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
30Jan
L’Oreal denied exclusivity over the mark ‘Hair Spa’
Whether the term’ HAIR SPA’ is generic, commonly understood, and used by consumers as a treatment for hair. Does the term denote the kind, quality, nature, and intended purpose of the goods? This Appeal against...
18Jan
Getting IP ready for India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)
The Free Trade Agreement between India and Australia, signed in April 2022, finally came into effect on December 29, 2022. As a result of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), the market share of...
17Jan
Whisky Wars Over Bottle Design
The Delhi High Court in its judgement dated 2nd August, 2022 examines the criteria of a “new and original design” and what constitutes trade dress infringement. The court in a suit for infringement of the...
9Jan
No glee for ‘ASTRALGLEE’- Delhi High Court holds it similar to ASTRAL
The similarity of marks ‘ASTRAL’ and ‘ASTRALGLEE’ are the subject of dispute between Astral Poly Technik Limited and Astralglee. Astral objected to the use of the mark ‘ASTRALGLEE’ in respect of essential oils and has...
Newsletters
30Aug
IP Session for Haryana Police Academy, Karnal
Our Partner, Abhishek Nangia, addressed police officials on August 29, 2022 at Haryana Police Academy, Karnal on Introduction, scope of Trademarks Act and role of police. The session was very well received and the police...
26Aug
Copyright Session for Police Academy in Phillaur
Our Partner, Abhishek Nangia, addressed police officials comprising of Deputy Superintendent, Inspector and Sub-Inspector on August 25, 2022 at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur on Overview of Copyright Act, Copyright infringement, fair use provisions, penalties under...
23Aug
Unreal Session on Counterfeiting reaches Kunskapsskolan School
Shabnam Khan, Associate Partner and Padmini Paonam, Associate of our firm conducted a lively session on Brands and Counterfeiting on August 22, 2022. The session was conducted for over 185 enthusiastic students of Kunskapsskolan School,...
14Jul
Webinar on “Intellectual Property Rights” for the faculty and students, organised by The Technology Marketing and IPR Cell, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
Ms Suvarna Pandey, Associate Partner, delivered a talk on “Patentability of Research and Valuation.” She spoke on how we can protect our research and evaluate its market value under the patent head. Mr Ajay Kumar,...