1. Jurisdiction-I
2. Jurisdiction-II
3. Rectification actions-I
4. Rectification actions-I
5. The Similarity Inquiry-I
6. The Similarity Inquiry-I
7. The Descriptiveness Question
8. Limitations on Trade Mark Registrations
9. The Prior Use Question
10. Delay & Acquiescence
11. Honest Concurrent Use
12. Criminal Proceedings
13. Injunctions & Relief

Imperfect Recollections tells the story of Indian trademark law through Supreme
Court cases.
Since 1951, the Supreme Court has, in over one hundred and fifty key decisions,
visited some of the most heavily litigated issues in trademark law. These decisions
cover subjects such as the similarity inquiry, jurisdiction, limitations on and
cancellations of trademark registrations, descriptiveness, prior use, honest
concurrent use, delay and acquiescence, criminal actions, and injunctions.
Across thirteen essays, Imperfect Recollections chronicles these contributions by the
Supreme Court and locates them within the broader meta of Indian trademark
law. These Supreme Court decisions are framed in context by statutory provisions,
legislative history, common law principles, rules of practice, and modern trends,
and backed up by references to over 3,500 cases from India and around the common
law world.
Revised and updated up to 2024, the second edition of Imperfect Recollections offers
a nuanced and comprehensive text on Indian trademark law – one that appeals to
beginners and experts alike.
Eashan Ghosh is a lawyer and consultant in private practice specializing in
intellectual property law.
He graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, as a sixtime gold medallist, and from the University of Oxford, with Distinction Honours.
His litigation experience includes cases before various Indian High Courts as well as
the Supreme Court of India. He has taught intellectual property law at the National
Law University, Delhi, and the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
His writing on intellectual property law has been published in several journals
in India and Europe and has been referenced by the Delhi High Court and the
National Judicial Academy. He is also a contributor to SpicyIP, one of the world’s
leading intellectual property blogs.
The second edition of Imperfect Recollections is his third book, following the first
edition of Imperfect Recollections (2020) and The Finished Article: Essays on Indian
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