Pixel Perfect Prior Art – NEC’s Video Coding Patent rejected
NEC Corporation's appeal over the refusal of its video coding patent has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court, which confirmed that the invention lacks inventive step under…
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Kurta Copycat or Coincidence? Gujarat High Court Redirects Meesho Design Suit
Satyam Fashion sought an interim injunction against Meesho Technologies over a registered kurta design, but Meesho pointed to its own marketplace listing to challenge the registration's validity. The…
When Your Own Patents Anticipate You: The Sulzer Mixpac Mixer Case
Sulzer Mixpac appealed the rejection of its static mixer patent to the Delhi High Court, arguing its own prior patents did not anticipate the claimed design. The court…
Za or Zo? Delhi High Court Untangles the Zara Zora Trademark Case
Industria de Diseno Textil (Inditex), owner of ZARA, challenged the Trade Marks Registry and Aggarwal Bag House before the Delhi High Court in the Zara Zora trademark dispute…
When Employees walk out, Do Trade Secrets walk out with them?
Karix Mobile accused three former employees and rival OneXtel of misusing trade secrets after a major client vanished overnight. Telangana High Court examines whether breach of confidence can…
The ‘Principal choice’ is Officer’s Choice!
Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited took on a rival bottler’s “Principal Choice” mark in a fight over its famous Officer’s Choice trademark. With the defendants silent and unrebutted,…
Genus, Meet Species: Court Weighs Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Patent
Novo Nordisk A/S took Dr Reddy's Laboratories to the Delhi High Court over its Semaglutide patent, seeking to block generic imports of the anti-diabetic drug. Would the court…
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.…
Seeing Red! 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…