Lal Babu Priyadarshi v. Amritpal Singh – Trademark over name of religious books

Tuesday December 1, 2015. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Shalini Singh and J. Mandakini Introduction In the case of Lal Babu Priyadarshi vs. Amritpal Singh[1], the Supreme Court has considered the question of registration of names of holy books as trademarks. Facts Lal

Rupa Marya et al. v. Warner/Chappel Music Inc. et al. – copyright issues in “Happy Birthday” song

Thursday October 29, 2015. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Meenakshy Suresh & J. Mandakini Rupa Marya et al. v. Warner/Chappel Music Inc. et al.[1] was filed before the Chief United States District Judge of the Central District of California, in which the discussion revolved

Bayer Corp. v. Union of India

Friday January 30, 2015. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Apoorva Mandhani  The Supreme Court, in Bayer Corporation v. Union of India & Ors.[1], in December, 2014 upheld India’s first compulsory license by dismissing a Special Leave Petition filed by Bayer Corporation. The Apex Court upheld the

Analysis of doctrines: ‘Sweat of the brow’ & ‘Modicum of creativity’ vis-a-vis Originality in Copyright Law

Friday January 9, 2015. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Shuchi Mehta Originality is the basic yardstick used by the copyright regimes in the world to evaluate the availability copyright protection to a particular work. The threshold of originality varies from jurisdictions. Section 13(1)

Analysis of two injunctions by Delhi HC – Ericsson v. Xiomi Tech. & Micromax v. Oneplus Tech.

Wednesday December 24, 2014. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Srinivas Atreya Chatti The past few weeks have seen some interesting developments in the realm of technology and intellectual property laws with both foreign and domestic mobile phone/technology manufacturers aggressively resorting to courts in

Protection of trademarks having trans-border reputation in India

Thursday November 20, 2014. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Ruben George Rock With the astronomical development in communication technology and advent of globalised market, every country can be a market place for traders who dream of expanding their reach across nations. The role

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