Burger King Corporation, (“Plaintiff”), filed a suit before the Delhi High Court against the defendants for registering misleading domain names similar to the Plaintiff’s BURGER KING mark. It was the case of the Plaintiff that it has been continuously and extensively using…
Read MoreThe law of copyright focuses on protecting a creator’s rights in original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, cinematograph films and sound recordings. It also confers rights on the copyright holder against unauthorised reproduction, communication to the public, adaptation and translation of…
Read MoreOur Associate, Parth Agrawal discusses “New .INDRP Rules – A Step in the Right Direction?” India has announced many changes to the rules governing proceedings under the .IN Dispute Resolution Policy (“INDRP”) administered by the Internet Exchange of India (“NIXI”). These changes…
Read MoreOur Associate, Parth Agrawal discusses “Super Shine Industries restrained from using trademark and trade dress similar to Reckitt Benckiser’s mark and trade dress” Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd, (“Reckitt Benckiser”) a subsidiary of the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, one of the global…
Read MoreOur Associate, Parth Agrawal discusses “ISKCON declared as well-known trade mark by Bombay High Court” A well-known brand is not something which is built over night but is the result of a proprietor’s relentless investment in its brand to build a reputation…
Read MoreThe Patents Act, 1970 (“Act”) includes a computer programme per se as a non-patentable invention. The patentability of Computer Related Inventions (“CRIs”) or software patents has always been much discussed issue in India. In this regard, the decision of the Delhi High…
Read MoreThe Intellectual Property Appellate Board (“IPAB”) was established in the year 2003 primarily with the objective of rendering “technical” expertise in IP cases. However, in recent times, the IPAB has been plagued with a long pendency of cases, in large part due…
Read More