Curated judicial decisions shaping Indian patent trademark and copyright law. This section analysis landmark and recent judgements with Doctrinal clarity and practical perspective
Delhi High Court | Gita Mittal J. | 25 May 2007 | Citation: 142 (2007) DLT 724 | 2007 (35) PTC 95 (Del) | MIPR 2007 (2) 269 BACKGROUND The plaintiffs, Cadbury India Limited and its associated entity, are engaged in the manufacture and sale of confectionery and chocolate products in India, forming part of […]
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Delhi High Court | J.D. Kapoor J. | 29 October 2003 108 (2003) DLT 51 | 2003(27)PTC478(Del) Background Colgate Palmolive Company (Plaintiff No. 1), a US-incorporated multinational and its Indian subsidiary/licensee Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd. (Plaintiff No. 2) had been manufacturing and selling tooth powder in India since 1951 in distinctively shaped cans bearing a
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Delhi High Court | Valmiki J. Mehta J. | 25 May 2018 AIRONLINE 2018 DEL 256 | CS (COMM) No. 890/2018 Background Christian Louboutin SAS, the renowned French luxury footwear company, filed a commercial suit before the Delhi High Court seeking injunction against infringement of its trade marks, passing off and damages. The plaintiff claimed
Supreme Court of India | M. Jagannadha Rao & Y.K. Sabharwal JJ. | 9 May 2000 AIR 2000 SC 2114 | 2000 (5) SCC 573 Background The appellant, S.M. Dyechem Ltd., claimed to have commenced business in 1988 in food products including potato chips, potato wafers, corn-pops and preparations made of rice and rice flour.
High Court of Delhi | Justice S. Ravindra Bhat | Date of Decision: 17.09.2008 Case Number: IA No. 2352/2008 in CS (OS) 344/2008 BACKGROUND The plaintiffs comprise a Delaware-incorporated company and its subsidiaries incorporated in the United Kingdom and India, engaged in the manufacture and marketing of toys, games and consumer products. Among their well-known
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High Court of Delhi | Justice S. Ravindra Bhat | 7 January 2010 I.A. Nos. 12940/2009, 12941/2009 & 12942/2009 in CS(OS) 1894/2009 BACKGROUND The plaintiff, ITC Limited, is described in the pleadings as one of India’s largest private sector companies with an annual turnover of Rs. 23,144 crores, engaged in diverse businesses including hotels,
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Court: High Court of Calcutta | Date of Decision: 11 April 1996 Citation: AIR 1996 CAL 367; (1997) 1 CALLT 123 (HC); 100 CWN 562; (1996) 100 Cal WN 562; (1997) 2 CivLJ 302 BACKGROUND The plaintiff, Hindusthan Lever Limited, is a leading Indian manufacturer of soaps, detergents, cleaning preparations, chemicals and fertilisers, holding over
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 12 December 2019 W.P.(C) No. 7 of 2014 & CM APPL. 40736/2019 Bench: Hon’ble Justice Prathiba M. Singh Citation: 2019 SCC OnLine Del 11867 Background Ferid Allani, a citizen of Tunisia, filed a patent application bearing No. IN/PCT/2002/00705/DEL through the Patent Cooperation Treaty route, seeking grant
High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 13 April 2009CS (OS) No. 1682 of 2006Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra BhatCitation: 2009 SCC OnLine Del 835 | (2009) 40 PTC 694 (Del) Background Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and its associated and affiliated companies are among the world’s largest producers and distributors of cinematographic
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High Court of Judicature at Bombay | Notice of Motion No. 230 of 2015 in Suit (L) No. 957 of 2014 Decided on 20 July 2016 Judge: Justice A.K. Menon Citation: 2017 (69) PTC 79 (Bom) Background Raymond Limited is a company based in Mumbai and is the successor to Raymond Woollen Mills Limited. It
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