A Recipe for Trouble: Patents and Trade Secrets at Calcutta HC
In the case of NOCIL Ltd v. Finorchem Ltd and Anr, the Calcutta High Court considered whether a rival that plans to make the same rubber chemical, and…
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Sleeping on Your Marks? Why Trademark Rectification Acquiescence Can Beat Even a Well-Known Mark
The Madras High Court dismissed RPG Enterprises Limited's rectification petition against RPG Marble Pvt. Ltd., asking whether fifteen years of inaction after a 2002 legal notice bars removal…
Same Pot, Same Recipe? Process Patent Infringement Catches Finorchem in NOCIL’s 4-ADPA Dispute
In NOCIL Ltd v Finorchem Ltd, the Calcutta High Court asked whether a rival planning to make the same rubber chemical, with the patentee’s former senior employee on…
Well-Known Trade Mark Protection Across Classes: ACC Case Ruling
ACC Limited sued ACC Steel Pvt. Ltd. over TMT bars sold under "ACC TMT 500". On appeal, the Karnataka High Court considered whether a well-known trade mark registered…
Not Burnt Out Yet: Madras HC Says an Agent’s Silence Should Not Extinguish a Patent Application
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…
A Promise to Sell Is Not a Sale: Gujarat High Court on Stamp Duty in the Arvind Brands Case
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…
Silent Answer, Loud Delay: What the Xiaomi Find Device Patent Case Teaches Patentees
The Delhi High Court Division Bench refused Conqueror Innovations an interim injunction against Xiaomi's Find Device feature. The question was whether remote lock, ring and erase tools infringe…
No Entry at Madras Gate: INDIA GATE Trademark Infringement Case
KRBL Limited, owner of the INDIA GATE rice brand, took a Chennai trader's Madras Gate mark to Delhi's Patiala House Commercial Court. The INDIA GATE trademark infringement dispute…
From Cow to Incense: Madras HC Backs KMF In Nandini Trademark Case
Can a dairy cooperative stop an incense-stick maker from using its own famous brand name? In the Nandini trademark case, the Madras High Court revives KMF's opposition, distinguishing…
No Shortcuts: Delhi High Court Says a Section 14 Hearing Can’t Be Skipped, Even After Pre-Grant Opposition
Delhi High Court reviews whether the Controller of Patents could refuse Fresenius Kabi Ipsum Srl's sugammadex process patent without a separate Section 14 hearing, despite hearing a competitor's…