Monthly Round Up-February 2021
A. Notable Developments: 1. Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of...
Saumya Kapoor
Mar 30, 2021
India: Covid -19 Update: End of Extension Period
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India had extended the period of limitation prescribed under the general law or special laws with...
Nanki Arneja
Mar 10, 2021
Ceat Obtains Interim injunction Against Unauthorised Dealer
The automobile spare parts industry is becoming a hotspot for trademark and copyright infringement where unauthorised users often portray...
Vrinda Sehgal
Mar 9, 2021
Trademark Infringement: “YOGI” Versus “THE YOGI”, Who’s The Yogi Now?
In the case of Yogi Ayurvedic Products Pvt. Ltd v. The Yogi & Ors., the Bombay High Court passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in...
Vrinda Sehgal
Mar 9, 2021
Pakistan Joins The Madrid System
On 24th February 2021, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan became the 108th member of the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol will come...
Vrinda Sehgal
Feb 26, 2021
Radio royalties for sound recordings and underlying works: what is the path ahead?
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) recently issued a landmark Order in the case of Music Broadcast Limited v. Tips...
Vrinda Sehgal
Feb 25, 2021
Court grants permanent relief to Samsonite in respect of their Trademark “American Tourister”
In the case of Samsonite IP Holding v. A.K. Prasad[1], a Delhi District Court issued a permanent injunction in favour of the Plaintiff,...
Vrinda Sehgal
Feb 19, 2021
Products of Artificial Intelligence Making Their Way to Protection Under Copyright Law?
With technological advancement surpassing new heights and the growing dependence on machines and automated systems, artificial...
Vrinda Sehgal
Feb 19, 2021
India: Draft Patent Amendment Rules, 2021 Notified
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Patents Rules, 2003 and...
Shivarpita Nailwal
Feb 12, 2021
Trade Dress Infringement: The test for comparison based on deceptive similarity
Introduction The Delhi High Court, in the case of Beiersdorf AG v. RHS Global Private Limited, restrained the Defendants from infringing...
Vrinda Sehgal
Feb 12, 2021
