Trademark Infringement in Bangladesh: A Legal and Practical Perspective

Trademark is one kind of intellectual property; It is a private right. Infringement is an unauthorized use of a registered trademark. Without the consent or authorization of the owner if any one uses the registered mark commits infringement. Further use of a similar mark to the registered mark does also constitute infringement of the registered mark. In our Bangladesh infringement of trademark is a very common phenomenon. But due to lack of proper enforcement of trademark law this infringement is increasing in an alarming rate. Eradication of trademark infringement is now one of the major challenges for our govt. Due to administrative inefficiency, lack of awareness of the people and very old rules (Trademark Rules, 1963), it is tough to implement the present law (Trademarks Act, 2009) and to ensure exclusive protection to the trade mark proprietors. By removing the present problems, we can ensure our trademark system immune from any sorts of possible infringement and can make our trademark protection system better.