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Delhi High Court restrained the use of ACNE SCAR, ACNE+SCAR and ACNESCAR, holding them prima facie deceptively similar to Mankind’s registered ACNESTAR trademark, and directed the recall of existing stock within two months
Delhi High Court dismissed Japan Tobacco’s rectification petition, holding that mere trade mark registration cannot establish first ownership of copyright in an original artistic work under Section 17, Copyright Act.
Khaitan & Co. advised Anarock Property Consultants Limited on its acquisition of a majority stake in DSP Design Associates Private Limited, with a multidisciplinary team handling legal due diligence across key practice areas.
Khaitan & Co. advised Multiples Private Equity, on a Chinese walls basis, on its aggregate USD 100 million investment in Brahma AI Holdings Limited and Brahma AI Services India Limited, the holding and operating entities of an AI-native enterprise audiovisual content platform.
This is India’s first judicial ruling to consider the application of copyright law and the fair dealing exception under the Copyright Act 1957, in context of the training and operation of artificial intelligence systems, including large language models (LLMs).
Explore latest Cases reported in SCC’s High Court Cases (HCC) shaping Intellectual property Laws which covers trademark infringement, patentability, Deceptive similarity, passing off and Brand name disputes. A holistic view of evolving jurisprudence on intellectual property laws in India.
“The respondent has neither challenged the rankings made by the ranking agencies, nor has it exercised its right to be forgotten by making a request to Google to efface its existence from the Google search results.”
“Procedural provisions should not be interpreted with rigidity to the extent of defeating the substantive rights vested in the parties.”
DPIIT has proposed major amendments to the Designs Act to strengthen design rights, support digital innovation, and bring India closer to international IP standards.
“If this certificate has to be cancelled for any reason, the appellant ought to have been put on notice and an opportunity must have been given to the appellant, failing which, such cancellation will be construed as a nullity in the eye of law.”
“The term VAPO is merely an abbreviation of the word vapour and it is descriptive and common to the trade and nobody can claim exclusive right to use any abbreviation, which has become publici juris.”
2025 SCC Vol. 10 Part 3: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Arbitration, Constitution, Intellectual Property, Guardians and Wards, Criminal Procedure, and more.
Explore latest Cases reported in SCC’s High Court Cases (HCC) shaping Intellectual property Laws which covers trademark infringement, patentability, passing off and Brand name disputes. A holistic view of evolving jurisprudence on intellectual property laws in India.
“The plaintiffs are the prior adopters and long-standing users of the subject mark ‘HIMALAYA’ since 1930 in connection with ayurvedic, wellness, pharmaceutical and personal care products.”
The session explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping intellectual property law, from data-scraping and authorship debates to personality rights and deepfake misuse. The discussion underscored the need for clearer safeguards, transparency obligations and balanced governance frameworks as AI accelerates real-world disputes.
Explore India’s evolving sports law on National Sports Day, celebrated on 29th August, covering athlete rights, governance, landmark cases, and key policies shaping the future.
Delhi High Court directed the Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue a notification calling upon the various internet service providers and telecom service providers, registered under it to block access to the various websites identified by NDTV in the present suit or such other websites that may subsequently be notified by them.
The Article Writing Competition is an excellent opportunity for young writers to expand their horizons and are encouraged to analyse and propose ways to foster innovation and fortify the existing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) framework
This blog series endeavours to initiate a conversation around the dynamic evolution of Intellectual Property law in India and globally centred around the theme Ideas in Motion: Contemporary Frontiers in Intellectual Property Law.