Curated judicial decisions shaping Indian patent trademark and copyright law. This section analysis landmark and recent judgements with Doctrinal clarity and practical perspective
Court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi Decided on: 19 August 1988 Presiding Judge: Justice B.N. Kirpal Citations: AIR 1989 Delhi 63; 36 (1988) DLT 31; 1988 (15) DRJ 223 Background The dispute in this case arose from the posthumous publication of the autobiography India Wins Freedom, attributed to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, one […]
Court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi Decided on: 21 February 2005 Presiding Judge: Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Citations: 117 (2005) DLT 717; 2005 (30) PTC 253 (Del.) Background The plaintiff, Amar Nath Sehgal, is a sculptor of international repute, recipient of the Lalit Kala Academy Award and the President of India Award for excellence
Court: Supreme Court of India Case No.: Civil Appeal Nos. 5375-5377 of 2017 Decided on: 14 December 2017 Bench: Justice Ranjan Gogoi & Justice Navin Sinha Citation: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. M/S Prius Auto Industries Ltd. & Ors., (2018) 2 SCC 1 Background The Appellant, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, is a Japanese automobile manufacturer
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Court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi Case No.: CS (COMM) 393/2018 Decided on: 26 July 2022 Presiding Judge: Justice Prathiba M. Singh Citation: Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Neeraj Food Products, CS (COMM) 393/2018 (Del. HC, 26 July 2022) Background The Plaintiff No. 1, Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly
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M/s UCB Farchim SA v. M/s Cipla Ltd. & Ors., W.P.(C) No. 332 of 2010 (along with connected matters), Delhi High Court, decided on 8 February 2010 Background Writ petitions before the Delhi High Court raised an important procedural question under Indian patent law: whether a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is
Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. & Ors. v. Monsanto Technology LLC & Ors., FAO (OS) (COMM) 86/2017 & 76/2017, Delhi High Court, decided on 11 April 2018. Background This case arose from a long-standing dispute between Monsanto Technology LLC and Indian seed companies led by Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Monsanto held Indian Patent No. 214436, which related to
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 22 September 2015 CS (OS) No. 3812 of 2014 & I.A. No. 24580 of 2014 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh Citation: 2015 SCC OnLine Del 13243 | (2015) 65 PTC 285 (Del) Background Novartis AG, a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation, and its affiliate were the