Curated judicial decisions shaping Indian patent trademark and copyright law. This section analysis landmark and recent judgements with Doctrinal clarity and practical perspective
O.S. No. 3 of 1999, decided on 17 May 2010 (Kerala High Court) Background Low Heat Driers Pvt. Ltd., a company incorporated in 1987 and engaged in manufacturing drying equipment for agricultural produce, claimed to have developed a novel device for smoke drying of agricultural products, particularly ribbed rubber sheets. The invention was attributed to […]
Supreme Court of India | May 18, 2007 | Civil Appeal No. 2756 of 2007 B.P. Singh & Harjit Singh Bedi, JJ. Background The trademark “Glucon-D” was originally registered in India in 1975 in the name of Glaxo Laboratories (Class 30 under the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958), though Glaxo had been using the
Supreme Court of India | Civil Appeal No. 6718 of 2013 | Decided: 2 June 2014 Bench: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar & Justice A.K. Patnaik Citation: AIR 2014 SC 2210 | (2014) 15 SCC 360 Background Dr. Aloys Wobben, a German scientist-engineer and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, held approximately 2,700
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Kerala High Court | Sukumaran J. | 7 December 1987 AIR 1989 Kerala 49 | (1988) 1 Ker LT 433 Background V.T. Thomas – popularly known as “Toms” – is the celebrated cartoonist who created the beloved characters Boban and Molly, a cartoon series featuring a mischievous child duo along with their family, which was
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Bombay High Court | A.P. Shah & D.K. Deshmukh JJ. | 27 March 2003 2003(27)PTC457(Bom) Background Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Plaintiff No. 1)- a television production company, conceptualized a show titled Kanhaiyya (later renamed Krish Kanhaiyya) in early 2002. The concept centered on Bal Krishna appearing in child form in a dysfunctional rich family, helping
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Court: Supreme Court of India Case No.: Civil Appeal (arising from Trade Mark Application proceedings) Decided on: 8 October 1959 Bench: Justice A.K. Sarkar, Justice J.L. Kapur, Justice S.K. Das Citation: AIR 1960 SC 142; (1960) 62 Bom LR 162; [1960] 1 SCR 968 Background The appellant, Corn Products Refining Co., was a corporation incorporated
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Court: Supreme Court of India Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 3028 of 2004 Decided on: 6 May 2004 Bench: Justice Ruma Pal & Justice P. Venkatarama Reddi Judgment authored by: Justice Ruma Pal Citation: (2004) 6 SCC 145; AIR 2004 SC 3540 Background The appellant, Satyam Infoway Ltd., incorporated in 1995, registered several domain names
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Court: High Court of Delhi Decided on: 1 July 1996 Presiding Judge: Justice R.C. Lahoti Citation: 1996 (38) DRJ 81 Background The plaintiff, Rupendra Kashyap, proprietor of M/S Som Sudha Prakashan, was appointed exclusive licensee of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), defendant No. 3, by written agreement dated 2 July 1991. Under this
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Bayer Corporation v. Union of India through the Secretary, Writ Petition No. 1323 of 2013 (Bombay HC, 15 July 2014); AIR 2014 Bombay Background The petitioner, Bayer Corporation, is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana, United States of America. As a result of its research and development activities, the petitioner
Court: High Court of Bombay Decided on: 12 October 1984 Presiding Judge: Justice B.N. Kirpal Citation: AIR 1985 Bombay 229 Background The first plaintiff, Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Limited, is the publisher of the daily newspaper Indian Express, published from several cities in India including Delhi and claimed at the time to have the
Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Jagmohan Mundhara & Anr. Read More »