Can a Religious Name Work as a Brand?
In GEF Foods India v. Annapurna Swadisht, the Madras High Court asked whether a goddess's name can work as a brand for snacks and spices. The Annapurna trademark…
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Cancer, Costs and Compulsion: Kerala High Court Opens the Section 100 Patents Act Door
In In Re Exorbitant Pricing of Life Saving Patented Medicines, the Kerala High Court asked whether the Section 100 Patents Act lets the Union of India make and…
What Happens In Liechtenstein Doesn’t Stay In Liechtenstein!
Apple filed the iPhone Duo trademark in Liechtenstein months before launch. Explore the six-month priority rule, its Indian implications, and key lessons for innovators.
A Recipe for Trouble: Patents and Trade Secrets at Calcutta HC
In the case of NOCIL Ltd v. Finorchem Ltd and Anr, the Calcutta High Court considered whether a rival that plans to make the same rubber chemical, and…
Sleeping on Your Marks? Why Trademark Rectification Acquiescence Can Beat Even a Well-Known Mark
The Madras High Court dismissed RPG Enterprises Limited's rectification petition against RPG Marble Pvt. Ltd., asking whether fifteen years of inaction after a 2002 legal notice bars removal…
Same Pot, Same Recipe? Process Patent Infringement Catches Finorchem in NOCIL’s 4-ADPA Dispute
In NOCIL Ltd v Finorchem Ltd, the Calcutta High Court asked whether a rival planning to make the same rubber chemical, with the patentee’s former senior employee on…
Well-Known Trade Mark Protection Across Classes: ACC Case Ruling
ACC Limited sued ACC Steel Pvt. Ltd. over TMT bars sold under "ACC TMT 500". On appeal, the Karnataka High Court considered whether a well-known trade mark registered…
Not Burnt Out Yet: Madras HC Says an Agent’s Silence Should Not Extinguish a Patent Application
In the case of Deakin University v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, the Madras High Court asked whether a foreign applicant should lose its…
A Promise to Sell Is Not a Sale: Gujarat High Court on Stamp Duty in the Arvind Brands Case
Can a stamp authority charge duty on a sale that has not yet happened? The Gujarat authorities treated an agreement to sell a garment division, with its land…
Silent Answer, Loud Delay: What the Xiaomi Find Device Patent Case Teaches Patentees
The Delhi High Court Division Bench refused Conqueror Innovations an interim injunction against Xiaomi's Find Device feature. The question was whether remote lock, ring and erase tools infringe…