Hindustan Unilever Limited has won an interim injunction against Kwick Living’s Beco brand before the Delhi High Court, in a comparative advertising disparagement fight over Surf Excel and Vim. Did the ad campaign cross from honest comparison into actionable falsehood?…
Where two arcs meet on a jeans pocket became central to this trademark dispute. Reading the permitted and prohibited designs in a settlement agreement…
Philip Morris’s patent concerned a tobacco article meant to be heated electrically, with a wrapper designed to make it harder to ignite with a…
Can a company resist a name-change direction because another company’s complaint set the process in motion? In this dispute between two DNA testing companies,…
Cassiopea’s proposed treatment for androgenetic alopecia uses a high concentration of cortexolone-17-α-propionate dissolved in a topical formulation with specified solvents and additives. The Controller…
What can AI tell us about the value of a patent, and what happens when it produces code without naming its author? This week’s…
Dharma’s Jigra used “Doctors Without Borders” as part of a fictional prison escape. The Delhi High Court declined to restrain the references, but did…
From 2 October 2026, applicants pursuing design registrations in India will ordinarily receive First Examination Reports only through email. The change forms part of…
The Controller General's Office says it has come across agencies, online legal technology platforms and unauthorized service providers using the IP India logo on…
Ferrero S.P.A. took on jar manufacturers before the Delhi High Court over a Nutella jar trademark infringement dispute involving lookalike glass jars sold industry-wide…
Dabur’s NEEM toothpaste met a legal brush with Jyothy’s registered marks. The Bombay High Court found a prima facie case of infringement and passing…
The Indian Patent Office has taken a necessary first step by issuing Guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in patent examination.…
A letter to the Secretary, DPIIT signals that a Copyright Act amendment may be underway, though no draft Bill has been made…
The $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement has received final approval, and the court has entered final judgment and dismissed the action with…
Patent attorneys and agents carry knowledge, skill, and experience that the patent system depends on. They are not mere conduits for the…