In the light of the recent judgements of the Supreme Court consider the following statements:
1. Compact disc (CD) is to be treated as a document under the law and litigants should be allowed to prove the authentically of such electronic evidence in legal proceedings.
2. Names of gods or holy books can be trademarked to sell goods and services if used with secular feeling.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
In the light of the recent judgements of the Supreme Court consider the following statements:
1. Compact disc (CD) is to be treated as a document under the law and litigants should be allowed to prove the authentically of such electronic evidence in legal proceedings.
2. Names of gods or holy books can be trademarked to sell goods and services if used with secular feeling.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
The correct option is A Only 1
Only 1 is correct. The Supreme Court has held that a compact disc (CD) is to be treated as a document under the law andlitigants should be allowed to prove the authentically of such electronic evidence in legal proceedings.
The SC has ruled that names of gods or holy books cannot be trademarked to sell goods and services and allowing such a thing could offend people’s sensibilities.
The bench objected to pictures of gods on packets of incense sticks while taking note of the Eighthreport on the Trade Marks Bill 1993, submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee, which saidany symbol relating to gods or places of worship should not ordinarily be registered as a trademark. Thecourt added that an entity, wanting to register the ‘Ramayan’ as a trademark, would have to addanother word or symbol as suffix or prefix.
Only 1
Only 1 is correct. The Supreme Court has held that a compact disc (CD) is to be treated as a document under the law andlitigants should be allowed to prove the authentically of such electronic evidence in legal proceedings.
The SC has ruled that names of gods or holy books cannot be trademarked to sell goods and services and allowing such a thing could offend people’s sensibilities.
The bench objected to pictures of gods on packets of incense sticks while taking note of the Eighthreport on the Trade Marks Bill 1993, submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee, which saidany symbol relating to gods or places of worship should not ordinarily be registered as a trademark. Thecourt added that an entity, wanting to register the ‘Ramayan’ as a trademark, would have to addanother word or symbol as suffix or prefix.
