With the advancement in technology and e-commerce websites, there has been a rapid increase in sale of counterfeit products, identity fraud etc. Recently, the High Court of Delhi (“High Court”) in several cases has granted interim injunctions aga...

The early part of this year witnessed a plethora of key decisions from the Apex Court and certain High Courts in the field of arbitration. Addressing various interpretational issues, especially arising post the recent amendments of the Arbitration an...

The Delhi High Court recently denied injunction to the brand owner of "Rooh Afza" in a suit for trade mark infringement brought against the defendant for its use of the mark "Dil Afza" and applied the test of confusion from the standpoint of an "aver...

This edition of the IP newsletter discusses in detail the development in jurisprudence led by Courts in areas of patents, trade marks and copyrights. The newsletter also tracks interesting developments in these areas including whether the title of a ...

While the pandemic continues to heavily influence businesses, it hasn’t necessarily brought intellectual property ideation, protection, commercialization and enforcement to a halt. In fact, businesses have found, and continue to find, new ways in w...

As our country witnesses the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact, we continue to witness some interesting case updates that took place in the field of Intellectual Property. This newsletter brings to you the key intellectual proper...

As the world continues to struggle to adjust to the new normal, the field of Intellectual Property has seen major developments. In these times, the courts wading through the increasing Intellectual Property Rights disputes have continued to impart ju...

In times of the coronavirus pandemic, while the world strives to restore a semblance of normalcy, the field of intellectual property continued to witness some interesting updates in the country. The courts swiftly normalized digital conferencing mode...

In the second round of litigation between E-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal (“E-commerce platforms”) and Direct Selling Entities (“DSEs”) such as Amway, Oriflame, and Modicare earlier this year, a Division Bench of th...

While the entire world has been witnessing the coronavirus pandemic since the beginning of 2020, some interesting updates took place in the intellectual property arena in the first quarter. This newsletter brings to you the key intellectual property ...

At the outset, we take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2020! This newsletter brings to you the key intellectual property related updates in India from the final quarter of 2019.

On October 23, 2019, the Delhi High Court held that Indian courts can issue orders to internet intermediaries like Facebook, Google, and Twitter to take down defamatory content published by users on the intermediaries platforms on a global basis. The...

On January 8, 2019, the Supreme Court over-ruled a decision of the Delhi High Court, which held that Monsanto's patent for technology to genetically modify hybrid seeds was unpatentable, on the grounds that it had not sufficiently examined the questi...

The Delhi High Court recently held that two causes of action, one with respect to passing off and another with respect to design infringement under the Designs Act, 2000, can be joined and tried in a composite suit. INDUSLAW's Sandeep Grover and Kshi...

The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act which came into force at the beginning of August broadly makes specific performance a general rule, rather than a limited right and limits court intervention in relation to infrastructure projects. But will it impr...

In March 2018, the Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 (the 'Bill') and on 18 June 2018, the Bill was tabled before the Lok Sabha. The Bill provides for a comprehensive mechanism to...