Our Partner Ms. Rachna Bakhru attended the seminar organised at Dayanand Sagar Engineering College, Bangalore and shared insights on IP protection available to the Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights. This is to instil importance and protection of various farmers and plant variety breeders.
SUBWAY, a popular sandwich chain, has sought an injunction against another eatery using the mark SUBERB. The Court, in its ruling, observed ‘SUBERB’ is not phonetically similar to ‘SUBWAY, ‘though both are words of two syllables. The first syllable, ‘SUB’ is common when used in the context of sandwiches, It is also well known that…
Ms. Suvarna Pandey, Associate Partner, was invited for an expert session to speak on “Introduction to Patents including registration process” at MNLU Nagpur. This workshop was organised by CIPAM in collaboration with MNLU Nagpur on 13th February, 2023. The session was well received by the audience.
Mr. Ranjan Narula, Managing Partner, RNA – Delighted to be ranked in the Legal 500 and received heartening feedbacks from the Clients.
Whether the term’ HAIR SPA’ is generic, commonly understood, and used by consumers as a treatment for hair. Does the term denote the kind, quality, nature, and intended purpose of the goods? This Appeal against the order of the Commercial judge, District Court filed by Defendant/Appellants, Pornsricharoenpun Co. Ltd and Ors (Pornsri) at the Delhi…
Ms. Rachna Bakhru & Ms. Suvarna Pandey – Featured and Recognised in the Patent Lawyer Magazine Annual 2023 issue: Defining “equivalent” in patent infringement under the Doctrine of Equivalence. Read more…
The Free Trade Agreement between India and Australia, signed in April 2022, finally came into effect on December 29, 2022. As a result of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), the market share of Indian Products is expected to increase from USD 10.5 Billion to USD 20 Billion in the next five years. The…
The Delhi High Court in its judgement dated 2nd August, 2022 examines the criteria of a “new and original design” and what constitutes trade dress infringement. The court in a suit for infringement of the registered design and passing off brought by Diageo Brands B.V. & Anr. (hereinafter ‘Diageo’) against Great Galleon Ventures Limited (hereinafter ‘Great Galleon)…
Mr. Ranjan Narula, Managing Partner, RNA – Published an intricate and gripping article on “The Continued debate over patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics” in The Patent Lawyer Magazine.
Mr. Ajay Kumar, Managing Associate, RNA – Our Managing Associate, Mr. Ajay Kumar conducted a session on ‘Geographical Indications’ on January 13, 2023 as part of awareness programme on IPR. It was organized by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) in collaboration with MSME, DFO-Shillong. Ajay discussed about the Geographical Indications, its importance…
