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A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
trade mark registration
IPR April 2026 Roundup: Key High Court Judgments on Personality Rights, Copyright, Trade Mark, Patents and More
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories of April 2026 on Intellectual Property Rights from all High Courts; covering key updates on Personality Rights, Trade mark and Copyright infringement.
IPR March 2026 Roundup: Key High Court Judgments on Domain Name, Copyright, Trade Mark, Patents and More
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories of March 2026 on Intellectual Property Rights from all High Courts; covering key updates on Domain name fraud, Trade mark and Copyright infringement.
‘Minor alterations do not affect trade mark’s identity’; Madras High Court rejects rectification plea against “Ayyappan Brand” trade mark
“The earlier invoices contain a pictorial depiction of Lord Ayyappa, which does not tally with the pictorial depiction in the registered mark.”
Intellectual Property Rights February 2026 Roundup: Key High Court Judgments on Personality Rights, Copyright, Trade Mark, and More
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories of February 2026 on Intellectual Property Rights from all High Courts; covering key updates on Personality Rights, Trade mark and Copyright infringement.
Madras HC: Procedural irregularity in affidavit filing doesn’t justify abandonment of Modern Kitchens’ trade mark application by Registrar
“Procedural provisions should not be interpreted with rigidity to the extent of defeating the substantive rights vested in the parties.”
Bombay HC quashes order refusing ‘WR’ trade mark to Yamaha for similarity with Honda’s ‘WR-V’
Acknowledging the principle of territoriality, prior use in international jurisdictions, the registration obtained for the subject mark ‘WR’ in such territorial jurisdictions and other relevant materials produced by Yamaha, the Court directed fresh review of the application.