Trademarks, Domain Names Geographical Indications

Trademarks, Domain Names Geographical Indications

1 Introduction to Trademarks

  1. Legal Concept of a Trademark
  2. Historical Development of Trademarks
  3. Functions and Needs of Trademarks
  4. Types of Trademarks
  5. Definition of Trademark

2 Protection of Trademark Rights in India-I

  1. Acquisition of Trademark Rights
  2. Registration of Trademarks
  3. Criteria for Registration
  4. Procedure for Registration of Trademarks
  5. Removal of the Trademark from the Register

3 Protection of Trademark Rights in India-II

  1. The Need for Well-known Trademarks
  2. International Protection of Well-known Trademarks
  3. Protection of Well-known Marks under Common Law in India
  4. Protection of Well-known Trademarks under the Trademarks Act 1999

4 Trademark Assignment and Licensing

  1. Trademark Licensing
  2. Assignment of Trademarks
  3. Business Dimensions of Trademark Licensing

5 Trademarks- The Paris Convention and the TRIPS Agreement

  1. Paris Convention
  2. TRIPS – The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

6 The Madrid System for the International Protection of Trademark

  1. Objectives of the Madrid System
  2. Advantages of the Madrid System
  3. Who May Use the System?
  4. The International Application
  5. Examination by the Office of a Designated Party
  6. Effects of the International Registration
  7. Dependence on the Basic Mark
  8. Duration of Registration: Renewal

7 Infringement of Trademarks and Remedies

  1. What Amounts to Infringement?
  2. Who can Sue?
  3. What does not Amount to Infringement (Section 30)?
  4. Remedies
  5. Infringement Cases
  6. Passing Off
  7. Offences

8 Goodwill and Passing Off

  1. Trademarks Create Goodwill
  2. Case Study 1: Wal Mart Case
  3. Passing Off (Or ‘Palming Off’)
  4. Case Study 2: D.M. Entertainment v. Baby Gift House – A Review
  5. Dilution of Trademarks
  6. Case Study 3: V. Venugopal v. Ushodaya Enterprises
  7. Case Study 4: Gorbatschow Wodka KG v. John Distrilleries Limited
  8. Case Study 5: Toyota v. Deepak Mangal

9 Internet and Domain Names

  1. The Concept of Domain Names
  2. Management of Domain Names
  3. Types of Domain Names
  4. Importance of Domain Names for Businesses
  5. Domain Names as Tradable Business Assets
  6. Domain Names and Trademarks

10 Registration of Domain Names and Disputes

  1. Registration of Domain Names
  2. Registration Practices that could Lead to Domain Name Disputes
  3. Domain Name Disputes

11 Domain Name Dispute Resolution-I

  1. Domain Name Dispute Resolution through Litigation in Courts
  2. ccTLDs and their Registration
  3. The .in Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
  4. Procedure of Dispute Resolution under INDRP

12 Domain Name Dispute Resolution-II

  1. Introduction to ICANN’S UDRP
  2. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
  3. Procedure under UDRP
  4. Comparison between UDRP and Court Litigation
  5. Judicial Review of UDRP Decisions

13 Introduction to Geographical Indications

  1. History of Geographical Indications
  2. Steps Involved in the Procedure of Recognition of an AOC or PDO
  3. Recognition of GIs as a form of IPR and its Global Protection
  4. Role of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  5. Need for Legal Protection

14 Indian Law on Geographical Indications

  1. Aim and Objectives of GI Law
  2. Some Definitions
  3. How GI Act Operates In India?
  4. Salient Features of the GI Act
  5. Criteria for Registration
  6. Procedure for Registration
  7. Administration of the Act

15 Infringement of Geographical Indications

  1. Suit for Infringement and Passing Off
  2. Difference between Passing off and Infringement
  3. The Concept of Passing Off
  4. Infringement
  5. Criminal Prosecution
  6. Rectification and Correction of the Register