Descriptive Use as a Defense to Trademark Infringement in India

Registering trademarks enables brand owners to stop others from using their trademarks and to prevent public confusion about the source of goods or services. However, certain exceptions permit the use of another’s trademark to describe the user’s products or services (as illustrated in Section 30 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999: Limits on the effect of a registered trade mark).  

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