https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108188 Prior publication can render a registered design vulnerable to cancellation under the Designs Act, 2000, including where publication occurred in India or abroad before registration. The repeal-and-savings framework may preserve registrations obtained under the 1911 Act while applying the 2000 Act's cancellation grounds to later infringement disputes. Passing off depends on the overall commercial impression of competing goods, rather than a descriptive word mark alone. Colour scheme, configuration, lettering, word arrangement and general get-up may collectively create deceptive similarity, misrepresent trade origin and justify injunctive relief where purchasers are likely to be misled. en-us Fri, 02 May 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:21:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108188 Prior publication can render a registered design vulnerable to cancellation under the Designs Act, 2000, including where publication occurred in India or abroad before registration. The repeal-and-savings framework may preserve registrations obtained under the 1911 Act while applying the 2000 Act's cancellation grounds to later infringement disputes. Passing off depends on the overall commercial impression of competing goods, rather than a descriptive word mark alone. Colour scheme, configuration, lettering, word arrangement and general get-up may collectively create deceptive similarity, misrepresent trade origin and justify injunctive relief where purchasers are likely to be misled. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 02 May 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=108188