A ‘Legal Issues Seminar- General IP’ (LIS-GIP) was conducted by Tarini Sharma, Trainee Associate on “Is the Threshold for Distinctiveness for Colour Marks Higher than for Conventional Marks?”. The seminar explored relevant provisions under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and the view taken by the courts in respect of the circumstances when colour marks can be said to have acquired distinctiveness in order to be afforded trademark protection. The session concluded with an interesting discussion on the protection of colour marks as part of trade dress and whether there is a need for a demarcation in the standard for protection of single colour marks as against combination of colour marks.

The presentation can be accessed here.

Recently, ALG’s bibliophiles got together in person and online to discuss Richard Osman’s crime mystery novel ‘The Thursday Murder Club’. The members discussed the sharp wit and humorous nature of the language, the light-hearted character relationships, and the mystery that centers their friendship. The members shared their reactions to the characters’ journey and the unlikely friendships that emerged out of the crime mystery that the characters had taken upon themselves to solve. The members also shared fond memories that they were reminded of when they were reading the book. The book provoked the members to introspect to think about the good days to ‘tuck in your pocket and carry around with you.’

Interns – Akshita Goyal, Vedant Saxena, Shreeya Kotnis, Udayan Dwivedi and Vanshika Singh Jaiswal have commenced their General IP Internship with the firm’s law practice.

We hope their stay in the firm during the 4 week period of their internship will be mutually enriching and that the firm and they will learn exciting things from each other!

Interns – Rahul Kumar Barnwal (Final Year Intern) and Twinkle (Pre-Final Year Intern) have successfully completed their Internship at ALG. At the end of their internship, they obliged us with their thoughts and ideas during the Sharing of Reflections (SoR) sessions. Their presence enriched the firm while they interned here. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

ALG’s Sheja Ehtesham will be attending the 100th Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group Autumn Conference in Lisbon, Portugal next week from October 5-8. This year’s in-person conference will see a high-level exchange of insights between experts from different countries on the complexities of the future for pharmaceutical trademarks. The conference sessions will cover brand protection online, the challenges of social media, protecting trademarks in sanctioned or embargoed countries, and many other issues of law and practice.