World IP Day — Understanding Trade Dress: The Visual Identity of Products
From product packaging to visual identity, tracing the legal contours of trade dress through global principles and key Indian case law
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Cabinet approves National IPR Policy
The Union Cabinet approved India’s first Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy on 13-05-2016. This policy is for awareness, creation, commercialization, protection and
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The Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2016 comes into force
The Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2016 (Revised Rules) have come into force from 16 May 2016. The key highlights of the Revised Rules
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Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 declared unconstitutional
Madras High Court: In a petition filed for the scrutiny of Section 85 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 dealing with the qualification
Continue readingInjunction to restrain the makers of ‘Main Hoon Rajnikanth’ for infringement of acclaimed actor Rajnikanth’s personality rights granted
Madras High Court: Deciding upon the application filed by well known film actor Rajnikanth whereupon he prayed to the Court for the
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Restraining order passed in Loreal trade mark infringement case
Delhi High Court: In a recent case a major international cosmetic brand, namely, Loreal had filed a suit for permanent injunction on
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Broadcasting of TV shows over Internet at the same time as on-air broadcasting is an infringement of copyright
Supreme Court of United States: In an appeal regarding the infringement of copyright of the television programs by an internet broadcaster which
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National Conference on Intellectual Property Rights
Reported by Mandar Bhatodkar Colloquium Opus, the Seminar Committee of National Law University Odisha is pleased to announce that it is organizing a
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Provision relating to revocation of patent under the Patent Act, 1970 interpreted
Supreme Court: While interpreting the Section 64 of the Patents Act, 1970 (Act) as to whether both the remedies for revocation of
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Merely adding a suffix to a popular name can’t be the basis of a new trademark
Bombay High Court: In a case of alleged infringement of a trademark, a bench comprising of SJ Kathawala, J granted an interim
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