According to the Trademarks Act 1999, a wide range of marks are protected by law. This includes your rights as a trademark holder and how to enforce these rights.
According to the Trademarks Act 1999, a wide range of marks are protected by law. This includes your rights as a trademark holder and how to enforce these rights.
There is a very common misconception that a trademark is the same as a registered business name, registered company name, domain name, or even a design. This is not the case.
Your trademark is an integral part of your brand identity. It is the way you present yourself to your customers.
An example would be your company logo, a jingle you use in an advertisement, or your business name painted on your truck side or on your packaging.
There are several types of trade marks, including:
Alternatively, a combination of the above.
The plaintiff, in this case, is Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and they seek to prevent the defendant, a spare parts supplier by the name M/S Prius Auto Industries Limited, from the usage of the trademarks- “Toyota”, “Innova”, and “Prius”. According to the finding of the court, two of the three trademarks mentioned, namely Toyota and […]
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