Curated judicial decisions shaping Indian patent trademark and copyright law. This section analysis landmark and recent judgements with Doctrinal clarity and practical perspective
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
Supreme Court of India | Decided: 21 February 1984 Civil Appeal Nos. 3216–3218 of 1983 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy, Hon’ble Mr. Justice E.S. Venkataramiah & Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra Citation: AIR 1984 SC 667 | 1984 SCR (2) 664 | (1984) 2 SCC 534 Background The Gramophone Company of India Limited
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Supreme Court of India | Decided: 23 January 2009 Civil Appeal No. 389 of 2008 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 15612 of 2008) Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta & Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Citation: (2009) 4 SCC 256 | AIR 2009 SC 1982 | 2009
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Supreme Court of India | N. Rajagopala Ayyangar, P.B. Gajendragadkar CJ & J.C. Shah JJ. | 20 October 1964 1965 AIR 980 | 1965 SCR (1) 737 | Civil Appeals Nos. 522 and 523 of 1962 Background Navaratna Pharmaceutical Laboratories (respondent) is a firm carrying on business at Ernakulam since 1926, manufacturing medicinal products under
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Court: Supreme Court of India | Date of Decision: 1 April 2013 Case Numbers: Civil Appeal Nos. 2706–2716 of 2013 (arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 20539–20549 of 2009); Civil Appeal No. 2728 of 2013 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 32706 of 2009); Civil Appeal Nos. 2717–2727 of 2013 (arising out of SLP(C) Nos. 12984–12994 of