Ferrero S.P.A. took on jar manufacturers before the Delhi High Court over a Nutella jar trademark infringement dispute involving lookalike glass jars sold industry-wide as “Nutella jars.” The…
Gaurav Mishra · 14 Sep 2026
Dabur’s NEEM toothpaste met a legal brush with Jyothy’s registered marks. The Bombay High Court found a prima facie case of infringement and passing off concerning Dabur’s prominent…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 14 Sep 2026
In the case of Pares Chandra Das & Anr. v. New Central Book Agency Private Limited & Ors., the author wrote the books, licensed their publication, stated that…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 11 Sep 2026
In the case of The Cinema Resource Centre v. Ganga Rudraiah, an album of film photographs travelled into an archive after being purchased from a scrap dealer. The…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 10 Sep 2026
Alongside the draft pharmaceutical guidelines, the CGPDTM has released Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Biotechnology, 2026 for public comment. The draft substantially…
Gaurav Mishra · 9 Sep 2026
The Trade Marks Registry has announced Friday hearings for pending opposition matters involving settlement or withdrawal. Its notice dated 31 August 2026 sets out the hearing schedule, document…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 8 Sep 2026
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has released Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Pharmaceuticals, 2026…
Gaurav Mishra · 7 Sep 2026
When a Nagpur eatery's three-decade-old 'Barbecue' brand collided with a cloud kitchen's 'Barbeque Gokulpeth' listing on Zomato and Swiggy, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench had to decide…
Gaurav Mishra · 4 Sep 2026
Esteve Pharmaceuticals took its rejected co-crystal patent for tramadol and celecoxib to the Delhi High Court, arguing the combination showed real synergy. The court had to decide whether…
Gaurav Mishra · 3 Sep 2026
An artwork generated by DABUS cleared the limited originality threshold under Section 13, but the application to register it still failed. An AI system is neither a natural…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 2 Sep 2026