Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (“Plaintiff”) filed before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court a case for infringement of its registered trademark in a Hindi feature film titled ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’.
The matter was heard by The Hon’ble Justice Sanjeev Narula, and order was pronounced on 23rd March, 2021, in favour of...
INTRODUCTION
Film titles are creatively conceived and involve a certain level of intellectual stimulation. Accordingly, these titles are registered with the societies or associations such as the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA), the Film and Television Producers’ Guild of India, etc. to ensure that they are not infringed upon...
Introduction
The law of trademarks protects commercial symbols and signs appended to goods and/or services, including, but not limited to — a word, logo, number or device. Its twin purpose is to act as a source identifier for brands and help consumers distinguish the goods and/or services of one proprietor...
Introduction
A not so old advertisement of Amul found itself in trouble when a frozen dessert manufacturer found the advertisement to be disparaging its product. The advertisement can be viewed here, in the advertisement it is shown that all frozen desserts are manufactured using Vanaspati, which in Indian society is...
About Authors:
1. Ankith Kumar, specialised in IPR, is a practising advocate at Eshwars and Madras High Court
2. Harshita Jain, specialised in IPR and Technology Law, is a practicing corporate lawyer at Consultancy & Advisory firm.
INTRODUCTION
A distinctive mark is a trademark that possesses unique characteristics, enabling it to be easily...
The Bombay High Court, vide Order dated 20th October 2021 in Endemol Shine Nederland Producties B.V. & Ors. v. Angel Singh aka Lucky Trading as 999 Productions & Ors. (COMIP(L)/28812/2021) (hereinafter, the “Order”) granted an ex parte ad interim injunction against the Defendants, who were shown to be organising...
1. Introduction
The decision in Corn Products Refining Co. v. Shangrila Food Products Ltd. remains one of the most pivotal judgments in the field of trademark law. In this case, the Court found that the trademark "Gluvita," registered by the defendant, was deceptively similar to "Glucovita" which is a mark...
The “CHUTIYARAM” trademark controversy has recently made headlines and with the Registry playing limbo, let’s take a deep dive into the absolute grounds of refusal as envisaged in the Trade Marks Act.
Here’s a quick summary of all that has happened:
In March 2025, a trademark application for the word...
Contextualization
Crimes/wrongs are meant to be prevented for the smooth functioning of society. Right? But whether they are crimes per se i.e. wrong in every sense or they are a crime because the law says so and therefore worth stopping is a quintessential question of this debate (Read more here)....
