The Court holds Cycle to be an arbitrary adoption for the products such as incense sticks/ Agarbathi. However, it refuses to grant broader protection for the mark CYCLE, holding it is a common English dictionary word. The Plaintiff, N. Ranga Rao & Sons Private Ltd, (Ranga Rao), filed the suit against Defendant, Sree Annapoorna Agro…

India is the world’s third‐largest energy-consuming country with a population of approx. 1.3 billion. Studies indicate that energy use has doubled since 2000, with 80% of demand still being met by coal, oil, and solid biomass. The country’s economic growth demands increase in its energy resources, energy systems, and infrastructure. As per International Energy Agency…

The case note illustrates the inherent difficulty in enforcing rights in a word that is descriptive of services. The Plaintiff, Praba’s V Care Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd (Praba) filed the suit against the Defendant, I-Care Aesthetic Clinic (I-Care), before the Madras High Court alleging trademark infringement, passing off, etc. Praba seeks a perpetual injunction restraining…

The post outlines Appeals filed by AstraZeneca against refusal of interim injunction in nine Patent infringement lawsuits filed at the Delhi High Court to protect their anti-diabetic drug Dapagliflozin. The claim of AstraZeneca is based on Dapagliflozen (hereinafter referred to as ‘DAPA’) used for treatment of people suffering from type -II diabetes mellitus. DAPA it…

Influencer marketing globally is estimated to be a $ 1.75 billion industry. The trend is gaining traction in India, with more and more consumers buying goods online. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) to regulate this activity had issued the draft guidelines in February 2021 seeking feedback from all stakeholders – advertisers, agencies, influencers,…

Social media influence is one of the most powerful and successful methods of marketing and advertising. According to a recent study conducted by Adlift, India’s influencer market is valued at $75-$150 million, while the international influencer market is valued at $1.75 billion and is likely to rise further. However, as social media platforms gain more…

The plaintiff, TCF Entertainment Private Limited (TCF), filed the suit against Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zee) and another alleging trademark infringement on account of their proposed use of the mark ‘Comedy Factory’. Manan Desai, an Indian actor and comedian, originally conceived the mark ‘Comedy Factory’. The mark was later assigned to TCF who is the…

Rights over the mark ‘Tasty Gold’ are being asserted by Sri Tulasi Industries (Tulasi) against Sri Sapthagiri Industries and Ors (SSI) for using the mark ‘Tasty Drops’ for edible oil. At the time of admission, an ex parte interim injunction was granted by the District Court (Mahabubnagar). The injunction was set aside by the District Court after…

Cattle Remedies (Cattle), registered proprietor of the mark UTEROTONE had filed rectification proceedings before the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) for removal of the mark UTROTON in the name of Nishi Gupta (Nishi). IPAB ruled in favour of Cattle, and cancelled Nishi’s registration for UTROTON. The post discusses Appeal filed by Nishi (in the form…

Over the previous few years block chain technologies, particularly getting used as associate innovative technology within the cryptocurrency or NFT’s, has become predominant because of their nature of being permanent and irreversible. With digital transactions changing into the requirement of the hour, NFTs are currently taking the globe by storm particularly for firms that are…

Under the India Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act), there are prescribed depreciation rates for different categories of assets, called the ‘block of assets’ – which contain both tangible and intangible assets. The rates are applicable on the written down value (WDV) of the block of assets. As regards intangible assets, the IT Act provides…

SSPL claimed that NTC was using similar trade dress and labelling for soya bean oil products NTC claimed that SSPL did not own the copyright for the label artwork The court dismissed NTC’s argument that copyright registration is mandatory to maintain an action under the Copyright Act The parties in Sanjay Soya Private Limited v…