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
15Jul
Delhi High Court holds VIGOURA is deceptively similar to VIAGRA
This note discusses the judgement passed by the Delhi High Court in a suit filed by the Plaintiff, Pfizer Products Inc (Pfizer). Pfizer filed the suit to safeguard its trademark rights in “VIAGRA,” a well-known...
5Jul
IPR CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION – INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
In the age of globalization, the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has taken centre stage. Till now, the role of Customs was primarily collecting Customs duties and other indirect taxes. However, with the advent...
25Jun
‘Southern Infosys’ loses its claim to use Infosys as corporate name
Infosys Limited (Infosys) brought an action against Southern Infosys Limited (SIL) seeking to restrain SIL from using Infosys’s registered trademark “INFOSYS” as part of its trade name. Infosys alleged that SIL’s use of its registered...
24Jun
Alkem defends its adoption of ALSITA mark
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd (MPL) relying on its rights in the prior used mark ALRISTA filed the suit at the Delhi High Court against the Defendant, Alkem Laboratories Ltd. & Anr, (Alkem) to restrain them from...
Newsletters
11May
Trademark and Copyright Laws Course at IP Press
As part of our IP Awareness Campaign, our Senior Associate Girish Bhatia was recently invited by the IP Press to lead a session on the subject of “Remedies, Renewal, and Rectification of Trade Marks.” The...
9May
INTA’s Unreal Campaign to Mount Carmel School, Anand Niketan, New Delhi
Our Associate Partner, Shabnam Khan and Trademark Associate Vanshika Oberoi took INTA’s Unreal Campaign to Mount Carmel School, Anand Niketan, New Delhi on May 09, 2024. The presentation aimed at educating young consumers about the...
27Apr
On the occasion of World IP Day – Ms. Shabnam Khan was invited to deliver an educational session on Trademarks and counterfeiting
On the occasion of World IP Day, our Associate Partner, Ms. Shabnam Khan, was invited to deliver an educational session on Trademarks and counterfeiting on April 27, 2024. The webinar was conducted by IP Press...
26Apr
Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Development: Harnessing Innovation for Global Progress
RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys proudly announces our team’s active participation in delivering knowledge sessions on Intellectual Property across various platforms in India to commemorate World IP Day 2024. The primary goal of these sessions...