In recent times, there has been a spate of litigation surrounding the e-commerce space and immunities afforded to intermediaries. As almost everything can […]
The Rise of E-commerce and Intermediary Liability
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Subservient Patent Vs Dominant Patent
Improvements in the old inventions remained the hall mark of most of the patents barring few breakthroughs which are game changers or pioneer’s […]
Right of commercial speech wins over generic disparagement
The fundamental law of comparative advertising is that while a person may exaggerate the claims relating to his own goods, such exaggeration must […]
RTI- Powers to the Governed versus Alleged intention to dilute it by Government
Recently, the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by both the houses Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha which seeks to […]
iTerm too descriptive for internet insurance policies
On 19 August 2019, the Bombay High Court in a noteworthy decision held that the mark iTerm used by the plaintiff, Aegon Life […]
A Comparative Review of the New Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure (2019) – Key Changes
The Patent Office has been committed to revise the Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure (hereinafter the Manual) from time to time […]
Procedure Guidelines for Bi-Lateral patent prosecution Highway (PPH) between India and Japan
By: Joginder Singh & Piyush Sharma Since the signing of the pilot PPH program agreement between Japan and India in late 2018, Applicants having […]
The risk of giving ground in patent applications
Patent applicants should be meticulous in defining the scope of their applications. Patent examiners are vigilant in ensuring that such scope does not […]
Summary Of Judicial Position On Action Against Passing Off A Design Under The Designs Law In India
It can be said that the remedy of Passing off was once considered to be a “common law remedy” which was available only […]
Patent Linkage and Indian Laws
Patent linkage may be regarded as a link between the marketing approval of the generic product and the patent status of the originator […]