Artificial intelligence is affecting almost every sector, and intellectual property is no exception. In the IP profession, a substantial part of the work delivered relates to research, documentation,…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 30 Mar 2026
The Calcutta High Court clarified that GUIs are not per se excluded from design registration under the Designs Act, 2000, strengthening GUI protection in India.
Anjali Santhosh · 27 Mar 2026
Labeling a test as ‘screening’ doesn’t make it patentable if it decides treatment. In Geron Corporation’s case, measuring telomere length to decide who receives telomerase therapy made the…
Neetha Mohan · 26 Mar 2026
In the case of Gaurav Garg v. Aly Morani & Ors., the dispute arose from claims over the IPL Awards event, its presentation, and related written material. The…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 25 Mar 2026
In the case of Dev Sahitya Kutir Pvt Ltd v. Smt. Archana Debnath & Anr., the dispute arose from alleged publication and sale of copyrighted literary and artistic…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 24 Mar 2026
In Saurabh Arora v. Deputy Controller of Patents, the Bombay High Court set aside a post-grant patent opposition order that dismissed a challenge under Section 25(2)(c) of the…
Gaurav Mishra · 23 Mar 2026
What began as a routine GI application in 2005 ended twenty years later with Delhi High Court's Division Bench settling one of Indian IP law's most contested geographical…
Gaurav Mishra · 20 Mar 2026
In the case of Kent Ro Systems Limited v. Kent Cables Private Limited, two businesses using the same mark KENT clashed over who could sell fans under that…
Gaurav Mishra · 19 Mar 2026
Madras High Court upheld the refusal of Steer Engineering’s divisional patent application, affirming lack of inventive step and overlap with the parent filing.
Gaurav Mishra · 18 Mar 2026
In the case of Versuni Holding B.V. Trading as Preethi v. Maya Appliances Private Limited, the patent holder had already sued for infringement before the Delhi High Court.…
Gaurav Mishra · 17 Mar 2026
In the case of Volkswagen AG v. The Registrar of Trade Marks and Anr., Volkswagen opposed Maruti Suzuki’s application for TRANSFORMOTION in Class 12 on the ground that…
Gaurav Mishra · 16 Mar 2026
In the case of Getty Images v Stability AI Ltd, Getty Images sued Stability AI, the developer of the Stable Diffusion generative AI model, alleging that the system…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 13 Mar 2026