Case Laws

Curated judicial decisions shaping Indian patent trademark and copyright law. This section analysis landmark and recent judgements with Doctrinal clarity and practical perspective

The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Mr. Aditya Pandey & Anr.

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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | CS(OS) 1185/2006 & I.A. Nos. 6486/2006, 6487/2006, 7027/2006; CS(OS) 1996/2009 & I.A. No. 13692/2009 Background The Indian Performing Right Society Ltd., referred to throughout as IPRS, is a non-profit cooperative body incorporated in August 1969 with the object of monitoring, administering and enforcing the performing rights of […]

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Marico Limited v. Agro Tech Foods Limited

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Delhi High Court (Division Bench) | FAO(OS) No. 352/2010 Decided on 1 November 2010 Bench: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Valmiki J. Mehta Background Marico Limited was the registered proprietor of the trademarks “LOSORB” and “LO-SORB” in Class 29 covering edible oils and allied products. The registrations were effective from 28 May 2001 and

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Maj. (Retd.) Sukesh Behl & Anr. v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics

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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 7 November 2014 | FAO(OS) No. 16 of 2014 Background Koninklijke Philips Electronics, the Dutch multinational corporation, had filed an application for a patent in India on 13 February 1995 for an invention described as a “method for converting information words to a modulated signal.” The

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AstraZeneca UK Ltd. v. Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

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Delhi High Court | Decided: 13 April 2012 I.A. No. 18464/2011 in CS (OS) No. 1421/2005 Bench: Justice Manmohan Singh Citation: 2012 PTC DEL 50 380 | 2012 SCC Online Del 2092 | 2012 CTC IP 3 6 Background AstraZeneca UK Ltd. (plaintiff) was the registered proprietor of the trade mark MERONEM, used for pharmaceutical

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Patel Field Marshal Agencies & Anr. v. P.M. Diesels Ltd. & Ors.

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Supreme Court of India | Civil Appeal Nos. 4767-4769 of 2001 Decided on 29 November 2017 Background P.M. Diesels Ltd. was the registered owner of three trademarks all carrying the words “Field Marshal.” The registrations dated back to 1964 and 1968 and covered the marks “Field Marshal,” “Field Marshal” in a specific lettering style and

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Penguin Books Ltd. v. India Book Distributors & Ors.

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Delhi High Court (Division Bench) | AIR 1985 Delhi 29 | 1 August 1984 | Avadh Behari Rohatgi, J. Background Penguin Books Ltd. of England, the plaintiff-appellant, is one of the world’s most recognized publishing houses. It held territorially exclusive licenses and assignments of copyright in 23 titles for the Indian market – including celebrated

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Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. v. Sri Sai Ganesh Productions & Ors.

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Delhi High Court | CS(COMM) 1329/2016 | 8 July 2019 | Manmohan J. Background Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd., the plaintiff, is one of India’s most prominent film production houses with an established reputation in the domestic and international film industry. On 10th December 2010, the plaintiff released its Hindi film Band Baaja Baaraat across

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