From trademark to arbitration law, here are the key court orders

When there are different agreements on the execution of a single commercial project, the absence of arbitration clause in an ancillary contract would not bar arbitration altogether

M J Antony Last Updated at May 20, 2018 21:00 IST

Trademark cannot be assigned to bank The Supreme Court has ruled that a trademark cannot be assigned to a bank by a borrower who has defaulted on the loan. Such a transaction is against the Trade Marks Act and the Banking Regulation Act, the court stated in its judgment, Canara Bank vs N G Subbaraya Setty. In this case, Setty took a loan from the bank with his son as guarantor.

There was default in repayment. When the bank moved the debt recovery tribunal, Setty assigned the trade mark, Eenadu, in incense sticks (agarbathies), in a deed to the bank. Later, the bank cancelled the ...

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First Published: Sun, May 20 2018. 20:51 IST

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From trademark to arbitration law, here are the key court orders

When there are different agreements on the execution of a single commercial project, the absence of arbitration clause in an ancillary contract would not bar arbitration altogether

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