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Delhi High Court Prohibits ‘Franchise Byte’ from Uploading YouTube Videos Featuring the ‘WOW! MOMO’ Brand
The Delhi High Court prohibited Franchise Byte from using the trademark “WOW! MOMO” and ordered it to remove all Wow Momo-related videos and content from its website and YouTube channel. Wow! Momo Wow! Momo is a fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Kolkata and is operated by Wow Momo Foods Private Limited. Its specialities include a … Continue reading Delhi High Court Prohibits ‘Franchise Byte’ from Uploading YouTube Videos Featuring the ‘WOW! MOMO’ Brand
Read more »Delhi Hc’s Subway Judgement: When Is A Trademark Not Seen ‘As Whole’?- Part I
Introduction Recently a single bench of the Delhi HC gave an order in Subway IP LLC v. Infinity Foods & Ors.[1] (‘Subway’) using the rule of Anti-Dissection. In this case, although the single bench acknowledged the rule of Anti-Dissection but took a calculated detour to appreciate a dominant element of the two competing marks to … Continue reading Delhi Hc’s Subway Judgement: When Is A Trademark Not Seen ‘As Whole’?- Part I
Read more »Intellectual Property Law Judgment Analysis: Sujata Chaudhri v. Swarupa Ghosh
Introduction The present case relates to an almost identical logo of 2 (two) Law firms. Here, the plaintiff, Ms. Sujata Chaudhri, proprietor and managing partner of Sujata Chaudhri IP attorneys, sought a permanent injunction restraining trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and passing off against the Defendant, Ms. Swarupa Ghosh, an IP lawyer. The order was passed … Continue reading Intellectual Property Law Judgment Analysis: Sujata Chaudhri v. Swarupa Ghosh
Read more »Case Analysis Of Natco V. Assistant Controller Of Patents & Design : Reinstatement Of Natural Justice Principles
Introduction The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed at the Hon’ble Delhi High Court by NATCO Pharma Limited (hereinafter as “Natco”) against the Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs (hereinafter as “Assistant Controller”) and Novartis AG against the order passed by the Assistant Controller on 14.12.2022.[i] The present … Continue reading Case Analysis Of Natco V. Assistant Controller Of Patents & Design : Reinstatement Of Natural Justice Principles
Read more »Patent Application Refused By Deputy Controller Of Patents – Appealed – Remanded Back For Fresh Consideration By The Hon’ble Delhi High Court
FACTUAL BACKGROUND: In the matter of – N.V. SATHEESH MADAV & ANR. VS DEPUTY CONTROLLER OF PATENTS & DESIGNS (C.A.(COMM. IPD-PAT) 111/2022- A Patent Application for the product [A Bio-Bed for growing Vigna radiata (Linn) Wilczek plants] was filed in December, 2008 at the Delhi Patents Office along with ten provisional claims. A First Examination … Continue reading Patent Application Refused By Deputy Controller Of Patents – Appealed – Remanded Back For Fresh Consideration By The Hon’ble Delhi High Court
Read more »Case brief on Starbucks Corporation vs Teaquila A Fashion Cafe & Anr AIR 2022
A case was filed at the Delhi High Court by ‘Starbucks Corporation’ against the Teaquila A Fashion Café for deceptively using a similarly registered trademark ‘Frappuccino’ in their products and goods by adding suffixes and prefixes to it. Starbucks has demanded damages on the profits earned by Teaquila by illegally using their registered trademark. Hon’ble … Continue reading Case brief on Starbucks Corporation vs Teaquila A Fashion Cafe & Anr AIR 2022
Read more »Delhi High Court comes up with the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) for handling IP matters
With the abolishment of various Boards and Appellate Tribunals by Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, which was promulgated by the President of India and was notified on 4th April 2021, The Delhi High Court (DHC) has now established an Intellectual Property Division (IPD) to deal with matters related to Intellectual Property … Continue reading Delhi High Court comes up with the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) for handling IP matters
Read more »Delhi High Court – Proposed Patent Rules
The Delhi High Court recently divulged into seeking suggestions and comments from members of the Bar in to draft rules to govern Patent Suits. The invitation to make suggestions to the proposed “The High Court of Delhi Rules Governing Patent Suits, 2020” are to be sent to the office of the Registrar General at jrrules.dhc@gov.in, within 4 … Continue reading Delhi High Court – Proposed Patent Rules
Read more »India taking IP Matters too Lightly – Enforcement Issues in Intellectual Property Matters (Yaatra.com Vs Happy Easy Go)
India has a well-organized system of judicial mechanism which cater to the need of registration, protection and enforcement of Intellectual property, however a number of recent judgments bear a testimony that despite having an effective Judicial framework for safeguarding IP Infringement the violation of IP continues to take place for an altogether different reason of … Continue reading India taking IP Matters too Lightly – Enforcement Issues in Intellectual Property Matters (Yaatra.com Vs Happy Easy Go)
Read more »Linking of Aadhaar Card to PAN Mandatory for the Assesment Year 2019-2020. – Supreme Court of India
Aadhaar as everyone know is a 12-digit unique identity number that can be obtained by residents of India, based on their biometric and demographic data. Indian government has formed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority for collection of Data. Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric ID system. World Bank Chief Economist Paul Romer described Aadhaar as “the … Continue reading Linking of Aadhaar Card to PAN Mandatory for the Assesment Year 2019-2020. – Supreme Court of India
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