DISPOWAY Trademark Disposal Set Aside: Hearing Notice Not Received
The Delhi High Court set aside the refusal of the DISPOWAY trademark application due to non-receipt of the hearing notice. The case has been remanded for a fresh…
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A doped order on method of doping, court clarifies
The Madras High Court upheld the Patent Office’s refusal of IIT Madras’s patent application for a method of doping potassium into ammonium perchlorate. The judgment clarifies the application…
Jumbo Tramples Haathi Trademark Registration
The Calcutta High Court set aside the Registrar's decision in a trademark dispute involving similar elephant marks for tea products. The court held that the respondent's mark was…
Green Cross Crosses court’s bridge to win appeal
The Madras High Court set aside the patent refusal order against Green Cross, highlighting errors in the assessment of inventive step and technical disclosure. The case has been…
Evaluating Trademark Infringement: Holistic View and Goods Differentiation to Determine Likelihood of Confusion
The Gujarat High Court clarified that trademark infringement requires a holistic comparison of marks and their respective goods or services. The court found no likelihood of confusion between…
Full and Transparent Disclosure of Material Facts for Ex-parte Injunctions
The Bombay High Court vacated an ex-parte injunction in a trademark dispute due to Atyati's suppression of material facts regarding Cognizant's prior logo use. This decision reiterates the…
Clarifying Product-by-Process Patent Claims in India – West Bengal Chemicals v. GTZ
The Calcutta High Court has clarified the standards for product-by-process patent claims in India, focusing on the necessity of expert evidence in infringement cases. The decision in West…
Knowledge Transfer by Former Employee Cannot Be Enforced, Rules the Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that a former employee cannot be compelled to transfer knowledge by mandatory injunction, as such enforcement equates to personal service contracts, which…
Novartis says No to Novarish
The Bombay High Court granted Novartis an injunction against Novarish Healthcare for trademark infringement and passing off. The court found the marks deceptively similar and protected Novartis's established…
Did Emerge Classes’ mark fail the ‘passing off’ test?
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court upheld an injunction against Emerge Classes in a trademark passing off dispute, emphasising goodwill and deceptive similarity. The Court found that overall…