Who is the best POSTMAN?
A two-decade fight between the Oomerbhoy family's 'POSTMAN' groundnut oil brand and a rival's 'Super Postman' mark reached the Delhi High Court, testing abandonment, deceptive similarity, and rectification.…
Case Reviews
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Colour Blind? How BlackBerry’s Messaging Patent Failed India’s Section 3(k) Technical Effect Test
The Delhi High Court dismissed BlackBerry's appeal against the refusal of its patent for colour-coding email recipients on handheld devices, holding that the invention lacked inventive step and…
Ceiling Fan Design Infringement: Delhi HC Rules Against Crompton
When Orient Electric accused Crompton Greaves of copying its AEON ceiling fan design, the Delhi High Court examined whether combining scattered prior-art features could defeat the claim, and…
Quia Timet Patent Injunction Stops Intas’s Dabrafenib Launch
Novartis AG sought a quia timet patent injunction against Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited before the Delhi High Court, alleging that regulatory filings and an investigation report revealed imminent infringement…
One Letter Short of Original: A SUPREME Trademark infringement
The Supreme Industries Limited took on a PVC pipe maker’s registered “SUPREMES GOLD” mark before the Bombay High Court, testing whether a single added letter could defeat a…
Patent or Design? Court Sends Titan’s Jewellery Assembly Case Back to the Drawing Board
Titan Company Limited took its rejected “Jewellery Assembly” application to the Madras High Court, testing whether a cost-saving gemstone arrangement was patent or design subject matter. Did the…
Where’s It From? Calcutta High Court Ties Biological Material Disclosure to Patent Survival
Fraunhofer's bioreactor patent application met rejection at the Calcutta High Court's IP Division, which weighed whether biological material disclosure of source and geographical origin is mandatory under the…
ITC’s Dakshin Restaurant Case: Too Much Trademark Spice, Too Little Copyright Proof
In the case of ITC Limited and Anr. v. Adyar Gate Hotels Limited, the dispute arose from a restaurant that carried the same name through a long hotel…
Use It or Lose It: Prior Use Trademark India Principles Seal FIELDMARSHAL Victory for PM Diesels
In a dispute stretching over four decades, the Delhi High Court ruled on the battle between PM Diesels Private Limited and Thukral Mechanical Works over the FIELDMARSHAL trademark…
Your Own Website as Your Worst Enemy: Novamax and the Design Registration Prior Publication Problem
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Novamax Industries LLP's suit for infringement of its cooler design registration, holding that the plaintiff's own invoices and website disclosed the design…