The Bombay High Court, in AIC246 AG & Co. KG v. The Patent Office of India, has set aside a patent rejection that bypassed the mandatory Section 14 examination hearing, ruling that a pre-grant opposition hearing under Section 25(1) cannot substitute for an applicant’s statutory right to be heard before refusal.
Read more about Promised and Forgotten: How a Pre-Grant Opposition swallowed a hearingAuthor: Gaurav Mishra
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.
Caught without a Helmet: The false pleadings that sank RYNOX’s Trademark suit
Rynox Gears and Steelite India both hold registered trademarks for motorcycle-related products – RYNOX and RHYNOX respectively. When Rynox sued Steelite for trademark infringement and passing off before the Bombay High Court, the court had to ask: can one registered proprietor infringe another’s mark, and did Rynox’s own pleadings doom its case?
Read more about Caught without a Helmet: The false pleadings that sank RYNOX’s Trademark suitMold-Tek Wins Patent Infringement Injunction Against Former Distributor
In Mold-Tek Packaging Limited v. Pronton Plast Pack Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi High Court found both tamper-evident packaging patents valid and prima facie infringed, granted an interim injunction, and rejected the Gillette Defence, in a patent infringement case where the rival’s CEO was once the plaintiff’s own authorised distributor.
Read more about Mold-Tek Wins Patent Infringement Injunction Against Former DistributorSenior Trademark Associate Opening for Professionals with 5+ Years of Trademark Experience
BananaIP is hiring a Senior Trademark Associate for its Bengaluru office. The position is intended for professionals with at least 5 years of direct trademark experience who can manage clients, guide teams, and handle a wide range of Indian and international trademark matters. The role also values comfort with technology and the responsible use of AI tools to support better quality and efficient delivery in trademark practice.
Read more about Senior Trademark Associate Opening for Professionals with 5+ Years of Trademark ExperienceDelhi HC Orders Xiaomi to Pay ₹272 Crore in Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Dispute
The Delhi High Court has ordered Xiaomi to deposit ₹272 crore as pro tem security in a standard essential patent infringement suit filed by Malikie Innovations Ltd., which holds BlackBerry’s cellular SEP portfolio. Did Xiaomi’s own move in a Chinese court inadvertently seal the outcome?
Read more about Delhi HC Orders Xiaomi to Pay ₹272 Crore in Standard Essential Patent (SEP) DisputeNo Passport for Trademark Exhaustion – Delhi HC Resets the Rules
When a Chinese manufacturer’s Indian agent registers the STELLADEXIN trademark and the manufacturer later authorises a rival to sell the same cookers in India, who can claim infringement? The Delhi High Court Division Bench answers that question and, in doing so, resets the limits of international exhaustion and prior user under Indian trademark law.
Read more about No Passport for Trademark Exhaustion – Delhi HC Resets the RulesAll the Trappings! Bombay High Court Bars Second Patent Appeals
When the Bombay High Court dismissed a patent applicant’s appeal after a Single Judge upheld the Controller’s refusal, the applicant tried a second round before the Division Bench. The court’s answer, drawing on Section 100A CPC and the “trappings of a Civil Court” doctrine closes a significant procedural door for Indian patent litigants.
Read more about All the Trappings! Bombay High Court Bars Second Patent AppealsDung Deal: Delhi High Court Remands Cattle Manure Battery Patent
The Delhi High Court has set aside a post-grant revocation of a patent covering a cattle manure-derived hard carbon process for sodium-ion batteries, finding that the Deputy Controller failed to apply the mandatory five-step inventive step test. The case raises sharp questions about procedural rigour in post-grant opposition proceedings under the Patents Act, 1970.
Read more about Dung Deal: Delhi High Court Remands Cattle Manure Battery PatentWhy Owning a Logo Doesn’t Mean Owning Its Letters – the A TO Z’ Trademark Dispute
Can a pharmaceutical giant claim exclusive rights over the letters ‘A’ and ‘Z’? The Delhi High Court, in Alkem Laboratories v. Prevego Healthcare, refused an interim injunction in an ‘A TO Z’ trademark dispute, holding the phrase descriptive and the rival mark non-infringing under Indian trademark law.
Read more about Why Owning a Logo Doesn’t Mean Owning Its Letters – the A TO Z’ Trademark DisputeDesign Is Not a Shield: Delhi High Court on Patent Infringement in the Packaging Industry
In Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd v. Neway Industries Pvt. Ltd, the Delhi High Court examined two cross-appeals arising from a patent infringement dispute over tamper-evident packaging closures. The central question: can a design registration protect a product against a patent infringement claim? The court’s answer carries serious implications for the packaging industry.
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