202001.31
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INTA Pre‒Annual Meeting Reception hosted in New Delhi

RNA Technology & IP Attorneys in association with INTA hosted the INTA Pre Annual Meeting roundtable and networking reception on January 31, 2020 at the Ambassador Hotel in New Delhi. The riveting event was planned exclusively for Trademark owners’ community and witnessed an exciting intermingling of friends and peers from diverse communities. With sparkling drinks…

202001.06
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Roundup of top 10 IP news and developments of 2019

There is never a dull moment in Indian IP scenario. The vibrant market is growing with courts taking up contentious issues in digital world, brand protection and Patent enforcement to provide stable IP environment. The law makers have been busy plugging gaps in IP policy and regulatory issues to encourage innovation. Our post briefly summarizes…

201912.23
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Understanding the functioning of the Indian Trade Marks Registry

The increased adoption of technology has resulted in better efficiency and accuracy of records at the Indian Trade Marks Registry. It takes under 12 months to register a trademark; it used to take around two to three years. This article analyses the improvements that have been made by the Trade Marks Registry and remaining challenges…

201912.20
13

Dynamic Injunction for “Hydra Headed” Rogue websites

Dynamic injunction has been the newest device to curb the menace of resurfacing pirated websites. In a recent case, UTV & Ors. vs. 1337x.to & Ors., the Delhi High Court issued India’s first ever dynamic injunction, to put a leash or control the websites resurfacing with a different name, by extending the existing the injunction…

201912.11
13

Draft Amendment Rules for regulation of medical devices in India

India is one of the largest market in the Asia for medical devices. A report compiled by India Brand Equity Foundation in May 2019, a trust established by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, estimated the Healthcare market in India to reach US$ 372 billion by 2022, while medical…

201912.09
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Session on Intellectual Property for Start-ups at 91springboard, New Delhi

Our lawyers Suvarna Pandey and Shabnam Khan conducted a highly focussed session on Intellectual Property for start-ups at 91springboard’s Okhla facility. The session was attended by a number of tech based start-ups, technical students, designers, inventors and digital marketing companies and was aimed at providing practical and relevant knowledge to the audience for handling their…

201911.27
13

Polo player device for fragrances not publici juris

Does registration of a composite mark confer on the proprietor monopoly over prominent features of the mark? This is the crux of the issue in the lis between two entities dealing in perfumes and fragrances. The Plaintiffs, Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Ors (Lifestyle) has filed suit against the Defendants, Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club…

201911.24
13

Geo-blocking or global take-down

In the real world, we are territorially bound. In the virtual world, the boundaries do not exist. In the given scenario, application of the law of the land to the virtual world without any metes and bounds is a debatable territory. In one of the recent cases, Swami Ramdev v. Facebook [CS (OS) 27/2019], the Delhi…