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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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…
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…
Comparative Advertising Disparagement: Beco v. Surf Excel and Vim
Hindustan Unilever Limited has won an interim injunction against Kwick Living’s Beco brand before the Delhi High Court, in a comparative advertising disparagement fight over Surf Excel and…
Stitching Pattern Trademarks: Levi’s Has KILLER and INTEGRITI in Knots, LAWMAN Slips Through
Where two arcs meet on a jeans pocket became central to this trademark dispute. Reading the permitted and prohibited designs in a settlement agreement together, the Delhi High…
A Brush with NEEM: Jyothy Gets Interim Trademark Protection Against Dabur
Dabur’s NEEM toothpaste met a legal brush with Jyothy’s registered marks. The Bombay High Court found a prima facie case of infringement and passing off concerning Dabur’s prominent…
Who Moved My Copyright? The Author, the Publisher and the Missing Assignment Deed
In the case of Pares Chandra Das & Anr. v. New Central Book Agency Private Limited & Ors., the author wrote the books, licensed their publication, stated that…
A Little Biology, Some Chemistry, and a Trademark Called BIOCHEM
In the case of Alder Biochem Private Limited v. Zydus Healthcare Limited & Ors., BIOCHEM had been part of the pharmaceutical market for several decades before Alder adopted…
Sculpture, Copyright, and the Statue That Changed Hands
In the case of Ashok Balakrishnan, Proprietor v. Union of India and 2 Others, the dispute began with a miniature and moved to plans for much larger statues.…
Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim Denied Over Flooring Formula
Tremco (CPG) India accused former employees and rival flooring manufacturers of misappropriating its trade secrets before the Madras High Court. Weighing a trade secret misappropriation claim over a…