CITATION: 2013 (54) PTC 578 (Mad) FACTS In this case, the appellant was a private limited company providing online matrimonial services. In the course of its business, it had adopted several trademarks including, inter alia, Bharatmatrimony, Tamilmatrimony, Telugumatrimony, Assamesematrimony, etc. and registered several domain names with these word marks. The respondents (Google India and its parent…
All you need to know about meta tagging and how it can lead to infringement of trademark. The article discusses all the leading case laws in India and United States and explains when use of meta tags can be protected as ‘fair use’.
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BLUEBERRY BOOKS & ORS. v. GOOGLE INDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS. 2014 (58) PTC 62 In 2003, the Plaintiffs published a series of books under the name ‘Moral Stories’ in 4 Parts. They claimed that the stories contained in the aforementioned books are original literary and artistic works of the Plaintiffs and are protected under…
Google India Pvt. Ltd. vs. Visaka Industries Limited Criminal Petition No. 7207 of 2009 Decided On: 19.04.2011 Facts: The complainant in this case was engaged in business of manufacturing and selling of Asbestos cement sheets and allied products. It was alleged that one Gopala Krishna (A1) [Co-ordinator of “Ban Asbestos India”, a group hosted by Google (A2)]…
Vyakti Vikas Kendra, India Public Charitable Trust Thr Trustee Mahesh Gupta & Ors vs. Jitender Bagga & Anr. CS(OS) No. 1340/2012 Decided On: 09.05.2012 Facts: Plaintiffs in this case: Plaintiff No. 1 – Vyakti Vikas Kendra, India Public Charitable Trust, is a registered Public Charitable Trust constituted to implement and promote the spiritual, educational, social and developmental…