Under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, trademarks that are likely to deceive the public or cause confusion as to the geographical origin of […]
Madras High Court Declines to Interfere in Trademark Opposition Proceedings of the Trade Marks Registry
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Registration, Prior Use and Trademark Enforcement: Delhi High Court Examines the Scope of Trademark Protection
Trademark disputes commonly require courts to balance competing claims of registration, prior use, reputation, and honest adoption. Indian trademark law recognises the rights […]
Prior Use, Passing Off and Interim Relief: Delhi High Court Examines Competing Claims over Mark
The law of passing off under Section 27(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 protects the goodwill and reputation associated with marks that […]
Divisional Patent Application Survives Refusal: Delhi High Court Orders Reconsideration
The Delhi High Court once again remanded a patent application back to the Patent Office after finding infirmities in the refusal order. The […]
Controller Cannot Exceed the Remit and Scope of Remand Order, Holds Bombay High Court
With multiple patent matters being remanded to the Patent Office, the question of what amounts to reopening the examination process beyond the remit […]
Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Key Proposed Changes for Companies, LLPs, IFSC Entities and Auditors
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (the Bill) proposes significant amendments to the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (LLP Act) and the Companies […]
Marijuana Detection Breathalyser’ Patent Resurrected: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refusal Order
The patent application filed by University of North Texas for “Technologies for Rapid Detection and Quantitation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Using Breath […]
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Refusal for Lack of Scientific Reasoning and Impermissible Hindsight Analysis
The Delhi High Court in Biotyx Medical (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs [C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 47/2024], once again dug into […]
Calcutta High Court Clarifies IPRS’s Right to Claim Royalties for Underlying Musical and Literary Works in Sound Recordings
Commercial use of music generally involves more than one layer of copyright. For instance, a song may exist as a sound recording but […]
Bombay High Court Holds Rule 45 Deadline under Trade Marks Rules to be Directory, Not Mandatory
Procedural timelines in trademark proceedings serve an important purpose by ensuring that opposition and rectification proceedings move in an orderly manner and parties […]