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…
Gaurav Mishra · 1 Sep 2026
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…
Intellepedia · 31 Aug 2026
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…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 28 Aug 2026
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…
Gaurav Mishra · 27 Aug 2026
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…
Gaurav Mishra · 26 Aug 2026
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…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 24 Aug 2026
In the case of Alder Biochem Private Limited v. Zydus Healthcare Limited & Ors., BIOCHEM had been part of the pharmaceutical market for several decades before Alder adopted…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 21 Aug 2026
Elgi Ultra Private Limited sued Harish Joshi before the Madras High Court after he claimed its pressure cooker patent as his own idea on Facebook. Did the court…
Gaurav Mishra · 20 Aug 2026
Parle Products and Avon Agro Industries both sought the '20-20' trademark on a 'proposed to be used' basis. The Delhi High Court's Division Bench weighs seventeen years of…
Gaurav Mishra · 19 Aug 2026
In the case of T-Mobile International AG and Co. KG v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and Another, the Delhi High Court addressed a…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 15 Aug 2026