The subscription-only All England Direct service has simply thrown upwards some other United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland merchandise rank case, Mukadam v Indobrit Magazine Ltd in addition to some other (Chancery Division, 17 March, earlier Deputy Judge Peter Leaver QC). Mukadam owned ii registered merchandise marks, the get-go beingness a give-and-take mark, INDOBRIT, the instant consisting of the give-and-take INDOBRIT in addition to a star: both were registered for printed matter. The defendants published a magazine nether the get upwards Indobrit. He sued the publishers of the Indobrit magazine for merchandise rank infringement in addition to won.
The trial is no surprise. What interests the IPKat is the fact that the give-and-take “Indobrit” got registered at all. It seems every bit descriptive a term every bit “Anglo-Saxon” or “Afro-American” in addition to its pregnant is in addition to therefore manifestly guessable that it seems foreign that anyone should live on able to obtain a monopoly of its role inwards the cultural media. Even to a greater extent than surprising is the fact that, if his Google search is anything to larn by, the give-and-take “Indobrit” solely seems to live on used past times or inwards relation to the defendant’s magazine.
Some Indo-contributions to British civilization here, here, here, here and here
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