INDIA: Delhi High Court Rules on Passing Off of Pharmaceutical Products
In Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v. Premchand Godha & Anr. (CS(OS) No. 1287/2013 (Del. Dec. 16, 2013)), the High Court of...
Chetan Chadha
Mar 31, 2014
Delhi High Court prevents India Today Group from claiming monopoly over the term “TODAY”
The Delhi High Court in its decision dated February 19, 2014 rejected the interim application filed by Living Media Ltd known as INDIA...
Chetan Chadha
Feb 10, 2014
IPAB sets aside the Pre-Grant Opposition order against “ABRAXIS”, accepts violation of principle of
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in its decision dated January 20, 2014 while accepting violation of principle of natural...
Chetan Chadha
Jan 31, 2014
Designate India in new International Applications from July 8, 2013
India has joined the International Trade Mark System by acceding to the Madrid Protocol. The system comes into effect from July 8, 2013....
Chetan Chadha
Jun 30, 2013
100% increase expected in Official Fee for Patent Matters, early filing recommended
DearColleagues, We wish to inform you that there is a recent notification in the Official Gazette dated May 6, 2013 proposing a hike in...
Chetan Chadha
Jun 30, 2013
Should Sections 9 and 11 of the Indian Trade Marks Act, 1999 be limited to prosecution only?
In an order dated February 16, 2012, the High Court at Madras held that Section 9 and Section11 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 cannot be...
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Mar 1, 2013
Manufacturer Vs. Distributor- Who owns the goodwill?
The Delhi High Court’s Division Bench has held that good will belong to the party that creates customer confidence and on whose...
Akshath Goyal
Feb 28, 2013
Ashok Kumar- India’s answer to John Doe
In a welcome step, Indian Judiciary has embraced the concept of handing out ‘John Doe’ orders or Ashok Kumar orders as they are...
Akshath Goyal
Feb 28, 2013
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 has finally put to rest the controversy related to the royalties of singers, composers and lyricists....
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Feb 28, 2013
International Non-Proprietary Names Published by Indian IPO
“All in good time”, with an aim of providing health and pharma industry with unique and globally available designated names in order to...
Ginny Rajbir
Feb 27, 2013
