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Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd. v. Finecure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. & Ors.
Mere delay in approaching the Court is not, by itself, sufficient to refuse an injunction, particularly in the pharmaceutical field where confusion between similar marks may also affect public interest.
Deceptive SimilarityDelayInterim InjunctionPANTOCIDPatentsSyngenta Participations AG v. Controller of Patents and Designs
Under Section 3(d) of the Patents Act, 1970, efficacy is not a fixed, uniform standard confined to therapeutic effect; its content depends on the field of the invention. For an agrochemical compound, a new polymorphic form demonst…
EfficacyInventive StepPatent ProsecutionPrior ArtPatentsT-Mobile International AG and Co. KG. v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks and Anr.
Section 3(m) contains four disjunctive exceptions: a mere scheme, rule, or method of performing a mental act, and a method of playing a game. The word 'mere' qualifies the first three limbs, confining the exclusion to claims that …
Computer Implemented InventionGuidelinesMental ActMethod of Playing GamePatentsTapas Chatterjee v. Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr.
A rejection for lack of inventive step under Section 2(1)(ja) must be supported by a structured, reasoned analysis identifying the skilled person, the inventive concept, and the specific differences from the cited prior art and wh…
Inventive StepKnown ProcessObviousnessPatent ProsecutionTrade MarksTata Sons Private Limited v. Hakunamatata Tata Founders & Ors.
A well-known mark such as TATA may be protected at the interim stage against its use for crypto assets, including by directing platform operators to delist tokens bearing the mark.
Crypto AssetsDelistingInterim InjunctionOnline PlatformsGeographical IndicationsTea Board, India v. ITC Limited
A certification trade mark or geographical indication registered for a good protects only that good and does not, without more, extend to use of the certified word for unrelated services; an infringement action under the Geographi…
Certification Trade MarkDilutionGeographical IndicationLimitationPatentsTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Intex Technologies (India) Ltd.
In disputes over standard essential patents, an implementer who negotiates without genuine intent to license while continuing to exploit the patented standard is an unwilling licensee, and courts may order interim security, includ…
FRANDInterim InjunctionPatent InfringementStandard Essential PatentCopyrightThe Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Ors.
The exception under Section 52(1)(i) of the Copyright Act, 1957 for reproduction in the course of instruction is a substantive, purpose-based exception furthering access to education and is not confined by rigid quantitative fair-…
Access To EducationCopyright InfringementEducational ExceptionFair DealingTrade MarksToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Prius Auto Industries Ltd. & Ors.
The law of passing off in India is governed by the territoriality doctrine, under which a plaintiff must prove actual goodwill and reputation for its mark among a substantial section of purchasers within the Indian market at the r…
GoodwillPassing OffPrior UserTransborder ReputationTrade MarksTV Today Network v. Saurashtra Aaj Tak & Anr.
In a passing-off action the focus is on protecting the goodwill of the earlier user from a later use that is likely to create confusion or an impression of association. Actual confusion or loss need not always be proved; likelihoo…
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