Photographer Copyright: Clicked by One, Owned by Another?
In the case of The Cinema Resource Centre v. Ganga Rudraiah, an album of film photographs travelled into an archive after being purchased from a scrap dealer. The…
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Barbecue vs Barbeque: Bombay High Court Grills Trial Court Over Trademark Injunction Denial
When a Nagpur eatery's three-decade-old 'Barbecue' brand collided with a cloud kitchen's 'Barbeque Gokulpeth' listing on Zomato and Swiggy, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench had to decide…
Two Painkillers, One Crystal, Zero Patent
Esteve Pharmaceuticals took its rejected co-crystal patent for tramadol and celecoxib to the Delhi High Court, arguing the combination showed real synergy. The court had to decide whether…
DABUS Can Create, but Can It Author? India Decides the AI Copyright Question
An artwork generated by DABUS cleared the limited originality threshold under Section 13, but the application to register it still failed. An AI system is neither a natural…
Clicks vs Courts – Delhi High Court Sends Territorial Jurisdiction in Online IP Suits to a Larger Bench
When Hindustan Unilever sued Kwick Living over an ad campaign disparaging Vim and Surf Excel, a fight over territorial jurisdiction in IP suits eclipsed the merits. Facing conflicting…
Prove it or lose it: Bombay High Court on “Common General Knowledge”
In Deepak Nitrite Limited v. The Assistant Controller General of Patents and Designs, the Bombay High Court set aside a Section 15 refusal that rested on an unsourced…
From the Golden Temple to Television: Gurbani Kirtan, Broadcast Rights, and the Religious Ceremony Exception
In the case of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Anr. v. Galactic Television and Communications Pvt. Ltd. and Ors., Gurbani Kirtan streamed from the Golden Temple became the…
Bisleri vs ‘Bislie’: Two Swapped Letters, One Clear Case of Trademark Infringement
Bisleri International Private Limited approached the Bombay High Court after a Karnataka manufacturer began selling packaged drinking water under 'BISLIE', a mark built by shuffling two letters of…
Not a Mere Discovery: Delhi High Court Revisits Section 3(c) Patentability for Recombinant Proteins
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. challenged the Controller of Patents' refusal of its insecticidal protein application before the Delhi High Court, testing the limits of Section 3(c) patentability for…
No Source, No Patent: Calcutta HC Says Fraunhofer Was ‘Shooting in the Dark’ on Bioreactor Biomass Patent
A bioreactor patent promising faster biomass growth through radiation exposure has been refused by the Calcutta High Court for failing to explain how the invention actually works, and…