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From 2 October 2026, applicants pursuing design registrations in India will ordinarily receive First Examination Reports only through email. The change forms part of the IP Office's move…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.