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Indonesia becomes the 100th member of the Madrid Protocol
On October 2, 2017, Indonesia acceded to the Madrid protocol, making it the 100th country and 8th member of the ASEAN to join the Madrid...

Chetan Chadha
Oct 12, 2017


INDONESIA MAKES STRIDES IN MODERNISING ITS TRADE MARK LAW
Continuing along its path of modernising its trademark law, Indonesia has enacted Regulation 67 on Trademark Registration, as part of the...

Chetan Chadha
Jul 15, 2017


Third Time’s A Charm! : Indian Patent Office releases Revised Guidelines for Examination of CRIs
On June 30, 2017, the Indian Patent Office (IPO) released revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs)...

Chetan Chadha
Jul 13, 2017


The Middle-man Liability Conundrum-An analysis of the judgement of Delhi High Court in Kent RO Syste
The Plaintiff, Kent RO Systems Ltd., is a manufacturer of water purifiers and has sought protection of its water purifier systems by...

Chetan Chadha
Jul 4, 2017


Cipla Protects its Corporate and Trade Name in a Battle between Trade Name and Trade Mark Jurisprude
A Full Bench of the Bombay High Court, in its recent judgment CIPLA Limited v M/s CIPLA Industries Private Ltd (Suit number 1906 of...

Chetan Chadha
Jun 30, 2017


India: Trade Marks Registry Issues New Guidelines for Declaration of Marks as Well Known
Following the introduction of the Trade Mark Rules, 2017, the Trade Marks Registry has issued guidelines for the determination of marks as...

Chetan Chadha
Jun 5, 2017


INDIA: Trade Marks Rules, 2017 Implemented; Official Fees Increased
The Trade Marks Rules, 2017, have been implemented with effect from March 6, 2017, bringing in sweeping changes to the filing of...

Chetan Chadha
Mar 7, 2017


INDIA: TM: Official Fee likely to be doubled with effect from March 06, 2017
Following the release of the Trade Mark (Amendment) Rules, 2015, for public comment, the time has finally come for their notification....

Chetan Chadha
Mar 3, 2017


Trade Marks: Revised guidelines for calculating renewal dates for applications with priority claim
As you may know, Trade Mark registrations in India are granted for a period of ten years at a time and fall due for renewal six months...

Chetan Chadha
Feb 21, 2017


India: Proposed Amendment to Allow Applications for Declaration of Marks as Well Known
The Trade Mark (Amendment) Rules, 2015, were released for public comment in November 2015, and look set to be in effect very soon. The...

Chetan Chadha
Dec 18, 2016
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