TL;DR: Trademark rights are territorial, which means a registration in one country protects you only in that country. There is no single “global trademark.” To protect a brand across borders, you either file directly in each country you care about, or use the Madrid Protocol to file one international application covering multiple member countries at […]
Category Archives: Intellectual Property
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Oct
Oct
TL;DR: Most founders choose a brand name first and think about protecting it later. That order is backwards, and it is the single most expensive naming mistake there is. The strongest brands are built the other way round: they choose a name that is legally distinctive, they clear it, across trademarks, domains, and social handles, […]
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Apr
Apr
my legal pal attorney cease and desist letter.
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Mar
Mar
TL;DR: No. There is no fixed number of seconds that makes using a song safe without a licence, anywhere in the world, including India. Any recognisable portion of a copyrighted song, even a few seconds, can amount to infringement. Fair use in the US and fair dealing under Section 52 of India’s Copyright Act are […]
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Jan
Jan
TL;DR: Registering a trademark in India means filing Form TM-A with the Trade Marks Registry, choosing the right class under the Nice Classification, getting through examination, surviving the publication and opposition window, and receiving your certificate. The process realistically takes 12 to 18 months if uncontested. Government fees start at ₹4,500 per class for individuals […]
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Jan
Jan
TL;DR: A trademark protects the signs that identify your business, your name, logo, or slogan, and stops others from trading off your reputation. Trademark rights are territorial, so protection is granted country by country, though the Madrid System lets you file across many countries through one application. The core principles are similar everywhere, but the […]
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Jan
Jan
TL;DR: A patent is a legal right granted by the government that gives an inventor the exclusive power to make, use, sell, or import their invention for a set period, 20 years in India and most countries, in exchange for publicly disclosing how the invention works. It is a time-limited monopoly, not a permanent right. […]
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