietgesellschaft v Hybo Hindustan : In this case the Court considering the Plaintiff’s mark “BENZ” to be well known on account of trans- border reputation and goodwill granted injunction against the defendants who were using the impugned mark for selling their apparel.

Whirlpool Co & Anr v. N R Dongre : Whirlpool had not registered their trademark in India. However, by virtue of use and advertisements in International magazines and worldwide reputation the Plaintiff successfully prevented the defendant from infringing its trademark in India.

Protection of Domain Names under the Trademark Law: With the increased use of technology and internet, domain names are serving as business identifiers and accordingly registration of domain names has been gradually increasing.
The Indian Judiciary extended trademark protection to domain names in the case of Satyam Infoway Ltd. Vs Sifynet Solutions Pvt. Ltd. . In the said case, the Court made the following

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