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Recently, the Supreme Court of United States held that marks which are generic when combined with a top-level domain name may qualify as registrable marks provided the consumers do not consider them to be generic. The decision is in USPTO v. Booking.com B.V. By an 8: 1 majority the matter has been decided against USPTO….

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Midler v. Ford Motor Co. & Others

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Radico Khaitan Ltd. v. Devans Modern Breweries Ltd.

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Sunil Mittal & Anr. v. Darzi on Call

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