Transnational influences in trade mark and domain name protection: The Indian experience

Abstract

The last two decades have witnessed dramatic rise in the growth of legal protection for trade marks on a global scale. Before India liberalised its economy, the law safeguarding trade marks in India had a limited role because of its closed economy and monopolistic markets. Trade mark law has recently undergone major changes both nationally and internationally. In India, this change is a result of major international agreements like the TRIPS Agreement, Paris Convention, the opening up of Indian economy, widespread use of Internet, and developments in case-law. This chapter makes an attempt to cover the major international developments which have influenced the trade mark law in India. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. All rights reserved.