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IPR NEWS

  • IPR NEWS – MARCH

    Huawei Secures Patent Agreements with Vivo and Amazon Huawei has inked significant patent agreements with leading tech companies, Vivo and Amazon. The deals involve cross-licensing intellectual property to foster innovation and avoid potential legal disputes. The agreement with Vivo includes the exc...

  • IPR NEWS – OCTOBER

    ASIO Chief Rebukes China for Intellectual Property Theft at Five Eyes Summit At a historic Five Eyes summit, the head of Australia’s ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) publicly rebuked China for engaging in a sophisticated scheme of intellectual property theft. The ASIO chief...

  • IPR NEWS – SEPTEMBER

    Renowned Authors, Including Grisham and Martin, Sue OpenAI Over Copyright Concerns Seventeen prominent authors, including John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, and Jodi Picoult, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement. The authors claim that OpenAI’s language model, GP...

  • IPR NEWS – AUGUST

    Siren Brew Faces Starbucks in Trademark Dispute In a recent legal clash, a coffee firm is engaged in a trademark dispute with Starbucks over the use of the “siren” logo. Atlanta-based Siren Brew faces allegations of trademark infringement from Starbucks, claiming that Siren Brew’s ...

  • IPR NEWS – JULY

    Overstock to rebrand as Bed Bath & Beyond after buying brand’s intellectual property In a transformative acquisition, online retail giant Overstock has revealed plans to undergo a complete rebranding, adopting the name of the renowned home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond after purchas...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 4th JUN – 9th JUN

    Jack Daniels Vs. Bad Spaniels Bad Spaniels is a dog toy maker based in Arizona, USA. As a part of their Silly Squeakers line of products, Bad Spaniels manufactures toys that mimic liquor, beer, wine and soda bottles. One such production was a parody of the acclaimed Jack Daniels Whiskey. Jack Daniel...

  • WTR 1000 2023

    The World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 2023, focuses exclusively on trademark practice and has firmly established itself as the definitive ‘go to’ resource for those seeking world-class legal trademark expertise. India continues to foster innovations and, since last year, has climbed to...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 27th NOV – 3rd DEC

    Delhi HC stops Andhra company from using Kohinoor Seed Fields trademarks The Delhi High Court on 1 December 2022, granted an ex parte ad interim order to an Andhra based company after the company has used the trade name deceptively similar to the plaintiff. In the present case, the Kohinoor Company,...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 20th NOV – 26th NOV

    In the battle over Vistara, Delhi High Court favours Tata Airlines According to the Delhi High Court’s order on 22 November 2022, Justice Jyoti Singh granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction, curbing the use of the well-known trademark, “VISTARA” belonging to the Tata Airlines by a Karnataka bas...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 13th NOV – 19th NOV

    MARIA CAREY FAILS TO GET THE TRADEMARK “QUEEN OF CHRISTMAS” According to the BBC, on November 15, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected Maria Carey application, which was made through her business Lotion LLC. According to NME, the March 2021 file was made in order to obtain exclusive rig...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 6th NOV – 11th NOV

    CONDE NAST v. DRAKE Conde Nast, the owner of Vogue magazine, on November 7 has filed a lawsuit against Drake and 21 Savage for using the Vogue trademark without authorization to promote their new album “Her Loss.” Conde Nast claimed that the rappers’ promotional campaign was &#8220...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 30th OCT – 5th NOV

    LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER V. FUTURETIMES TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS The Delhi High Court on November 3 has granted Louis Vuitton Malletier, a French luxury fashion brand, Rs. 20 lakhs in fees in its trademark infringement case against Club Factory, a Chinese e-commerce platform that wa...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 23rd OCT – 29th OCT

    LIDL GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED AND ANOTHER v. TESCO STORES LIMITED AND ANOTHER Attempting to resurrect a portion of its lawsuit against bargain retailer Lidl on October 25, Britain’s largest retailer Tesco said in court in London that its German-owned rival had filed for trademarks for a yellow ci...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 16th OCT – 22nd OCT

    K. N. GOVINDACHARYA  vs SECRETARY GENERAL & ORS On October 17, the Supreme Court issued notice in response to a petition asking for instructions to protect the Court’s copyright over video recordings of court proceedings that are live-streamed on websites like YouTube. The application...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 9th OCT – 15th OCT

    ALLERGAN INC AND ANR. v. CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS AND ANR. The Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks has received criticism from the Delhi High Court on October 12 for failing to notify the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organiza...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 2nd OCT – 8th OCT

