Deemed Abandonment of Patent Application
When Shiv Nadar University's patent application was deemed abandoned over a four-day delay in replying to an examination report, the Delhi High Court had to decide whether Section…
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Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim Denied Over Flooring Formula
Tremco (CPG) India accused former employees and rival flooring manufacturers of misappropriating its trade secrets before the Madras High Court. Weighing a trade secret misappropriation claim over a…
Toyota’s ALPHARD Trademark Wins on Trans-Border Reputation Test
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Tech Square Engineering Pvt Ltd fought over the ALPHARD trademark at the Delhi High Court. Did grey imports and blog buzz prove trans-border…
Copyright Act Amendment: Here’s What We Know So Far, and What We Don’t
A letter to the Secretary, DPIIT signals that a Copyright Act amendment may be underway, though no draft Bill has been made public. Academics are urging an open,…
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…
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…
AI Training, Copyright and Fair Dealing: Delhi High Court Refuses Injunction Against OpenAI
In the case of ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI OPCO LLC, the Delhi High Court considered whether an artificial intelligence model may learn from copyright protected works…