Curated judicial decisions shaping Indian patent trademark and copyright law. This section analysis landmark and recent judgements with Doctrinal clarity and practical perspective
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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Delhi High Court | CS(OS) No. 41/2008 | I.A. No. 279/2008 Decided on 9 April 2009 Judge: Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Citation: 2009 (41) PTC 284 (Del) Background Rolex SA is a company incorporated under the laws of Switzerland and is headquartered in Geneva. The company traces its origins to 1905 when Hans Wilsdorf established
High Court of Allahabad | Decided: 16 July 1980 First Appeals No. 8 of 1975 & No. 9 of 1975 Bench: Division Bench of the High Court of Allahabad Citation: AIR 1981 All 200 | 1980 SCC OnLine All 444 Background Late Sri Ram Naresh Tripathi was an eminent Hindi scholar, poet and litterateur of
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Supreme Court of India | Decided: 12 September 2018 Civil Appeal No. (arising from Division Bench judgment of the Bombay High Court) Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.F. Nariman & Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra Citation: 2018 SCC OnLine SC 1846 Background Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, the plaintiff and respondent before the Supreme Court, is the registered
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 28 May 2009 RFA (OS) No. 25/2006 Bench: Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi Citation: 2009 (40) PTC 519 (Del) | 2009 SCC OnLine Del 1647 Background Microfibres Inc. is an American corporation engaged in the manufacture and commercial sale of upholstery fabrics, the