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T-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 GameOtherTabassum Jamal Hashmi v. Ashok Kumar & Ors.
An individual's personality rights, encompassing name, image, voice, likeness and other distinctive attributes, are protectable by injunction against unauthorised commercial exploitation, and this protection extends to misuse effe…
AI And DeepfakesDynamic InjunctionIntermediary LiabilityPersonality RightsPatentsTapas 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 Ltd. v. Greenpeace International & Anr.
Use of a registered trade mark in a non-commercial context, for the purpose of parody, satire or criticism of the proprietor's conduct, does not amount to infringement or dilution under Section 29(4) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, …
Comparative AdvertisingDilutionFreedom Of SpeechParodyGeographical 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 DealingCopyrightTips Industries Ltd. v. Wynk Music Ltd. & Anr.
The statutory licence for broadcasting under Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957 is confined to conventional, non-interactive radio and television broadcasting and does not extend to internet-based streaming or download service…
Assignment And LicensingBroadcasting RightsDigital PlatformsMusic And Sound RecordingsOtherTitan Industries Ltd. v. M/s Ramkumar Jewellers
A celebrity possesses an enforceable right of publicity in the commercial value of his or her identity, which may be validly licensed to an endorsing company; infringement of that right does not require proof of falsity, confusion…
Copyright InfringementFalse EndorsementPassing OffPersonality RightsTrade 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 ReputationBrowse by Act and section
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