Silly: Company sues WB for using its trademark in movie

If you are one of those who watched the movie, The Dark Knight Rises released in 2012, you will find this post a bit interesting and be able to understand the rationale behind this blog. Usual blah blah Trademark and other kinds of intellectual property are not new to India, but India is yet to witness some of the silliest trademark trolls in the upcoming days.  A more common objective for business owners and start-ups to get their marks registered is to mainly use the trademark symbols TM and R and to prevent others from using it.  The concept of monetizing is still in its infancy and is not popular or amusing for businesses. No claim can really be silly...

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Trademark Bullying – are you being bullied?

What is trademark bullying? Bullying, in general, means an act of intimidating a weaker person to do or not to do something.  This term is quite familiar to most of us, especially in the context of school, colleges, workplaces, etc.  Bullying seems to be an epidemic and has invaded the trademark industry as well.  Normally, well-informed clients and/or attorneys do not engage in this behavior. Trademark bullying, in our own words, means a form of threat, instigation, or communication initiated by, in most cases, a registered trademark owner against others who generally may not be registered owners, to do or to stop doing something that is, without any reasonable cause, likely to or is infringing the trademark of registered trademark...

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