IPR

“The Karim’s” near Old Delhi’s Jama Masjid was established in 1913 by Haji Karimuddin, the son of a royal chef in the court of the last Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah Zafar. The eatery is in a legal battle with Mumbai-based Kareem Dhanani, who runs 41 restaurants across the world with a ...

Intellectual Property assets are a valuable foundation of any successful venture, so when unauthorized use occurs, disputes are bound to arise. Litigation in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in India is quite diverse. Intellectual Property Litigation enables the protection of intellectual innovati...

Every company wants to promote its products, services, and brands in different styles. Advertising is the most crucial step in determining product’s future prospects. It is the most advantageous way to catch the attention of the consumers in the market. Speaking legally, there are multiple players...

In the last decade, the automotive industry has witnessed a drastic evolution. Technological developments have led to innovations which need proper protection. The effective protection of intellectual property rights is key to successful business strategy and development. Automotive companies need t...

Facts of the case Dassault Systemes has developed a software called ‘Solidworks’. This software is a computer aided design (CAD) software, aimed at modelling and simulating three dimensional (3D) solid products and is stated to cater to the aerospace, defence, automotive, transportation, consume...

Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd VS Corona Remedies Pvt. Ltd. FACTS OF THE CASE Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd (“Franco”) filed an infringement suit against Corona Remedies Pvt. Ltd. (“Corona”) for unauthorized passing-off of the Franco`s mark “STIMULIV” by open advertiseme...

Introduction: “Cutis Biotech”, a Maharashtra based pharmaceutical company had filed for the registration of the trademark “Covishield” under Class 5 of the Trade Mark Rules of 2002 in April 2020. Whilst this application was pending before the Trademark office, in June 2020, Serum Institute o...

How would you know that someone has infringed the copyright in your work? What do you need to assure before filing any complaint in this regard? FACT OF THE CASE Sameer Wadekar wrote a copyright work titled Vetaal in the year 2013-14 and registered the same in 2015. Sameer Wadekar came across the tr...

PhonePe Private Limited (“e PhonePe”) and EZY Services and Anr (“ BharatPe”) provides online payment services via their respective mobile applications. While the BharatePe’s services are available exclusively to merchants, PhonePe’s services are available to anyone who downloads the appl...