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Bombay High Court Frowns upon ‘Phonepe’ Contradictory Claims

‘Phonepe’ and ‘Postpe’ are the marks involved in the latest round of litigation between PhonePe Private Limited (PPL) and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (Resilient) at the Bombay High Court. The parties have had several rounds of litigation in the past before various Courts. In this round, PPL has sought an injunction against Resilient from using…

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Expert session on “Patentability of Invention”

  Ms. Suvarna Pandey was invited as a Keynote speaker in the 6th International Young Scientist Congress (IYSC-2023) that took place on May 8th, 2023, at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The aim of the congress was to provide a platform for young scientists from all over the world to share…

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Virtual Session on IP Crimes in Cyberspace

We are thrilled to showcase the achievement of Abhishek Nangia, who recently conducted a virtual session on IP crimes in Cyberspace held on May 7, 2023. Mr. Nangia’s active involvement and valuable contributions during the session made a significant impact on the discussion surrounding Intellectual Property (IP) crimes in the digital realm. His deep understanding…

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Debate over ‘Trans-border reputation’ and ‘Territoriality Principle’

In this case, the question before the Court was whether the goodwill and reputation, though garnered abroad, is so considerable that it has spilled over to India to confuse or deceive a customer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection. Bolt Technology Ou (‘Bolt’) filed the suit against Ujoy Technology Private Limited and Ors (Ujoy), alleging…

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Attended the IPR seminar workshop on 26 April, 2023 at DTU as a guest speaker

  On April 26, 2023, a one-day seminar was held to commemorate World Intellectual Property Day, organised by Delhi Technological University, Intellectual Property Rights Cell and Industrial Research & Development Cell. The seminar featured Mr. Chandan Kumar, Senior Patent Associate of RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys, who was graciously invited to speak on the topic…

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Co-working space operators at loggerheads over WORKNEST brand

Whether the rights of a registered proprietor in a mark planned for future utilization can be nullified by someone who deploys a similar mark after the filing date of the first mark and before the date of actual use by the registered proprietor. The issue has been debated earlier and has come up in this…

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Workshop on “Patents and Patent Drafting” under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM)

Ms. Suvarna Pandey, was invited as a Resource person for speaking on “Introduction to Patents and Patent Drafting” organized by IQAC, Lajpat Rai College, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, in collaboration with National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), Intellectual Property Office CGPDTM, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on 21st April 2023. The session was well received by the…