Analysis of the case- Carlsberg India Pvt. Ltd vs Radico Khaitan Ltd. on 20 December, 2011
Mrinal Gour, an intern at Khurana and Khurana Advocates and IP Attorneys, analyses the case, Carlsberg India Pvt. Ltd vs Radico Khaitan Ltd. This was a landmark judgment with respect to registering a numeral as a trademark. Sections involved: Section 29 of Trademark Act, 1999 which talks about infringement of registered trademarks. It states the scenarios where […]
Question of claim amendments by patentee in India
We would discuss hereinbelow the various scenarios when the patentee can seek amendment of the specification and claims of his patent. Further, this Article would examine as to when and when not the patent amendment should be allowed during the pendency of patent infringement suit. The Author, in the end, presents a hypothetical case to […]
ESPN Software India File FIR Against Varnam Cable Network (Kerala)
ESPN Software India, the sole licensee of TV channels ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket in India, has filed an FIR against Mr. Pradeep.P, representing Varnam Cable Network (a franchise of Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd.) in Konni, Kerala under the Indian Copyright Act 1957. The cable network was alleged to be illegally broadcasting unauthorized feeds […]
ESPN Software India File FIR Against Varnam Cable Network (Kerala)
ESPN Software India, the sole licensee of TV channels ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket in India, has filed an FIR against Mr. Pradeep.P, representing Varnam Cable Network (a franchise of Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd.) in Konni, Kerala under the Indian Copyright Act 1957. The cable network was alleged to be illegally broadcasting unauthorized feeds […]
Bruce N. Saffran Vs Johnson & Johnson and Cordis Corporation
Introduction A patent infringement suit filed by Bruce N. Saffran, a New Jersey Radiologist (“Plaintiff”) against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Cordis Corporation (“Defendants”) claiming that defendants directly infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,653,760 (filed Aug. 9, 1995) (the `760 patent;) entitled “Method and Apparatus for Managing Macromolecular Distribution”. Defendants’ accused products are the Cypher drug-eluting […]
Soy Meal a “Dead Material”- No Functional DNA
A Patent Infringement suit was filed by Monsanto Technology LLC against Cefetra, Vopak Agencies and Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH, for exporting soy meal from Argentina to European Community. The judgement was carried out by the court of justice of European Communities “Grand Chamber”. Preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the Rechtbank’s’Gravenhage (Netherlands). Introduction: […]
Trademark tiff between Masculine drink makers and its challengers!
Just days after I bought my first bottle of the ‘must-have’ “Knock-out” pepper spray, I came across a trademark dispute between the makers of this product and manufacturers of the beer brand “Knock-Out”. What came next were a series of interesting case laws and evidence, and finally the verdict of Delhi High Court Justice Bhat. […]
India refuses to nod…for Noddy
For the first time, I was forced by my friends to include pictures in my blog. No wonder, the reason is that they all love the famous character ‘Noddy’. Well, my reason for writing the blog is to share a very recent and an interesting Trade Mark case in the Delhi High court. The Plaintiff, […]