A Holistic Compendium: Indian Trademark Cases 2018

Awareness about intellectual property in India is on the rise, so is the number of trademark registration and therefore the infringement of registered marks are increasing. Indian Trade Mark Jurisprudence has crossed quite a lot of mile stones in year 2018 due to the increase in the number of litigations and by contributing to the trademark ecosystem by way of notable volume and diversity of trademark cases.

Year 2018 had seen a substantial development in the IP ecosystem crystallizing the Trademark Jurisprudence which has a direct influence on the confidence of stakeholders in the wake of globalization and "Make in India" regime. To mention a few:

• Court is imposing costs against frivolous litigations deterring litigants from initiating sham litigations.