Alerts
23Feb
CG notice regarding Increase in the Trade Mark Application fees
In an unexpected development, the Trademarks Office has decided to increase the official fees for new application/s and fee for expedited examination request with effect from August 1, 2014. The Controller General of Patents, Designs...
22Feb
IP Appellate Board embraces Digital India Initiative
In an interesting case involving transfer of Intellectual property between two entities located outside India where the trademarks were owned by an Australian company but used in India, the Delhi High court in an Appeal...
22Feb
IPAB lays down roadmap to clear backlog
The new chairman of IPAB Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh (retired) has energized its functioning soon after he assumed charge on 2nd January, 2018. Between 18th to 25th January, 2018 over 200 cases were listed in...
21Dec
Software patentability in India- a case of one step backward, one step forward
The Indian Patent Office predicament over software patents continues. The patent office has issued another version of modified guidelines for the patentability of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) on June 30th 2017. This is the third...
Articles
29Apr
High Court upholds sanctity of the Trademark Assignment Agreement
This is an appeal before the Madhya Pradesh High Court against the order of the Commercial Court, Indore. The gist of the appeal is the interpretation of the agreement entered into between the parties in...
25Apr
Delhi High Court cancels OTRINIR registration, holds it similar to OTRIVIN
The note discusses the cancellation petition filed by GSK Consumer Healthcare SA (GSK) against the Respondent Celebrity Biopharma’s (Celebrity) registration for the mark OTRINIR. GSK sought cancellation based on their prior adoption and use of...
15Apr
Delay in action results in dismissal of suit
This note briefly sums up the judgement passed by the Madras High Court in a suit between two entities dealing in ‘bitumen emulsion.’ The Plaintiff, Hindustan Colas Private Limited (Hindustan) filed the suit against the...
4Mar
No exclusivity in the word ‘Premier’, says Delhi High Court
Premier SPG opposed the registration of PREMIER LEAGUE in Class 25 based on its PREMIER marks and PREMIER-formative marks in the same class The court found that there was no deceptive similarity between the marks...
Newsletters
27Apr
On the occasion of World IP Day – Ms. Shabnam Khan was invited to deliver an educational session on Trademarks and counterfeiting
On the occasion of World IP Day, our Associate Partner, Ms. Shabnam Khan, was invited to deliver an educational session on Trademarks and counterfeiting on April 27, 2024. The webinar was conducted by IP Press...
26Apr
Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Development: Harnessing Innovation for Global Progress
RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys proudly announces our team’s active participation in delivering knowledge sessions on Intellectual Property across various platforms in India to commemorate World IP Day 2024. The primary goal of these...
26Apr
World IP Day 2024 – Mr. Girish Bhatia was invited to conduct a online session on “IP and its importance” at Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
As a part of the knowledge-sharing sessions on the occasion of World IP Day 2024, Girish Bhatia, senior associate at our firm, was invited to conduct an online session on IP and its importance at...
26Apr
A session on “IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity”
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Rachna Bakhru, Partner at RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys, recently conducted an insightful session during the Intellectual Property Summit organized by NIF and NiFientreC in association with MSME...