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.…
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August 24, 2023
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…
July 27, 2023
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…
January 25, 2023
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…
November 18, 2022
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…
November 2, 2022
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…
November 1, 2022
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…
October 28, 2022
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…
September 23, 2022
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”…
July 20, 2022
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…
June 30, 2022
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…
February 8, 2022
Intellectual Property Rights in Mobile Apps
N. Vignesh Kumaran B.E. Associate - Patents, Intellectual Property Practice Introduction A mobile app is a computer program designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.…
January 27, 2022
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…
January 25, 2022
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…
January 24, 2022
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…
January 4, 2022
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…
December 6, 2021
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…
November 13, 2021
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…
October 30, 2021
IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 26 OCT 2021
YouTube content strikes misuse of Copyright laws in India, claims Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) The Indian Internet Freedom Foundation made a representation to Google India with relation to the recent…
October 26, 2021
IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 20 OCT 2021
Delhi High Court circulates Intellectual Property Division (IPD) Rules, 2021 for inputs from the members of the Bar The Hon’ble Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had announced the creation…
October 20, 2021
IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 11 OCT 2021
Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2021 notified and has come into force The Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2021 has been notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and has…
October 11, 2021
The Smart Hijack
The Smart Hijack – Unimaginable Threats from Smart Devices
There is no doubt that there are many advantages of Artificial Intelligence and IoT enabled smart devices. Technical advancements in facial recognition, voice recognition, automatic content recognition are adding newer dynamics to entertainment, household, and lifestyle. However, the smart devices are vulnerable to a plethora of cyber security threats that can be extremely scary.
September 7, 2021
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IP NEWS WEEKLY UPDATE – 6 SEP 2021
Zed Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Hardhik Mukeshbhai Pansheriya The Plaintiff holds 18 registrations for the mark ‘BEARDO’ inclusive of Class 3. The Defendant holds registrations in Class 7 and 11…
September 6, 2021
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IP News Weekly Update – 31 Aug 2021
V Guard Industries Ltd. Vs. Sukan Raj Jain and Anr – Delhi High Court The Plaintiff, a proprietor from Kerala manufactures and markets electrical goods under the mark ‘V-Guard’ across…
August 31, 2021
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IP News Weekly Update – 14 Aug 2021
Biscuit Battle Last year Britannia had taken ITC to court alleging that the latter’s product packaging “Sunfeast Farmlite 5-Seed Digestive” and “Sunfeast Farmlite Veda Digestive” were deceptively similar to Britannia…
August 14, 2021