Alerts
23Feb
CG notice regarding Increase in the Trade Mark Application fees
In an unexpected development, the Trademarks Office has decided to increase the official fees for new application/s and fee for expedited examination request with effect from August 1, 2014. The Controller General of Patents, Designs...
22Feb
IP Appellate Board embraces Digital India Initiative
In an interesting case involving transfer of Intellectual property between two entities located outside India where the trademarks were owned by an Australian company but used in India, the Delhi High court in an Appeal...
22Feb
IPAB lays down roadmap to clear backlog
The new chairman of IPAB Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh (retired) has energized its functioning soon after he assumed charge on 2nd January, 2018. Between 18th to 25th January, 2018 over 200 cases were listed in...
21Dec
Software patentability in India- a case of one step backward, one step forward
The Indian Patent Office predicament over software patents continues. The patent office has issued another version of modified guidelines for the patentability of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) on June 30th 2017. This is the third...
Articles
18Nov
‘VARUN’ or ‘ARUN’ ice cream- Are they confusing?
Case Background: Hatsun Agro Product Limited (Petitioner) sought to remove the trademark ‘VARUN’ used by the Respondent Balakrishnan Nair for ice creams, claiming it was similar to their trademark ‘ARUN’ used by them since 1970....
12Nov
Onus is on the Petitioner to establish grounds for Revocation
The Petitioner, Embio Limited (Embio), sought the revocation of a patent granted to the first respondent, Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The patent in question (Case no. (ORA/35/2014/PT/CHN); Embio Limited Vs. Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals...
4Nov
Star shines over Star Plastics in a Dispute over the Trademark ‘STAR’
The dispute before the Madras High Court revolves around the trademark ‘STAR’. The Petitioner, Star Plastics filed the rectification petition to cancel the registration for the mark in class 11 in the name of the...
4Nov
Court upholds validity of Lock-in period in an Employment agreement
Background The case involves three petitions filed by Lily Packers Private Limited against three different respondents working at different positions in the Petitioner company (ARB.P. 1210, 1212 and 1213/2023). All the Respondents had left the...
Newsletters
7Aug
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws for Civil Judges
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Mohandas Konnanath, Associate Partner at RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys, recently delivered an insightful and comprehensive session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws for Civil Judges. The...
5Aug
BIRAC Sensitization Workshop on Bio Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Rights, and Technology Management in Lifesciences
We are pleased to share that Ms. Suvarna Pandey, Associate Partner at RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys, was a featured speaker at the BIRAC Sensitization Workshop on Bio Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Rights, and Technology...
1Aug
Trademark Prosecution and the Unreal Campaign for Ordnance Factory Researchers in Ambajhari, Pune
We are proud to announce that Ms. Shabnam Khan, Associate Partner at RNA Technology and IP Attorneys, recently conducted an insightful session on Trademark Prosecution and the Unreal Campaign for the researchers at Ordnance...
15Jul
(INTA)’s Unreal Campaign to Scottish High International School, Gurgaon
RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys is pleased to share that we brought International Trademark Association (INTA)’s Unreal Campaign to Scottish High International School, Gurgaon, yesterday. It was an engaging session where students delved into the...