Vodafone Becomes a Part of Via Licensing’s Consortium
Via Licensing’s Consortium’s LTE Patent pool is a holistic platform in itself that drives all innovators of vital LTE patents towards a single offering. A huge announcement was made by Via on 22nd July 2019 wherein the company went public with the news of Vodafone, to license their standard-essential patents for the 4G Long Term […]
Critical Analysis : Malaysia’s Trademarks Bill 2019
INTRODUCTION Malaysia is in the process of acceding to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol), adopted in Madrid on June 27, 1989, in order to take advantage of the anticipated growth and development in the domain of trademarks owing to the exponential increase in established global […]
Enzalutamide Case: The Regents Of The University Of California V. Union Of India And Others (2019)
PREFACE The High Court of Delhi on 16.05.19 has set aside the impugned order delivered by the Controller on 08.11.16 in the case of ‘The Regents of the University of California (hereinafter referred as the petitioner) v. Union of India & Others’ (hereinafter referred as the respondent), further remanding the controller to decide the […]
The Practice of “Defendant Masking”: A Mistake or A Strategy?
Introduction As we all know that “Masks” are conveniently used for hiding the real identity of a person, similar is the practice of “Defendant Masking.” As the name suggests, the practice of ‘defendant masking’ is a strategy used by the plaintiffs in IPR suits to avoid detection of matter in the cause list by masking […]
Determining When A Printed Publication Is Publicly Accessible
Here is the latest article by Dr. Sanjeev Mahanta, Guest Blogger at IIPRD. Sanjeev is an attorney in the Patent group of Arent Fox, LLP. Sanjeev’s practice focuses on prosecution of domestic and international patent applications. Sanjeev helps clients obtain patents across a wide technology spectrum including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, materials science, and medical device. […]
Export Of Patented Product For Research Or Experimental Purposes– A Part Of Bolar Exemption
The High Court of Delhi had finally adjudged, the case of Bayer Corporation v. Union of India & Ors and Bayer Intellectual Property gmbh & Anr, v. Alembic Pharmaceutical Limited by the order dated 22.04.2019, on the scope of section107(A) of Indian Patent Act 1970 by reading the meaning of word ‘export’ into it, though […]
Online Gaming in India
The gaming scene in India, like the rest of the world, has irrevocably been shaken up with the evolution of digital and online gaming. While PC and Console gaming still remain wildly popular, the number of users indulging in online gaming is on a steady rise. In India, the gaming sector is regulated by The […]
Horlicks Ltd. v. Heinz India: Delhi High Court held that comparative advertising by use of Competitor’s mark allowed
In a recent judgment dated 17th December, 2018 the Delhi High Court has ruled that the law allows comparative advertising as long as the use of competitor’s mark is honest. Facts of the Case[1]: The suit in question was filed by the plaintiff for permanent injunction against advertisement when he discovered in the newspaper […]
Case Comment on Hon’ ble NCLT Mumbai Bench Holding – ” Claims towards rent do not qualify as Operational Debt under IBC”
The Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal or NCLT (Mumbai) Bench in M/S Citicare Super Speciality Hospital vs. Vighnaharta Health Visionaries Pvt. Ltd. has held that claims towards outstanding rent do not qualify as “ Operational Debt” as defined under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ( IBC) and therefore the petition is not maintainable under Section 9 […]
Case Comment on Hon’ ble NCLT Mumbai Bench Holding – ” Claims towards rent do not qualify as Operational Debt under IBC”
The Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal or NCLT (Mumbai) Bench in M/S Citicare Super Speciality Hospital vs. Vighnaharta Health Visionaries Pvt. Ltd. has held that claims towards outstanding rent do not qualify as “ Operational Debt” as defined under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ( IBC) and therefore the petition is not maintainable under Section 9 of […]