    QUALCOMM v. APPLE Despite the fact that the two tech titans’ legal battle over three smartphone patents had been resolved, the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3, once more declined to consider Apple Inc.’s request to resurrect the case. In 2017, Qualcomm filed a lawsuit against Apple in fe...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 25th SEP – 1st OCT

    MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC V. MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP An U.S. appeals court ruled that a patent held by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. for its diabetes medications Januvia and Janumet is valid, rejecting a challenge to the patent made by generic manufacturer Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Court d...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 18TH SEP – 24TH SEP

    INDIAMART INTERMESH LIMITED v. MR SAMEER SAMIM KHAN  & Ors. The petitioner IndiaMart filed a suit for permanent injunction against the fraudulent website https://india-mart.co/ who was fraudulently offering jobs under the plaintiff’s name. The IndiaMart is a registered trademark and also ...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 11TH SEP – 17TH SEP

    DIPALI SIKAND AND ORS v. SAMSUNG INDIA ELECTRONIC PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR. A temporary injunction prohibiting Samsung India and one Story Experiences from using the trademark “CONCIERGE,” which is being used by the Concierge conglomerate made up of Lesconcierges Services Pvt. Ltd. and Cl...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 4TH SEP – 10TH SEP

    INVESTMENT FIRM METACAPITAL SUES META FOR INFRINGEMENT Investment firm Metacapital Management LP sued Meta Platforms Inc in Manhattan in federal court on Wednesday, alleging that the Facebook parent company’s use of the name “Meta” to provide financial services would cause customer confusi...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 28TH AUG – 3RD SEP

    SONY MUSIC INITIATES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND BREACH OF CONTRACT LAWSUIT AGAINST TRILLER Sony sued the platform seeking damages as the application failed to pay the license fees agreed upon back in March 2022 after which it considered that their deal was terminated. Whereas, the platform still all...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 21ST AUG – 26TH AUG

    ALLAHABAD LAW AGENCY V. AMAZON RETAIL INDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS The plaintiff is a book publishing company and had filed a lawsuit seeking permanent injunction against third party sellers in the e-commerce website of the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that pirated versions of the book, “the Law ...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 14TH AUG – 20TH AUG

    FLIPKART INTERNET PRIVATE LTD. v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. The respondent company Sanash Impex Pvt. Ltd have procured the authorized rights to sell the cosmetic products of a Czech based company ‘DC DERMACOL’ in India . A FIR was filed against Flipkart by the complainant for trademark in...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 1ST AUG-6TH AUG

    Special drive for disposal of IP Disputes Marking the 75th anniversary of India’s independence the Government of India has launched the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. As a part of the same, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks has taken an initiati...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 25TH JULY- 30TH JULY

    Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd And anr v. Neeraj Food Products Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (previously Cadbury India Ltd.) and Cadbury Schweppes Overseas Limited filed a suit against the defendant for trademark infringement of their product “CADBURY GEMS” or “GEMS”.  The ...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 17TH JULY- 23RD JULY

    Marico Limited vs Dabur India Limited The Petitioner initiated a suit for infringement and disparagement in relation to the advertisement published by Dabur in various newspapers containing a disclaimer that implies that the Device/ Label mark of ‘Nihar’ which is a part of their advertisement be...

  • IPR NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATES FROM 11TH JULY- 16TH JULY

    Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals vs Vatican Lifesciences Private On July 12, 2022, the High Court of Bombay held that in the case of rival marks where they are phonetically, structurally, aurally, and visually similar; in such a way that a mere cursory look at the rival marks brings out the overwhelmin...

  • Weekly IP News Report – 1st Week of July (01-Jul-2022 to 10-Jul-2022)

    PS5 comes up with a new patent that can show the players “what if” scenarios based on choices they didn’t make This patent discloses what is basically a “what if” function, which could provide the players of the PS5 the ability to not only examine replays of their gaming but also view diff...

  • IP NEWS UPDATES – JUNE 2022

    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY REGISTERS “THE” AS A TRADEMARK The term “THE” has been successfully registered by The Ohio State University in relation to apparel that the university wears during athletic activities. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) initially ...

  • IP NEWS UPDATES -MAY 2022

    USPTO To Begin Issuing Electronic Trademark Registration Certificates On 2nd May, the USPTO announced via federal notice that, on June 7, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will start issuing electronic certificates of trademark registration. The electronic registration cert...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 30 JUNE 2022

    India’s key achievements related to patent filings: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry announced the key achievements that the country has been performing in relation to patent filings. The domestic patent filing has surpassed the international patent filing between the period of January ...

