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 Defendant, Muthoos Enterprises (Muthoos), alleging copyright infringement, passing off, and consequential reliefs. Hindustan’s case: They adopted the mark ‘Hincol’ along…
We’re thrilled to share that our Associate Partner, Daleep Kumar recently attended INTA’s AI Conference in New York from March 20-21, 2024. This event delved into the thought-provoking discussions on the legal and ethical considerations in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and its intersection with IPRs. He had the opportunity to explore cutting-edge…
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 and that the only common element was theword ‘Premier’ Premier SPG clearly could not have a monopoly over the word…
This is an order passed by the Division Bench (Two Judge bench) of the Madras High Court in an appeal against the order of the Single Judge. The Plaintiff, TVS Electronics Limited, filed the suit against the Defendant, Jitender Kumar, alleging trademark infringement, passing off, etc., and to restrain the latter from using the mark…
This post summarizes an order passed by the Division Bench (Two Judge Bench) of the Madras High Court in an appeal against the order of the Single Judge granting an injunction in favour of Britannia Industries. The Plaintiff, Britannia Industries Limited (Britannia) filed the suit against the Defendant, ITC, before the Madras High Court alleging…
Facts of the case: The Design office has up until now taken the view that GUI is not capable of being registered as a Design for the following reasons: The graphic user interface, i.e., display screen for hand-held computing devices, is a function of a computer screen, which is an application based on a computer…
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Facts of the case: Plaintiffs claim that they have formulated their own Fantasy Sport Mobile App which differs from the prevalent Fantasy Games Leagues. Plaintiffs’ Fantasy Sports Game is registered under the Copyright Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act 1957’) and being literary/dramatic work, the copyright work includes detailed working of the fantasy…
This is an order passed by the Bombay High Court in an appeal filed against the order of the District Judge-4, Pune. The word ‘ANNA’ is the bone of contention among two entities dealing in South Indian delicacies. The Plaintiff, Shantapa, filed the suit against the Defendant, Anna before the District Judge – 4, Pune,…
