Who is the best POSTMAN?
A two-decade fight between the Oomerbhoy family's 'POSTMAN' groundnut oil brand and a rival's 'Super Postman' mark reached the Delhi High Court, testing abandonment, deceptive similarity, and rectification.…
Delhi High Court
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Seeing Red! How BlackBerry’s Messaging Patent Failed India’s Section 3(k) Technical Effect Test
The Delhi High Court dismissed BlackBerry's appeal against the refusal of its patent for colour-coding email recipients on handheld devices, holding that the invention lacked inventive step and…
Ceiling Fan Design Infringement: Delhi HC Rules Against Crompton
When Orient Electric accused Crompton Greaves of copying its AEON ceiling fan design, the Delhi High Court examined whether combining scattered prior-art features could defeat the claim, and…
Quia Timet Patent Injunction Stops Intas’s Dabrafenib Launch
Novartis AG sought a quia timet patent injunction against Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited before the Delhi High Court, alleging that regulatory filings and an investigation report revealed imminent infringement…
ITC’s Dakshin Restaurant Case: Too Much Trademark Spice, Too Little Copyright Proof
In the case of ITC Limited and Anr. v. Adyar Gate Hotels Limited, the dispute arose from a restaurant that carried the same name through a long hotel…
Use It or Lose It: Prior Use Trademark India Principles Seal FIELDMARSHAL Victory for PM Diesels
In a dispute stretching over four decades, the Delhi High Court ruled on the battle between PM Diesels Private Limited and Thukral Mechanical Works over the FIELDMARSHAL trademark…
Your Own Website as Your Worst Enemy: Novamax and the Design Registration Prior Publication Problem
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Novamax Industries LLP's suit for infringement of its cooler design registration, holding that the plaintiff's own invoices and website disclosed the design…
In Vitro, Out of Order: Delhi HC Remands Section 3(i) Diagnostic Methods Patent Refusal in FTIR Skin Cancer Case
The Delhi High Court sets aside the Controller’s blanket refusal of an FTIR spectral analysis patent for skin cancer tissue characterization, holding that the Controller misapplied the Section…
When Six Herbs Walked Into the Patent Office and Synergy Did Not Show Up
In the case of Shaafi Naturcure LLP v Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the applicant claimed that six known herbs, when combined in specific proportions, produced a…
Product-to-Claim Mapping: Delhi HC Vacates Biosimilar Injunction on Cancer Drug
The Delhi High Court's Division Bench held that product-to-claim mapping is indispensable for patent infringement, even in anticipatory suits. In a dispute between Zydus Lifesciences and E.R. Squibb…