Neetika Gandhi
Jul 14, 2020
AN INSIGHT INTO BLOCKCHAIN AND IP'S CRYPTIC RELATIONSHIP
INTRODUCTION Blockchain has been one of the most exciting and emerging technologies in recent times garnering a plethora of attention...
Saumya Kapoor
Jul 9, 2020
Trade Mark Due Diligence: Dot your I's and Cross your T's
Never before has the question of “What’s in a name” been more apt than in the conflict between BMW and Volkswagen regarding Rolls Royce....
Sonal Madan
Jun 25, 2020
THE CHANGING FACE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: TIKTOK AND THE LURKING IP DISPUTES
“Social media is addictive precisely because it gives us something which the real world lacks; it gives us immediacy, direction, a sense...
Raman Virk & Ankita Sabharwal
Jun 25, 2020
THE “VIRTUAL” VANDALISM: CYBERSQUATTING AS A THREAT TO BRAND SYNERGIES
Introduction “The internet is becoming the Town Square for the global village of tomorrow”, a highly poignant phrase by Bill Gates is...
Chetan Chadha
Jun 24, 2020
INDIA: COVID-19 update: IPO confirms suspension of all deadlines until further notice
The IPO has issued a Public Notice clarifying that the timelines for completion of various proceedings, filing of documents, payment of...
Avanee Tewari
Jun 22, 2020
Genericide: Death of a Trademark
A vacuum flask? Thermos. Separable fastener? Zipper. Mobile garbage bin? Dumpster. Conveyor transport device? Escalator. The answers to...
Nanki Arneja Mehul Mor
Jun 18, 2020
Jurisdiction of the Competition Commission of India in Patent matters
Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. vs. Competition Commission of India and Ors.[1] About the Petitioners & the subject matter The...
Saumya Kapoor
Jun 17, 2020
OPPORTUNISTIC INFRINGEMENT IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC: DETTOL VS DEVTOL
In a recent case[1], the Delhi High Court, in a hearing convened via video conferencing, passed a decree of permanent injunction against...
Neetika Gandhi
Jun 15, 2020
PROTECTING OWNERSHIP IN THE VIRTUAL SPACE: A CLASSIC CASE OF CYBERSQUATTING
The Delhi High Court in the present case [1], granted an ex- parte anti- suit injunction against the Defendants from using the domain...
Chetan Chadha
Jun 9, 2020
India: 'Small Entity' criteria for classification under various IP Enactments broadened
Various IP enactments, including the Patents Act, Trade Marks Act and Designs Act, provide for a discounted official fee for ‘small...