  • National Conference on Intellectual Property for National Growth

    Inspite of growing awareness about the importance of intellectual property protection among corporates, practical information about what IP strategies and filings are best for corporate growth, remains low. The conference aimed at educating corporates on the various government schemes for MSMEs, Ind...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 25 FEB 2022

    New York Stock Exchange Files Trademark Application for NFT Applications have been filed o trademark the term NYSE for usage of the mark as an NFT and the Stock Exchange is officially entering into the Crypto and NFT marketplace. The NYSE has announced that it has no immediate plans of launching a C...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 14 FEB 2022

    Major companies including McDonald’s filing Trademark Applications for the Metaverse Various major companies including Nike and Walmart had filed Trademark applications for virtual goods and services in the Metaverse. Presently, McD has filed for the registration of its marks in relation to virtua...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 9 FEB 2022

    Moonshine Technology Pvt Ltd v. Ticktok Games Pvt Ltd The Plaintiff initiated the suit against the defendant for the use of the mark ‘BAAZI’. The plaintiff claimed its marks containing the term BAAZI to be well- known and to have attained worldwide recognition. The Plaintiff alleged that the Def...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 7 FEB 2022

    Bragg Live Food Products sues National Fruit Product Company for Copyright and Trademark Infringement Bragg Live Food Products, a company specialized in providing organic food products, has accused the NFPC of copying its trade dress and infringement of trademarks and copyrights. Bragg states that i...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 25 JAN 2022

    Huawei’s Trademark applications for ‘Petal Search’ rejected The company had applied for the Trademarks ‘PETAL SEARCH’ in relation to search engine services and providing localized search services based on user search habits. The search engine was launched back in 2020 and applications for ...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 20 JAN 2022

    HT Media Ltd. v. Pooja Sharma & Ors Hindustan Times had approached the Delhi High Court seeking permanent injunction and damages for infringement of their Trademark, Trade Name and Copyrights against websites which were portraying to the general public that they were in some way associated with ...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 12 JAN 2022

    AWS Music marks opposed by Amazon Amazon Technologies Inc. is opposing the registration of the mark “AWS MUSIC” claiming that the consumers are likely to be confused, mistaken, or deceived into believing that the goods offered under the newly applied AWS MUSIC mark are in some way endorsed by Am...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 04 JAN 2022

    Bacardi & Co v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office The company has sued the USPTO for allegedly violating the law by reviving a Cuban government entity’s trademark “Havana Club”. The legal battle between Bacardi and the Cuban entity was initiated by Bacardi and claim that they be...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 30 DEC 2021

    Kyobo Life fined for letting subsidiaries use IPs for free The insurance company holds various forms of IPs including numerous trademarks and copyrights. The company was accused of letting their subsidiaries use the Kyobo brand without paying fees from 2016 to 2019. The South Korea’s financial...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 21 DEC 2021

    France.com Inc v. French Republic The legal battle for the trade name and mark France.com commenced years back and presently, the US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Government. This trade name and mark was used since 1994 by a U.S. citizen and French expat and owns protections for the trade...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 13 DEC 2021

    Abba v. Abba Mania: The pop group ‘ABBA’ sues a UK-based company that stages shows under the brand Abba Mania. This suit has been initiated by Polar Music International, the company that owns the Abba Group claiming that Abba Mania has been using the term ‘ABBA’ without the company’s prior...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 8 DEC 2021

    UpGrad files trademark infringement suit against Scaler: A suit was filed before the Delhi HC against the EdTech company Scaler for using the brand name ‘upGrad’ through Google Ads to appear on top of the page on the Google Search Engine. The company has sought damages of more than 3 Crores. Pre...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 6 DEC 2021

    Lord of the Rings’ Crypto Blocked under JRR Tolkien’s Trademark Violation: The ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’ Crypto Currency was created and promoted back in August 2021. According to the developer of the Crypto, the ‘JRR TOKEN’ is a tribute to the late author JRR Tolkien. The family members of th...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 25 NOV 2021

    YouTube expands guidelines on Copyright infringement detection The number of takedowns of content due to Copyright strike has been increasing and it was also announced that YouTube is testing out new features which aim to provide more capacity to manage channel engagement, and more options to help c...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 13 NOV 2021

    Increase in Global IP Filings despite Economic shutdown due to the pandemic WIPO recently released its report on the annual IP filings. The reports show an increase in the filing activities especially in relation to trademark filings despite the effect of the pandemic on the economy. Most of the fil...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 8 NOV 2021

    Financial incentives for certification and Intellectual Property Rights reimbursement scheme notified by the Goa government This scheme of the government is part of the State Incentives to Encourage Investments Scheme, 2017 with an object to make the existing market more competitive and efficient bo...

  • IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 30 OCT 2021

    Delhi High Court extends the deadline to submit comments on Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2021 The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had announced the creation and functioning of a separate Intellectual Property Division which would solely deal with the IP m...

SSIA NEWS

  • A SUPER CHARGED ATMOSPHERE

    Eight senior serving judges from across the United States, former judges of the Indian and Hawaii Supreme Courts, the Dean of a renowned American Law School participated in the India-US Law and Justice forum yesterday. The theme of the forum was “The role of the judiciary in protecting the rule of...

  • A WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK

    We at Surana & Surana International Attorneys India believe that, besides a perfect work-life balance, there should be camaraderie and relaxation. This helps in giving one’s best at work! Recently, we held a friendly tournament of Shuttle SHOWDOWN, where 44 of our colleagues form...

  • LAWYERS HAVE HISTORICALLY PROVIDED LEADERSHIP IN SOCIETY

    Addressing the students of the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University on 1st September, Rashmi Surana Partner Surana & Surana International Attorneys India emphasized the requirement for (i) balanced, unbiased, unambiguous and simple (oral &a...

  • NEVER GIVE UP HOPE!

    “Scientific research shows communication is 93% non-verbal. It must not provoke guilt, fear, anger or humiliation in order to succeed. Never give up hope! There is an opportunity and positivity in everything. You must embrace disruption and thrive,” said Dr. Vinod Surana, Managing Partn...

  • NIQR SOUVENIR RELEASED

    Dr. Vinod Surana, Surana, Managing Partner & CEO, Surana & Surana International Attorneys India and Chairman – Advisory Board, National Institution for Quality & Reliability (NIQR BANGALORE ) released the NIQR Souvenir during their Advisory Board meeting held on...

  • IAM PATENT 1000 RECOMMENDS

    “Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.” Frank Ocean IAM PATENT 1000 RECOMMENDS…. Boasting a strong patent team with diverse technical backgrounds, Surana & Surana International Attorneys (SSIA) makes its debut in the IAM Patent 1000 this year as a RECOMMENDED FIRM for IP Pra...

  • RE-APPOINTED AS HONORARY LEGAL ADVISOR

    The Taiwanese mission in South India is pleased to reappoint Dr. Vinod Surana, Managing Partner, Surana and Surana International Attorneys as their Honorary Legal Advisor. Richard Chen, Director General presented the order of appointment today. The firm is honored to continue its work of protecting...

  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    Recognising the Top 10 Business Leaders of India 2023. Meet the esteemed business leaders who have secured their positions among India’s Top 10 in 2023. We are proud that our Managing Partner & CEO, Dr. Vinod Surana has been recognized as one of the TOP 10 Business Leaders by The Econom...

  • TAIWAN-INDIA FRIENDSHIP

    Director General of TECC, Chennai, Mr Richard Chen said, “Taiwan is well-known for electric & electronic machinery industries. More Taiwanese companies in these sectors are setting up factories in India.” He appreciated the initiative by Surana & Surana International Attorneys in associa...

  • BREAKFAST WITH TEAM FRANCE

    We were honoured to host Team France from the Indo French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) for breakfast at our Godavari Board Room on April 25, 2023. The members of TEAM FRANCE, after a sumptuous breakfast of Indian and Continental cuisine, continued with their ‘closed door’ d...

  • A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

    A year-long leadership development pogram specially conceived and customized by Sundaram Learning and conducted by their Head, Narasimhan V for our professionals and non-professionals came to a close. The Graduation ceremony for both groups – the Senior Leadership Team and the Rising...

  • DEFENCE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COURSE

    The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) conducted their 22nd Defence Acquisition Management Course (DAMC) on March 1 & 2, 2023 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Dr. Vinod Surana, Managing Partner & CEO, Surana & Surana International Attorneys India c...

  • Surana & Surana welcomed the new Director General of #Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Chennai

    Surana & Surana welcomed the new Director General of #Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in #Chennai, Mr. Richard C. L. Chen in our office. The bilateral relations between #India and #Taiwan has improved over the years, and India is seen as a potential #i...

  • WOMEN in INDIA @ 2047

    Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi while delivering his ninth Independence Day speech mentioned that Women Empowerment is vital to make India a developed nation in 2047, when the country celebrates its 100th year of independence. A recent statistics suggests that girls’ enrolment in Sc...