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A Special Bench of five judges of the Delhi High Court has held that had a composite suit in relation to the infringement of a registered design and passing off,

The prevailing intellectual property scenario is infused with litigation hovering around the well-established tenets of deceptive similarity and passing off.

The trouble faced by some of the most well established trademark owners is the fear of a deceptively similar mark emerging in the market.

Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., moved an ad-interim application for the action of passing off under the provisions of Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1999, where in the Macleods Pharmaceuticalss sought an injunction from the court, to restrain the Tidal Laboratories from using the impugned trade mark "Rabemax" or any other mark bearing similarity to the Macleods Pharmaceuticals’s mark "Rabemac".

On 2 November 2018, the Delhi High Court (High Court), in Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj and Others (Civil Suit No. 344/2018) has laid down certain guiding principles in respect of liability of e-commerce platforms ...

The parallel imports saga has seen many twists and turns, with conflicting views emerging from the courts and the customs authorities.

Cricket is not just meant to be a sport in India; it has become an integral part of Indian culture. People like to tease each other and crack jokes about their favourite teams, whether they are individuals or companies.

An idea that was once thought of as nothing more than a dream (a physique for a high speed, modern form of travel) is now becoming more and more real every day.

Hon'ble Delhi High Court, in the case of DLF Limited vs. Rediff.Com India Ltd. & Ors, granted an ad interim injunction in favour of DLF Limited, restraining Stanley Lifestyles Ltd. from using the mark...

The trade name we use and the mark we see is what lends uniqueness to a trademark. To facilitate this, not only do establishments create patterns and designs, but also play with words, creating expressions that one may not have else put to normal usage.

Ebay, one of the popular e-commerce platforms, opposed the registration of one ‘UKBAY' at the UK Intellectual Property Office.

The case of Needle Industries (India) Ltd. v. Super Thread Industries & Ors 2007 (34) PTC 614 (IPAB) started when Super Thread Industries/Respondents filed an application in 1988 for registration of the mark "PONY" in class 23 in respect of yarns and threads.

The Law of passing off prevents misrepresentation to the public in the course of use of unregistered marks.

WIPO's Technology and Innovative Support Centers (TISCs) have been established in India by the mutual agreement between Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT),

One of the frequently adopted tactics employed by the defendant is non-appearance or evasion of Court proceedings. Retention of account is one of the major grounds for relief and the most celebrated way of avoiding the same is through non-appearance. But, presently the Judiciary has formulated principles to place check on these tactics.

India and European Union have embarked on a bilateral trade & investment agreement, which envisages liberalization of trade in Goods, Investment & Service and higher protection for Intellectual Property Rights including Geographical Indications.

Geographical Indication (GI) is an important intellectual property right used in the realm of trade to highlight the origin of product which is exclusive to the territory or region where it is produced.