‘Brief Order’ Of Advertisement Before Acceptance Of Mark Must Be Available On Trade Mark Registry’s Portal For Litigants’ Reference: Delhi High Court
Live LawThe Delhi High Court has observed that a brief order which has to be passed at the time of directing The Delhi High Court has observed that a brief order which has to be passed at the time of directing Justice Prathiba M Singh said that in case such a brief order is not uploaded for all the trademark applications, a copy of the same should still be made available upon litigant’s request via email. Ordinarily, a brief order should be available on the online portal of the Trade Mark Registry for litigants’ reference. Justice Singh was dealing with a plea moved by an entity, Laxmi Kohlu Ghar, seeking direction on the Trade Mark Registry in relation to prosecution of its trade mark applications and compliance of directions issued by the Court. It was the entity’s grievance that the reasons for the orders passed by the Trade Mark Office, whether accepting or directing the The Trade Mark Registry took a stand that the reasons for accepting or directing the However, Justice Singh observed that need for filing an application under the RTI Act appeared to be “unnecessarily onerous.” As the counsel appearing for the Central Government sought time seek instructions in the matter, the court listed the matter for further submissions on January 25, 2024.