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This post reviews three High Court decisions reversing unreasoned patent refusals in India, focusing on Section 3(d), novelty, and inventive step. The courts stressed the need for considering…
This analytical report summarises Indian patent and design statistics for January 12th to 19th, 2024, featuring detailed breakdowns by city, publication type, and year-to-date data. The report offers…
This post examines recent trademark cases from Indian courts, discussing composite mark analysis, well-known mark recognition, and the standard for confusion. Key judgments on Barclays Premier League, Apollo,…
The Bombay High Court held that PPL and Novex may validly license sound recordings even though they are not registered copyright societies. Section 33 does not restrict copyright…
This post examines recent Indian trademark cases on republication, disparagement, and deceptive similarity. It discusses judicial reasoning and clarifies important legal standards in trademark law. Readers are encouraged…
This post discusses key Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Court rulings on trademark and patent infringement. It covers injunctions, label similarities, and rectification petition requirements in Indian IP…
Recent Madras High Court rulings have clarified the standards for refusing patent applications in India. The Court emphasized the need for clear, detailed reasoning in refusals, ensuring transparency…
Recent Delhi High Court decisions in trademark infringement cases have seen courts awarding litigation costs to plaintiffs along with injunctions and damages. The post analyses how courts assess…
The Indian Design Statistics Report 2023 presents a comprehensive overview of design registration growth in India over the past five years. The findings reveal a consistent upward trend,…
This post analyses Delhi High Court decisions on lyricist moral rights, trade dress protection for tablet strips, and trademark revocation in the diabetic sugar sector. The cases underscore…
The 2023 Indian Patent Statistics Report delivers a comprehensive analysis of trends in patent filings, grants, and city-wise data from 2019 to 2023. It highlights significant growth in…
The Delhi High Court set aside the revocation of PepsiCo’s potato plant variety, ruling that only substantive validity grounds justify such action. The Court also clarified that patent…