Anay Amin is an Associate at Y. J. Trivedi & Co and he works in the Litigation Department of the firm. He completed his Masters in Law (LL.M) from Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, USA and his Bachelors degree from Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. He assists the firm with on-going litigation and trademark prosecution matters.
IP Strategy and Management in a Corporate Environment In today’s time, Intellectual property has become an indispensable asset especially when companies are looking to maximize their profits and growth. Patents, trademarks, designs or copyright must be valued at par with any other ‘real’ property that a company or individual owns. It is safe to say… Continue reading IP Strategy and Management in a Corporate Environment
Bill to abolish IPAB submitted in the Indian Parliament On 13th February 2021, the Government of India introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that was titled as the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021. Through the introduction of this Bill, the Government is seeking to abolish various tribunals (including the Intellectual… Continue reading Bill to abolish IPAB submitted in the Indian Parliament
Trademark: Descriptive or Generic, Distinctiveness Rules its Fate The Supreme Court of United States (further referred as SCOTUS) in its June term resolved the longstanding issue of protecting generic domain names and trademarks. Over the past week, since the opinion was published on June 30th, the SCOTUS’s booking.com ruling has rocked the trademark world and… Continue reading Trademark: Descriptive or Generic, Distinctiveness Rules its Fate
Madras High Court reaffirms the law on generic and common trademarks The Madras High Court settled a long-standing dispute between ITC and Nestle which involved their use of generic and laudatory words to describe their product line of instant noodles. The case was titled as Civil Suit 231 of 2013 and was filed by ITC… Continue reading Madras High Court reaffirms the law on generic and common trademarks
IP applications and cases before IP registry not affected by limitation; confirms Delhi HC IP prosecution and application stages before IP registry not affected by limitation; confirms Delhi High Court. The High Court of Delhi, vide order dated 11.05.2020 in W.P. (C) No. 3059/2020, suspended the public notice dated 04.05.2020 issued by Controller General of… Continue reading IP applications and cases before IP registry not affected by limitation; confirms Delhi HC
Functioning Of The IPAB During COVID-19 On 6th May 2020, The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) released an Office Order F. No 18013/4/2017-IPAB-Pt. The Office order contained important information about the functioning of the IPAB during these trying times. Thereafter, on 7th May 2020 the chairman of the IPAB, Justice (Retd.) Mr. Manmohan Singh presided… Continue reading Functioning Of The IPAB During COVID-19
