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
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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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Jurisdiction means the power, right and authority to interpret and apply law, according to Mayer, Warner, Siedel, & Liberman (2015). The current petition for Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc. (2014) was filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington D.C. in 2006. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which is an independent administrative tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office, resolved the case. The office is authorized to determine a party’s right to register a trademark with the federal government, or if the party already owns a registration, it determines its right to maintain it according to Mayer, Warner, Siedel, & Liberman (2015).
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