ALG, through its Senior Associate Designee Uroosa Shahzad and Associate Vanshika Gupta, has submitted suggestions to the Trade Marks Registry on the Draft TM Guidelines aiming to bring some practical and procedural ease to practitioners and the IP industry. Our key suggestions included enhanced e-filing system with unrestricted head usage and clear category descriptions, clear timelines for filing written submissions, reducing the ambiguity of thresholds of evidence in pre-publication hearings and lack of direction in filing adjournment requests for such hearings when attend; a voluntary settlement and deferment option for consensual dispute resolution, etc. These suggestions aim to improve procedural efficiency, transparency, and convenience in the trademark registration process.
Category: Publications & Submissions
Firm Submission (FS): ALG Tenders Its Comments On The E-Commerce Principles And Guidelines For Self-Governance
ALG, through Associates Uroosa Shahzad and Arundathi Krishnadas, has submitted Comments in response to the invitation for feedback on the E-Commerce Principles and Guidelines for Self-Governance which were published by the Bureau of Indian Standards in January 2025. ALG’s officially tendered Firm Submission (FS) is available here.
Disclaimer: Views, opinions, interpretations are solely those of the author, not of the firm (ALG India Law Offices LLP) nor reflective thereof. Author submissions are not checked for plagiarism or any other aspect before being posted.
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INTA Bulletin Interviews Sheja Ehtesham & Clark Lackert On IP In Space
The INTA Bulletin has published an interview with our Managing Partner Sheja Ehtesham and Clark Lackert who co-chair INTA’s Project Team on IP in Space. In the interview which is titled ‘IP in Space: From Science Fiction to Science Fact’ they talk about why this is an emerging issue of concern for IP owners, the need to act at the national and international level to develop a clear legal framework, and what the IP community can do to be prepared for what the future may hold in the rapidly growing space economy.
The Interviewed is available here
Firm Submission (FS): ALG Tenders its Comments on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Status Report
ALG, through Associate Hardik Choudhary and Principal Pranay Bali, has submitted Comments in response to the invitation for feedback on the Policy Status Report: Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) prepared by the Generic Names Supporting Organization, which was published in March 2022. ALG’s officially tendered Firm Submission (FS) is available here.
Disclaimer: Views, opinions, interpretations are solely those of the author, not of the firm (ALG India Law Offices LLP) nor reflective thereof. Author submissions are not checked for plagiarism or any other aspect before being posted.
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Publication: INDIA: Passing Off Suit Continues, Infringement Suit Stayed; Published In INTA Bulletin
ALG Principal Pranay Bali reports in the INTA Bulletin the Delhi High Court’s Order in Parveen Kumar Gupta v. Ravi Chadha and Ors. [CM (M) 428/2021]. The Delhi High Court, by its order dated August 6, 2021, held that when an infringement suit is to be stayed due to pending rectification proceedings against the relevant registration, a suit for passing off can continue.
The INTA Bulletin article tiled “INDIA: Passing Off Suit Continues, Infringement Suit Stayed” can be accessed here.