As per recent news in The Times of India, the Indian government is bracing itself for a trademark battle against German Company’s “Khadi Naturprodukte” over the handspun fabric that was made a centrepiece of India's freedom struggle by Mahatma Gandhi.…
Recently, Delhi High Court passed an interim injunction against an online retailer restraining them from using the name of L'oreal to sell or supply any goods on any website or in any other manner having regard to the L’oreal’s plea…
It has been recently reported in Economic times that Cipla has filed representation with the government (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) seeking revocation of five patents of Novartis on indacaterol, a respiratory drug for the treatment of chronic obstructive…
An Indian spacecraft successfully entered Mars' orbit, marking it as the first interplanetary mission for the country making India in the process of being the first Asian nation to reach the Red Planet— and the first nation in the world…
Introduction Patent troll relates to a person or company that enforces its patents against one or more alleged infringers in an opportunistic and unduly aggressive manner, often with no intention to manufacture or market the patented invention. Various terms such…
In the recent decision of the Bombay High Court in the case of Emcure Pharmaceuticals v Corona Remedies, the Hon’ble court decided on the issue of deceptive similarity, acquiescence, and balance of Convenience in favor of Emcure Pharmaceuticals. Facts of…
Background Diego Gomez is a student perusing post-graduation in Conservation and Wildlife Management in Costa Rica. Like students of developing countries, he also used to face a lack of availability of literature in the libraries and other sources of reading.…
Background David J. Slater is a British wildlife photographer from Gloucestershire who ventured to an Indonesian jungle in 2011 to take photos of extremely rare crested black macaque monkeys. As he narrated the story to the telegraph, he told “They…
There has been a great buzz in the patent world with the reported news on 25 Jul 2014 of suits filed by Bose Corps against Beats Electronics in US International Trade Commission (ITC) to block US imports of noise-cancelling headphones…
In a recent judgment, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 25, 2014, vacated the U.S. District Court's decision on injunction and contempt orders against Lawson Software and instructed the lower court to dismiss the patent…