Homonymous GIs can coexist when supported by longstanding historical use and adequate measures to safeguard consumers The IPAB erred in granting Peru exclusive rights over the GI ‘Pisco’ without recognising Chile’s legitimate interests Both ‘Peruvian Pisco’ and ‘Chilean Pisco’ could be registered with clear qualifiers In a significant decision for geographical indication (GI) jurisprudence in…
Background The dispute revolves around a patent infringement case, CS (Comm) 655/2023, filed by Kubota Corporation (Kubota) against Godabari Agro Machinery and Services India Private Limited (GAMS) and two Chinese companies that were allegedly manufacturing the machine and parts that were being sold in India by GAMS. Kubota Corporation, a Japanese multinational, alleged that GAMS…
The article discusses Appeal filed at Bombay High Court against refusal of patent application No. 1851/MUM/2015. Background The Petitioners, Mohun Nicholas D’Souza and Vishal Praful Singh Solanke (Petitioners), approached the Bombay High Court challenging the rejection of their patent application No. 1851/MUM/2015 titled “Tamper Evident Twist Seal with Breakaway Anchor Mechanism”. The invention pertains to…
In a significant ruling delivered on July 28, 2025, the two judge Bench of the Delhi High Court (Division Bench) dismissed an appeal filed by Bodhisattva Charitable Trust (BCT) and maintained the injunction passed against them by the Single Judge from using the names such as Mayo Medical Centre, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Mayo…
In a recent decision, the Delhi High Court dismissed a trademark and copyright infringement suit filed by Coromandel Indag Products India Limited (CIPL/Plaintiff) against Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Sumitomo) and another defendant, ruling that CIPL lacked the legal standing to pursue the action. The dispute centred on the use and rights over the trademark “PADAN,”…
In a decisive ruling, the Madras High Court has upheld the trademark rights of Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., restraining Knoll Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. from using the mark ZINOLVITA for its pharmaceutical products. The judgment, delivered after a combined hearing of the suit and cross-rectification petitions filed by the parties against each other, highlights that even…
Background The article covers an Appeal, C.A. (COMM.IPD-PAT) 60/2024, filed by Dong Yang PC, Inc. a Korean company against the decision of Controller of Patents and Designs (Controller) whereby it rejected Dong Yang PC, Inc. (Appellant) Patent Application No. 2554/DEL/2013 relating to a “Vertical Rotary Parking System”. The application was refused on grounds of lack…
