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

Zee Telefilms Ltd. & Film and Shot v. Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd.

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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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Corn Products Refining Co. v. Shangrila Food Products Ltd.

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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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Rupendra Kashyap v. Jiwan Publishing House & Ors.

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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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Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Jagmohan Mundhara & Anr.

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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

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Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Prius Auto Industries Limited & Ors.

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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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Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Neeraj Food Products

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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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