Bisleri International Private Limited approached the Bombay High Court after a Karnataka manufacturer began selling packaged drinking water under 'BISLIE', a mark built by shuffling two letters of…
Gaurav Mishra · 27 Aug 2026
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,…
Gaurav Mishra · 3 Aug 2026
In the case of M/s. Emami Agrotech Limited v. The Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Range III, Hooghly & Ors., a registered copyright assignment deed led to a…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 2 Jun 2026
The Delhi High Court granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favor of HBO, to protect Euphoria from online piracy ahead of its India release. The court…
Intellepedia · 10 Apr 2026
The Calcutta High Court clarified that GUIs are not per se excluded from design registration under the Designs Act, 2000, strengthening GUI protection in India.
Anjali Santhosh · 27 Mar 2026
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…
Intellepedia · 5 Mar 2026
The Shatrughan Sinha digital impersonation ruling confirms that personality rights are enforceable against AI-driven misuse and commercial exploitation in the digital age.
Intellepedia · 27 Feb 2026
In the case of Marico Limited vs Minolta Natural Care, the court examined whether the defendants’ Jasmine and Hair Protection hair oil products unlawfully copied the distinctive trade…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 20 Jan 2026
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court in Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited affirmed the Gujarat High Court’s decision rejecting an application under Order VII…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 16 Apr 2025
The Delhi High Court held that a sanyasi can own and assign copyright in India, as seen in the case of Srila Prabhupada and the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.…
Intellepedia · 3 Jun 2024