While we are riding the wave of registration issues with non-traditional trademarks, a recent development in India is noteworthy. For the very first time a sound mark has been registered. Under the Indian Trademark Act, to be registrable a mark must be capable of graphical representation. The Yahoo Yodel, consisting of “the sound of a human voice yodeling the word YAHOO!” was registered in August 2008.
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