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In the case of Deakin University v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, the Madras High Court asked whether a foreign applicant should lose its…
Can a stamp authority charge duty on a sale that has not yet happened? The Gujarat authorities treated an agreement to sell a garment division, with its land…
Where two arcs meet on a jeans pocket became central to this trademark dispute. Reading the permitted and prohibited designs in a settlement agreement together, the Delhi High…
Philip Morris’s patent concerned a tobacco article meant to be heated electrically, with a wrapper designed to make it harder to ignite with a flame. ITC argued that…
Can a company resist a name-change direction because another company’s complaint set the process in motion? In this dispute between two DNA testing companies, the Delhi High Court…
Cassiopea’s proposed treatment for androgenetic alopecia uses a high concentration of cortexolone-17-α-propionate dissolved in a topical formulation with specified solvents and additives. The Controller rejected its patent application…
What can AI tell us about the value of a patent, and what happens when it produces code without naming its author? This week’s stories follow the EPO’s…
Dharma’s Jigra used “Doctors Without Borders” as part of a fictional prison escape. The Delhi High Court declined to restrain the references, but did not accept that the…
Dabur’s NEEM toothpaste met a legal brush with Jyothy’s registered marks. The Bombay High Court found a prima facie case of infringement and passing off concerning Dabur’s prominent…
In the case of Pares Chandra Das & Anr. v. New Central Book Agency Private Limited & Ors., the author wrote the books, licensed their publication, stated that…