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- 15Feb
A bill to abolish IP Appellate Tribunal. Is it a case of one step forward, two steps backward!
A move that took many (if not most) IP practitioners and stakeholders by surprise, a Bill titled “The Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021” was introduced on 11th February, 2021 in the...2FebUFO clothing licensee restrained from use of acronym “Under Fourteen Only” (UFO)
The Plaintiff, UFO Contemporary, INC, filed action against the Defendants, Creative Kids Wear (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Ors, alleging trademark infringement and passing off to restrain the latter from using the mark UFO in relation... - 1Feb
Court frowns upon bad faith adoption
‘Thirumala’ a sacred town in Chittor district, Andhra Pradesh famous for Lord Venkateswara’s temple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkateswara_Temple,_Tirumala is being subject of trademark tussle between two entities dealing in milk and dairy products. The Plaintiff, Tirumala Milk Products...29JanSnapdeal has no criminal liability for the sale of SUHAGRA-100
The ruling of the single judge of Karnataka High Court holding that an e-commerce marketplace being an ‘intermediary’ is not liable for any action or inaction on the part of a vendor/seller has come as... - 19Jan
A roundup of key IP developments of 2020
As we begin a new year, there is optimism and hope given the unprecedented challenges businesses and consumers faced during 2020. Our post provides a round-up of key developments in legislative, regulatory, and judicial arena...11JanCelebrities Beware- think before you endorse a product!
In an interesting case, District Consumer Redressal Forum in Kerala (CC 345/12) recently passed an order penalizing the Malayalam movie actor Anoop Menon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoop_Menon and the manufacturers of Dhathri Hair Cream https://www.dhathri.com/hair-protector/p/15327821 for making false claims in an advertisement...
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- 1Feb
IP awareness program for Department of Science and Technology (DST), Rajasthan
Ms. Rachna Bakhru, Mr. Abhishek Nangia, Ms. Suvarna Pandey from our team were invited as experts by DST Rajasthan for an IP awareness program conducted for school students on 15th January 2021. The session covered...18JanSession on ‘IPR in Digital World’ for SPCE Mumbai
Our Managing Partner, Mr. Ranjan Narula was recently invited by Sardar Vidya Bhavan’s Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Mumbai to deliver an educational session to their students on IPR in Digital World. The one-week... - 1Dec
Session for ATAL Tinkering Labs
Suvarna Pandey, from our Patent team was invited to speak on “Ownership of IP Rights”. The session on Nov. 20th 2020 was part of an online Training of Teachers program on Intellectual Property Rights organized...25NovPharmaceutical Patenting in India
Ms. Rachna Bakhru from our firm was recently interviewed By Asia IP Law for sharing her valuable insights on pharmaceutical patenting in India and the issues surrounding it. The informative article details out comments... - 30Oct
One week training program on “protection and enforcement of IPRs” for BLD Institute of Research & Learning
RNA experts were invited to speak on various topics like overview of IPRs, Patent protection, Significance of IP in Digital Era, Geographical Indications, Data Privacy Laws, Dealing IPRs infringement issues along with procedures for enforcing...27OctINTA Unreal session – National Law University, Odisha
Shabnam Khan and Ajay Kumar from our firm conducted an informative session on counterfeiting and how it affects the society, for students of National Law University, Odisha. The session was well attended and a number...
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