Sole Loser: Delhi High Court Makes Crocs Pay Design Cancellation Costs to Bata
Crocs Inc. USA and M/S Bata India Ltd. fought over a footwear design for over a decade before the Delhi High Court. After Crocs' design registration was cancelled…
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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…
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…
Patent or Design? Court Sends Titan’s Jewellery Assembly Case Back to the Drawing Board
Titan Company Limited took its rejected “Jewellery Assembly” application to the Madras High Court, testing whether a cost-saving gemstone arrangement was patent or design subject matter. Did the…
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…
XX Marks the Spot – Did the XX-Rib Design Ever Deserve Its Registration?
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the Deputy Controller's refusal to cancel a registered design for an XX-Rib pattern on TMT construction rods, finding that the Controller…
Trade Dress Passing Off: Delhi HC Restrains GAINDA from Copying HARPIC, COLIN & LIZOL Get-Up
The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining Grand Chemical Works from selling cleaning products under the 'GAINDA' mark in trade dresses copying the distinctive get-up…
Court Rules GUIs Eligible for Design Registration : No More Blanket Rejections
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.
Intellepedia’s Top Industrial Design Articles of 2025: A Year in Review
A curated overview of India’s most significant industrial design law cases of 2025, highlighting key rulings on novelty, infringement, and coexistence of IP rights.
Atomberg fans or Luker fans, whose “fan” are you?
The Bombay High Court dismissed Atomberg's appeal against the denial of an interim injunction in a design infringement case against Luker. The court ruled that Atomberg’s fan design…