This post is authored by Shreesh Chadha, Vth Year, Jindal Global Law School
Recently, a single judge bench of the Delhi High Court had the opportunity to consider the defence of ‘prior user’ as mentioned in S. 34 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 (Act). The provision states that a...
INTRODUCTION
I encountered a copyright dispute during my internship at an IP law firm. An author and a movie director, once collaborators and friends, found themselves on opposite sides of a courtroom. Observing their unravelled partnership, I couldn’t shake one thought: What if there was a better way? Mediation could...
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Background:
In a landmark judgment titled Kent Cables v. Kent RO, pronounced by Justice Jyoti Singh on May 30, 2023, the Delhi High Court permanently restrained Kent RO from manufacturing and selling fans under the trademark “KENT”. The court analyzed complex legal propositions and, based on prior use and goodwill,...
About the Author: Ayushi Dubey is a fourth year law student in the Institute of Law, Nirma University.
Introduction
Recently, the Delhi High Court (“the Court”) in the case of Peps Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Kurlon Ltd. discussed in detail the major areas concerning the trademark laws in India. The judgment...
Introduction:
In TVF Media Labs Private Limited & Ors vs the State , the Delhi High Court strongly objected to the ‘obscene’ and ‘profane’ language used in the web series, ‘College Romance’ based on college friendships and relationships. The Court upheld an order of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM)...
