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
17Feb
India – Legal Landscape for Gaming Industry
Q1: How does the Indian legal system differentiate between games of chance and games of skill? The Indian courts have used the “dominant factor test” or “predominant test” to determine whether skill or chance plays...
10Feb
The Division Bench holds, Bar Council Rules and the Advocate’s Act do not Prohibit, the Gift of Goodwill
At the centre of this dispute is the goodwill of the law firm Remfry & Sagar and its name that was gifted by Dr V. Sagar to the Remfry & Sagar Consultants Private Limited (RSCPL),...
3Feb
Music composer has no right to license Musical Rights
Background of the Case Saregama India Limited (Saregama) filed a suit against Vels Film International Limited (Defendant no 1) and others, at the Delhi High Court, for infringing its copyright in the song “En Iniya...
20Jan
Revocation Petition Maintainable though no Live Patent Subsisting
I.A. 7635/2024 and I.A. 46685/2024IN C.O.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 38/2022 Background The Petitioner, Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., is engaged in manufacturing and marketing diverse pharmaceutical products, including anti-diabetic drugs. The Respondent no. 2, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co....
Newsletters
15Feb
INTA Unreal Campaign – Aishwarya College of Education, Jodhpur
Our Senior Associate, Girish Bhatia conducted an engaging INTA Unreal Campaign session on Saturday, 15th February 2025, at Aishwarya College of Education, Jodhpur. The event saw a turnout of over 150 enthusiastic attendees from various...
13Feb
E-Summit’25 – “Igniting Innovation, Empowering Entrepreneurs”
Our Senior Associate, Girish Bhatia, was recently honored with an invitation to speak at E-Summit’25 – “Igniting Innovation, Empowering Entrepreneurs,” organized by Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship-Cell, Amity Innovation Incubator...
11Feb
International Trademark Association (INTA) Unreal Campaign session at Father Agnel School, New Delhi
RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys had the privilege of conducting an interactive International Trademark Association (INTA) Unreal Campaign session at Father Agnel School, New Delhi, where we engaged with 140 students from class 7. Eeshani...
9Feb
International Trademark Association (INTA) 2025 Asia-Pacific Moot Court
Our partner, Rachna Bakhru, was invited to adjudge the semi-final rounds of the INTA Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition, bringing her expertise to this prestigious event. Hosted for the first time in New Delhi, India, the...