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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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Delhi HC grants ad interim injunction in favour of Novex Communications to restrain ‘Romeo Lane’ owner from infringing copyrights in sound recordings
The Court restrained all premises of Being FS Pacific Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. including ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ from playing or using the sound recordings of Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi High Court grants injunction in favour of Wipro Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. to restrain infringement of trade mark “WIPRO”
Wipro Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. had registered its well-known trade mark “WIPRO” and its formative trade marks in various classes under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
Delhi High Court grants ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Mankind Pharma Ltd. to restrain infringement of trade mark
It was said that if no ex-parte ad-interim injunction is granted, Mankind Pharma would suffer an irreparable loss.
HIGH COURT DECEMBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Balachandra Menon’s bail; Trade mark of Jack Daniels; Bhopal Gas Tragedy Cleanup; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
HIGH COURT DECEMBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Harsh Beniwal; Swarn Rekha River Revival Project; Sabarimala Pilgrimage; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
MoEF notifies rules to monitor and regulate the use of biological resources
Under these Rules prior approval of authority will be needed before grant of IPR.
Delhi HC allows settlement in trade mark infringement case between ‘BURJNOIDA’ project owner and Dubai based Jumeirah Beach Resort
Usage of trade mark ‘BURJNOIDA’ was allowed because the residential project had been in construction for the last ten years.
Delhi High Court cancels trade mark ‘LI’L MONSTER’ to protect the Intellectual Property Rights of Monster Energy Co.
The trade mark ‘MONSTER’ had been adopted by Monster Energy Co. in 2002 in the United States of America.
Intellectual Property Rights | A quick view of top Intellectual Property cases from July and August 2024
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Amazon, Flipkart & Snapdeal directed to stop selling counterfeit copies of EBC’s books; Delhi HC restrains parties from printing & selling counterfeit copies of EBC books
The Court directed the Commissioners to conduct a search at the book houses and seize the infringing products bearing EBC’s registered trade marks or containing contents identical or deceptively similar to EBC’s books, books without hologram, packaging, labels, printing material and other material that reflect infringement of copyright and trade mark.
Delhi High Court directs ‘Andaaz-E-Nizaam’ restaurant to change name in Trade Mark infringement plea by ‘Nizam’s
Section 47 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 provides for taking a registered trade mark off the Register on account of non-use of the trade mark.
‘Associate Managers appointed u/S. 3(2) of Trade Marks Act are not empowered to pass quasi-judicial orders’; Calcutta HC
The Registrar dealing with an application under the Trade Marks Act is a quasi-judicial and delegation of power under Section 3(2) is an administrative power and as such the Associate Managers are not empowered to pass quasi-judicial orders.
Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Adidas AG in suit filed for infringement of ‘ADIDAS’ trade mark
It was said that when a mark as distinctive and well-known as “Adidas” is copied, it can dilute the mark’s distinctiveness and harm the brand’s reputation, irrespective of the differences in the product categories.
Delhi High Court grants interim injunction against shops from unauthorised use of brand name ‘Peter England’ outside their shops
The brand ‘Peter England’ was introduced in 1997 and later acquired by Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. in 2000.
Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to Dr. Reddy’s in suit filed to restrain violation of trade mark “REBAHEAL”
Since the rival trade marks were visually and phonetically identical, it would cause confusion and deception amongst the general public, doctors, and chemists.
Delhi High Court directs Emami Ltd. to deposit Rs. 10 Lakhs for infringing Saregama India’s copyright on song ‘Udi Jab Jab Zulfein’
The rights of the impugned song ‘Udi Jab Jab Zulfein’ from the film ‘Naya Daur’ had been assigned to Saregama India Ltd. by BR Films, the original producer of the film.
Delhi High Court directs formation of Code of Conduct to regulate Patent and Trade Mark agents; sets aside abandonment order of patent application
Apart from the formation of Code of Conduct for Patent and Trade Mark agents, the Delhi High Court also found a requirement to put in guidelines for solicitation and advertising.
‘Registration does not confer immunity from challenges’; Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to prevent usage of trade mark ‘HUALI’
The Delhi High Court said that while trade mark registration offers statutory benefits, it does not obliterate prior common law rights established through actual use and accrued goodwill in the market.