Rule 45 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 has become the centre of a significant judicial divide. While the Delhi High Court treats the two-month deadline for filing evidence in opposition and rectification proceedings as mandatory and non-extendable, the Bombay High Court's recent decision in Black Diamond Motors views it as directory, allowing the Registrar discretion to admit delayed evidence. The emerging conflict raises fundamental questions about procedural discipline and

In a landmark order, the Indian Trade Marks Registry has granted the nation's first-ever smell trademark: a "floral fragrance reminiscent of roses" for tyres. This decision shatters the long-standing barrier of graphically representing a smell, a requirement under Section 2(1)(zb). The key was a novel 7-Dimensional Vector Analysis that translates scent into objective data, marking a new frontier where science redefines the boundaries of intellectual property law in India.

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