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Real blow to infringers by L’Oreal, court issues injunction for Trademark infringement

Real blow to infringers by L’Oreal, court issues injunction for Trademark infringement

The Delhi Commercial Court granted L’Oreal a permanent injunction against M/s Oneness Enterprises for importing counterfeit goods bearing L’Oreal’s trademarks. The Court also restrained Customs Offices from releasing the seized goods and directed their destruction under applicable rules, ensuring strong protection of L’Oreal’s intellectual property rights. Continue Reading Real blow to infringers by L’Oreal, court issues injunction for Trademark infringement

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Importers Watch Out! Tag Heuer times out counterfeit watches

Importers Watch Out! Tag Heuer times out counterfeit watches

Tag Heuer S.A. successfully secured a court order for the destruction of counterfeit watches imported by Tinya International. The court awarded Rs. 5,00,000 in damages, plus further compensation, after finding clear evidence of trademark infringement. The ruling underscores the consequences of importing counterfeit goods and highlights the benefits of trademark protection and mediation. Continue Reading Importers Watch Out! Tag Heuer times out counterfeit watches

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Volvo drives home a victory in Trademark ‘Volvo Pump’ dispute

Volvo drives home a victory in Trademark ‘Volvo Pump’ dispute

The Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favor of Volvo against M/s Grasp Engineering for using the trademark “VOLVO PUMPS” without authorization. The court found Grasp’s actions likely to deceive consumers and harm Volvo’s reputation, leading to the restriction of Grasp’s use of the mark until further hearings. Continue Reading Volvo drives home a victory in Trademark ‘Volvo Pump’ dispute

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Fake Headsets? Not on Samsung’s Watch: Court Issues Permanent Injunction

Fake Headsets? Not on Samsung’s Watch: Court Issues Permanent Injunction

The Delhi District Court issued a permanent injunction in favor of Samsung, preventing further sale of counterfeit headsets by several defendants. The Court confirmed trademark infringement and ordered the destruction of fake goods. Samsung was awarded litigation costs but punitive damages were denied. Continue Reading Fake Headsets? Not on Samsung’s Watch: Court Issues Permanent Injunction

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Madras High Court's Progressive Stance on Patent Claim Amendments

Madras High Court’s Progressive Stance on Patent Claim Amendments and Other Aspects

In this post, we at BananaIP bring to you select Patent cases relating to Patent Claim amendments, Patent exclusions, and Patent orders. Amending polypeptide patent claims mentioning specific sequence IDs to polynucleotide claims mentioning the said sequence IDs is permitted, says Madras High Court. While dealing with the rejection of a patent application based on impermissible claim amendments, the Madras High Court reiterated that claim amendments are permissible as long as the amendments are disclosed in the specification. After reviewing the…

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Indian trademark case highlights

Trademarks in the Courtroom: Noteworthy Decisions from India Part – 4

Our exploration continues in Trademarks in the Courtroom: Noteworthy Decisions from India Part - 4, focusing on Indian trademark case highlights. This segment reviews crucial judgments regarding user affidavits and the handling of trademark refusal orders, pivotal aspects of the trademark registration process. Cases pertaining to user affidavit: Unreasoned refusal of Shell’s drum trademark application set aside The Delhi High Court has recently set aside an order of the Trademark Registrar refusing a trademark application by Shell for a drum logo…

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Prof. Thammaiah Ramakrishna Scholarship Celebrates Its First Year

Prof. Thammaiah Ramakrishna Scholarship Celebrates It’s First Year

BananaIP Counsels recently celebrated the completion of the first year of their groundbreaking initiative, the "Professor Thammaiah Ramakrishna Scholarship for aspiring Patent Attorneys". The program is recognized for its innovative approach to encouraging and facilitating students in the legal and technical domains to enter patent practice. The first scholarship has been awarded to Muhammad Faris V, a Senior research fellow at the Inter-University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies (IUCIPRS), CUSAT. Faris, a BSc Physics graduate, has completed his post-graduation in…

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Indian Copyright Statistics-April and May 2022

A compilation of the statistics for the Indian copyright applications during the months of April and May 2022, is given below. APRIL AND MAY 2022 There is an increase of 2.1% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of May 2022 as compared to the month of April 2022. A total of 2235 applications were filed in the month of April 2022 and a total of 2281 applications were filed in the month of May 2022. The…

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Indian Copyright Statistics: January and February 2022

A compilation of the statistics for the Indian copyright applications during the months of January and February 2022, is given below. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2022 There is an increase of 9% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of February 2022 as compared to the month of January 2022. A total of 2171 applications were filed in the month of January and a total of 2369 applications were filed in the month of February 2022. The majority…

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Indian Copyright Statistics-May to July 2021

Indian Copyright Statistics-May to July 2021

A compilation of the statistics for the Indian copyright applications during the months of May-July 2021, is given below. MAY AND JUNE  2021 In the month of June 2021 there has been an increase of 1865% in the total number of copyright applications filed, as compared to the month of May 2021. A total of 121 applications were filed in May 2021 and a total of 2378 filed in June 2021.  The majority of applications were filed for literary/ dramatic works…

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