IP Case Digest · Trade Marks

A Dot Limited v. Registrar of Trade Marks, C.A.(COMM.IPD-TM) 25/2021

Case number
C.A.(COMM.IPD-TM) 25/2021
Date of judgment
Judge
Sanjeev Narula
Outcome
Set aside

Headnote

A tagline made of dictionary words can function as a source identifier so long as the expression does not describe or relate to the features of the goods and services. A question used to elicit someone's perception of a situation designates nothing about the goods in the classes applied for, and the examiner appeared to have relied solely on the dictionary meanings of the words.

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Disposition

Allowed. Impugned orders set aside; the Registry directed to process the application.

Headnote by BRB Legal, written from the judgment: a summary for reference, not legal advice. Read the judgment itself before relying on it.