World Trademark Review (WTR) has ranked RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys in their Silver Band category for IP protection in India- enforcement and litigation for 2019 edition of the WTR 1000.
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World Trademark Review (WTR) has ranked RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys in their Silver Band category for IP protection in India- enforcement and litigation for 2019 edition of the WTR 1000.

RNA has won effusive praise for its “commercially focused approach, superb work quality and professionalism”. Our Managing Partner, Ranjan Narula being the star of the show has been commended for his advisory work and has been recognized “Clever and knowledgeable, he pulls off successful enforcement campaigns daily. He does not over-lawyer things; instead he dispenses…

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Special Bench permits Combining Design Infringement and Passing off action

The Special Bench comprising five judges of The Delhi High Court, recently decided maintainability of a composite suit in relation to infringement of a registered design and passing off in a case titled Carlsberg Breweries versus Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd. The primary issue before the court was whether a composite suit joining the two…

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Supreme Court sets aside order in Monsanto case

The new year brought new hopes for Monsanto with the Supreme Court setting aside a Division Bench order of the Delhi High Court dated April 11 2018 which held the Monsanto patent for Bt cotton invalid. Background The genesis of the dispute between the parties is a sub-licence agreement dated February 21 2004 in which…

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Beauty may be ‘heavenly’ but not justifies use of ‘Miss Heaven’

Two cosmetic firms are at loggerheads over trademark rights in ‘Heaven’ for use in relation to cosmetics. Gurnam Singh (Gurnam) has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court to safeguard its rights in the registered mark Blue Heaven and restrain G.I. Cosmetics (GIS) from using the mark ‘Miss Heaven’ in relation to nail polish,…