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Senior Trademark Associate Opening for Professionals with 5+ Years of Trademark Experience

Senior Trademark Associate Opening for Professionals with 5 Plus Years of Trademark Experience

BananaIP is hiring a Senior Trademark Associate for its Bengaluru office. The position is intended for professionals with at least 5 years of direct trademark experience who can manage clients, guide teams, and handle a wide range of Indian and international trademark matters. The role also values comfort with technology and the responsible use of AI tools to support better quality and efficient delivery in trademark practice.

10 Day IP Practice Courses to Build Practice Ready Professionals for an AI Enabled Practice

Many students and professionals study intellectual property law, but only a few receive training that prepares them for actual practice. To help bridge this gap, Intellepedia’s education and training team of experienced IP attorneys is seeking interest in proposed 10 day capsular courses designed to create practice ready IP attorneys and practitioners for an AI enabled practice.

No Reasons, No Refusal – and No Absolute Bar Anymore: Bombay HC on Atomic Energy & Nuclear Patent Rejections

Radioactive hazard symbol on yellow and dark grey striped background, illustrating patent rejection atomic energy India

Must the government explain why it refuses a patent on atomic energy grounds? In Huntington Alloys Corporation v. Union of India, the Bombay High Court held that even an absolute statutory power demands a reasoned order – and the SHANTI Act 2025 has since rewritten the rules on nuclear patentability entirely.

AI Inventorship and the DABUS Refusal in India: Patent Opponent’s Submissions in the Patent Office Order

In Patent Application No. 202017019068, Stephen L. Thaler named DABUS, an artificial intelligence system, as the inventor of a food container invention. Although the Indian Patent Office refused the pre-grant opposition filed by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala in a separate order, its order refusing the application substantially Includes/mentions the opponent’s statutory and comparative-law submissions on inventorship and proof of right.

No Copyright in a Golf Swing of Ideas

In the case of Gurbaaz Pratap Singh Mann vs Kunwar Raghav Bhandari and Ors., the Delhi High Court looked at whether the defendants had copied the plaintiff’s protected expression in a golf format. It held that similarities related to ideas and game mechanics do not amount to infringement. It found that the defendants had not reproduced any protectable expression from the plaintiff’s work.

Copy Paste Creativity Fails the Originality Test

In the case of Bombay Metal Works (P) Limited vs Tara Singh Prop. R.S. Industries (Regd), a dispute arose over competing packaging designs for bicycle parts. The petitioner challenged the respondent’s copyright registrations on the ground that the designs were copied. The court looked at whether the impugned works were original and whether the registrations could stand.

Inventorship of AI Technologies (DABUS): Submissions of the Opponent

In Patent Application No. 202017019068, Stephen L. Thaler named DABUS, an artificial intelligence system, as the inventor of a food container invention. The Opponent challenges that position by arguing that Indian patent law recognises only human inventors, and that an AI system cannot furnish the inventorship, entitlement, or proof of right needed to sustain a patent application.

Inventorship of DABUS in India: Can an AI System Be the True and First Inventor?

In the case of Patent Application No. 202017019068, Stephen L. Thaler sought a patent for a food container invention and named DABUS, an artificial intelligence system, as the inventor. That choice led to objections on whether an AI system can be recognised as an inventor in India, whether rights can flow from such inventorship, and whether the same issue could be raised through a pre grant opposition.

Captcha Blocks, Accessibility Knocks: Will CGPDTM Open the Door?

Featured image showing that CAPTCHA on the CGPDTM Trade Marks portal blocks blind users from accessing online IP services, raising the question of digital accessibility.

In the case of Masoom Reza v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, the dispute centred on whether the IP Office Trade Marks filing and search systems could be used in a meaningful way by a person with disability. The complaint challenged inaccessible CAPTCHA features, the lack of effective alternatives, and the resulting denial of equal access to essential online services. The court examined the statutory duties governing digital accessibility and issued detailed corrective directions. This order follows the Karnataka High Court judgement in Dr Kalyan C. Kankanala v. Union of India, where the Office of the CGPDTM filed an affidavit stating that it had issued accessibility and reasonable accommodation guidelines and would make its websites accessible to persons with disabilities.

Seeing Red: Calcutta High Court Upholds Exide’s Trade Dress Injunction Against Amaron

Red and green automotive batteries facing each other divided by a sharp line — illustrating the trade dress passing off dispute between Exide and Amaron at the Calcutta High Court.

Can a battery brand spend years telling consumers that red means Exide, and then quietly launch its own red product line? The Calcutta High Court’s Division Bench says no, upholding Exide’s interim injunction against Amaron maker Amara Raja in a significant trade dress passing off ruling.