HEITEC v/s HEITECH| ECJ rules a warning letter for trademark infringement isn’t sufficient to end acquiescence
European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a far-reaching decision, the Bench of C. Lycourgos (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, S.
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SCOTUS | Assignor estoppel applies only when assignor’s claim of invalidity contradicts explicit or implicit representations he made in assigning the patent
Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the patent dispute between Minerva Surgicals and Hologic Inc., the Court made certain significant
Del HC | Interim relief against passing off. Is identical placement of colours and other features in label of product being passed off enough? HC decides
Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed a matter regarding passing off and granted interim relief. Plaint alleged that defendant 1
In the copyright infringement dispute between Performing Right Society and Qatar Airways, UK Court allows extended disclosure limited to outward-facing advertising
The High Court of Justice: The instant claim was brought by Performing Right Society Ltd. against Qatar Airways for global copyright infringement.
[Google v. Oracle] SCOTUS | Google’s copying of the Java SE API, taking only what was needed to allow programmers to put their accrued talents to work in a transformative program, constituted fair use
Supreme Court of The United States: In a major decision in the copyright dispute between Google and Oracle over copying certain lines
The Prince Series by Andy Warhol depicting the singer did not constitute “fair use” of the source photograph by Lynn Goldsmith || Detailed Report ||
United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit): While deciding the instant dispute between renowned celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith and Andy Warhol Foundation
Closed list approach versus open-ended approach in subject-matter copyright
by Nishant Thakur & Sandra Anil Varkey*
[Intellectual Property] Bom HC | “Party moving for injunction at eleventh hour must be prepared to face consequences”:Court while refusing to restrain Zee from using “Plex” in new channel
Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., refused to pass an interim injunction restraining Zee Entertainment from using the word “Plex” in its new
UK SC | Whether a court in the United Kingdom has jurisdiction to grant an injunction to restrain the infringement of a UK patent? [Detailed Report]
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: While deciding the instant appeal raising questions important to the international market in telecommunications such as
Human Rights and Rights in Intellectual Property — Fixing the Framework for a Better Tomorrow
*Hetvi Trivedi, Research Associate, GNLU-GUJCOST Research Centre of Excellence in IP Laws, Policies & Practices, Gujarat National Law University
Cite as: (2020) PL (IPR) April 88
UK Supreme Court orders the right-holders to indemnify the ISPs for compliance of website blocking order
United Kingdom Supreme Court: Lord Sumpton, speaking for himself and Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed and Lord Hodge, decided an appeal
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