High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Division Bench | Date of Decision: July 1, Case Number: LPA 545/2024 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice C. Hari Shankar and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash Shukla BACKGROUND The Appellant, Sulzer Mixpac AG, filed Application No. 1329/DEL/2012 on 1 May 2012 before the Controller of Patents seeking registration of
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Supreme Court of India | April 27, 1962 | AIR 1963 SC 449 S.K. Das, M. Hidayatullah & J.C. Shah, JJ. Background Amritdhara Pharmacy had been selling a popular ayurvedic medicinal preparation under the mark “Amritdhara” since 1901 (initially as “Amrit Ki Dhara,” later changed to “Amritdhara” in 1903). The medicine was introduced by Pandit
Supreme Court of India | B.N. Kirpal, Doraswamy Raju & Brij Kumar JJ. | 26 March 2001 AIR 2001 SC 1952 | 2001 (5) SCC 73 | Civil Appeal No. 2372 of 2001 Background Both the appellant Cadila Healthcare Limited and the respondent Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited were successor companies that had acquired the assets and
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Trademark issues in franchise agreements occupy a peculiar and underappreciated intersection of commercial law and intellectual property law in India. A franchise relationship is, at its core, a contractual licence of intellectual property – most prominently, the franchisor’s trademark – in exchange for royalties, adherence to brand standards, and territorial exclusivity. Yet Indian practitioners and
High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Single Judge | Date of Decision: 6th July, 2026 Case Number: C.A.(COMM.IPD-TM) 52/2024, I.A. 33885/2024 Bench: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Jyoti Singh BACKGROUND The Appellant, Industria De Diseno Textil, S.A. (“Inditex”), a company incorporated under the laws of Spain in 1963 and a conglomerate of over 400 companies, is
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Single Judge | Date of Decision: 21st July, 2026 Case Number: C.A.(COMM.IPD-TM) 8/2026 and I.A. 3697/2026, Bench: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Jyoti Singh BACKGROUND The Appellant, ADS Spirits Pvt. Ltd., incorporated in 2010 and part of the ADS Group of Companies described as a fast-growing liquor conglomerate in the
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Single Judge | Date of Decision: January 9, 2026 Case Number: CS(COMM) 361/2018, with IA Nos. 49679/2024, 34537/2024 and 32689/2025 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tejas Karia BACKGROUND The Suit was originally filed in the name of Plaintiff No. 2, acting as Court Receiver of Plaintiff No. 1 (M/s
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India’s adoption of a comprehensive National Intellectual Property Rights Policy on 12 May 2016 marked an inflection point in the country’s engagement with the knowledge economy. For the first time, the government brought all forms of intellectual property – patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, industrial designs, semiconductor integrated circuit layout designs, trade secrets and plant
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi, Division Bench | Decided: 18 May 2026 RFA(OS)(COMM) No. 17 of 2018 & RFA(OS)(COMM) No. 18 of 2018 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice C. Hari Shankar & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash Shukla Background A. Standard Essential Patents – Prefatory Note The Division Bench commenced its judgment with an
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High Court of Delhi at New Delhi | Decided: 30 April 2026 C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) No. 14 of 2022 Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tejas Karia Background Blackberry Limited, a corporation organised and existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada, specialising in telecommunication solutions including enterprise software and Internet of Things, filed Patent Application No. 1976/DEL/2008 on 20
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