Our first post of the week was the SpicyIP highlight of the week, with Spadika reporting on the order of the CGPDTM dismissing an application by the IPAA challenging an earlier office order disallowing amendments which seek substantial alteration in the registration of trademark. The dismissal was on the grounds that prior to the order, the option of amending the application had been amenable to misuse, and restrictions on amendment are required in order to protect the bona fide rights...
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