Yuvraj Singh Personality Rights: Delhi HC Blocks AI Deepfakes
Cricket legend Yuvraj Singh took on an army of anonymous deepfake creators and counterfeit merchandisers. Did the Delhi High Court's personality rights order go far enough to police…
Gaurav Mishra
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Gaurav Mishra is an intellectual property attorney, coffee entrepreneur, and passionate educator. As an Associate Partner at BananaIP Counsels, he specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, and designs, working with global tech and innovation-driven clients.
Mind Over Patent: T-Mobile Case Gives India Its First Section 3(m) Playbook
T-Mobile International challenged the refusal of its mobile-terminal patent under Section 3(m) of the Patents Act before the Delhi High Court. With no settled test in place, could…
Sole Loser: Delhi High Court Makes Crocs Pay Design Cancellation Costs to Bata
Crocs Inc. USA and M/S Bata India Ltd. fought over a footwear design for over a decade before the Delhi High Court. After Crocs' design registration was cancelled…
Deemed Abandonment of Patent Application
When Shiv Nadar University's patent application was deemed abandoned over a four-day delay in replying to an examination report, the Delhi High Court had to decide whether Section…
Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim Denied Over Flooring Formula
Tremco (CPG) India accused former employees and rival flooring manufacturers of misappropriating its trade secrets before the Madras High Court. Weighing a trade secret misappropriation claim over a…
Toyota’s ALPHARD Trademark Wins on Trans-Border Reputation Test
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Tech Square Engineering Pvt Ltd fought over the ALPHARD trademark at the Delhi High Court. Did grey imports and blog buzz prove trans-border…
Copyright Act Amendment: Here’s What We Know So Far, and What We Don’t
A letter to the Secretary, DPIIT signals that a Copyright Act amendment may be underway, though no draft Bill has been made public. Academics are urging an open,…
Pixel Perfect Prior Art – NEC’s Video Coding Patent rejected
NEC Corporation's appeal over the refusal of its video coding patent has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court, which confirmed that the invention lacks inventive step under…
Kurta Copycat or Coincidence? Gujarat High Court Redirects Meesho Design Suit
Satyam Fashion sought an interim injunction against Meesho Technologies over a registered kurta design, but Meesho pointed to its own marketplace listing to challenge the registration's validity. The…
When Your Own Patents Anticipate You: The Sulzer Mixpac Mixer Case
Sulzer Mixpac appealed the rejection of its static mixer patent to the Delhi High Court, arguing its own prior patents did not anticipate the claimed design. The court…