INDIA
May 17, 2016
On March 29th, 2016 the Indian Trademark Registry surprisingly decided to abandon approximately 200,000 applications and 20,000 oppositions.
After the confusion that this resolution created in the IP community, the High Court of Delhi issued a stay on all the abandonment orders that have been passed and directed not to undertake further abandonment of any trademark application without following due process provided under the Act. A hearing on May is expecte4d to decide on this matter, which must be followed closely.