Steering the divide: Steer Engineering’s divisional application denied by Court
Madras High Court upheld the refusal of Steer Engineering’s divisional patent application, affirming lack of inventive step and overlap with the parent filing.
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No double riding! Court clarifies on patent revocation plea in case involving Philips
In the case of Versuni Holding B.V. Trading as Preethi v. Maya Appliances Private Limited, the patent holder had already sued for infringement before the Delhi High Court.…
Volkswagen vs Maruti Suzuki: When MOTION met TRANSFORMOTION, Similarity missed the bus!
In the case of Volkswagen AG v. The Registrar of Trade Marks and Anr., Volkswagen opposed Maruti Suzuki’s application for TRANSFORMOTION in Class 12 on the ground that…
Images Copyright and AI Getty Vs. Stable Diffusion
In the case of Getty Images v Stability AI Ltd, Getty Images sued Stability AI, the developer of the Stable Diffusion generative AI model, alleging that the system…
Mere Admixture or True Innovation? Crystal Crop’s Herbicidal Composition Fails the Synergy Test
The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed a simple patent lesson: mixing known compounds will not do unless the mix delivers something unexpectedly better. In Crystal Crop, the claimed…
When Chatbots Sing Songs AI Outputs and Copyright Liability
In the case of GEMA v OpenAI entities operating ChatGPT, the collecting society GEMA sued the operators of a generative AI chatbot for reproducing protected song lyrics through…
Amendment of claims at Appellate Stage under section 59 of the Patents Act
In the case of Daikin Industries Ltd. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the Indian Patent Office refused Daikin’s patent application relating to a shell and plate…
Can Anyone Own the “Forest”? Delhi High Court Applies Anti Dissection Rule in Forest Essentials case
The Delhi High Court recently refused to grant an interim injunction in the dispute between Forest Essentials and Baby Forest Ayurveda. The court held that “BABY FOREST” was…
Dead Company Dead Mark: Trademark cannot survive a Non Existent Owner or unrecorded trademark assignment
In the case of Tibbs Food Private Limited vs D Lite Frankies and Foods Private Limited, the petitioner sought removal of a trademark registered for “D Lite Frankies…
First Owner of Copyright in Film Music: Delhi HC in Saregama v Ilaiyaraja
Section 17(b) and 17(c) of the Copyright Act, 1957 was applied by the Delhi High Court to treat the producer as the first owner of copyright in film…