Indian Patent Office (IPO) is trying to walk the path that t USPTO paved in 2006 by extending its first PPH program to the Japanese patent office (JPO) on a pilot basis. To implement PPH, the Indian patent office has brought amendment in the Patent Rules 2003 notified in September 2019. The objective is to…
The filing of working statement is a peculiar requirement under the Indian Patent Act. Section146 (1) read with Rule 131 (2), requires every Patent holder to submit before 31st March, a statement on Form 27 to declare whether a Patent has been worked or not in India. The structure of the form and details required to be…
To modernize the law relating to consumer protection and to enlarge the scope of the existing law and make it more effective and purposeful, the Consumer Protection Act 2019 has replaced the old Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The revamping of the Act was much needed as the provisions under the old Act, which is now…
The Indian economy has been witnessing a slow down since beginning of 2019. A mixture of international events and domestic fiscal tightening has lead to slowdown in India that not so long ago regularly featured among the world’s fastest growing economy. The government has taken note of this slowdown and made some bold announcements to…
Our Partner, Abhishek Nangia on invitation of CIPAM, recently interacted with police officials of Maharashtra Cyber Cell, faculty members and students of Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai on ‘Introduction to Information Technology Act, 2000 & Role of IPR in the Cyber Space” in Mumbai on 27th August. The session generated active interest, intense discussion and…
The interim or preliminary injunction plays a crucial role in IP cases as the focus of the IP holder is to seek an immediate order to stop the infringing activity so as to protect its market share. For a party seeking preliminary injunction, a three-factor test has been laid down by the courts: 1) to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), once again won the elections with a clear majority and formed the government in May 2019. This is the party’s second term in a row. Interestingly, during the election campaign, one of the adverts released entitled “Transforming India’s IP Landscape” counted, among others,…
The price of greatness is responsibility- Winston Churchill Celebrities act as influencers to a common consumer. With a large population of India, living in villages, a celebrity endorsing a product or service, serves as promise of quality and builds instant recognition and credibility. In many cases, the benefits of product or claims made in adverts…
The role of Advertising in attracting consumer’s attention to a product or business is widely accepted. The companies therefore spend millions in creating product advertisement not only to attract consumer attention but also to differentiate their product from that of the competitors. This post discusses case brought by MRF Limited (MRF) against Metro Tyres (Metro)…
A batch of seven suits with overlapping issues was heard together by the Delhi High Court. The suits were filed by three direct selling entities, M/s Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd (Amway), M/s Modicare Ltd (Modicare) and M/s Oriflame India Pvt. Ltd (Orliflame) against various entities who are either running e-commerce platforms or are sellers…
