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Judgments of the Supreme Court and the High Courts on patents, trade marks, copyright, designs and geographical indications — organised by Act and section, each with a link to the judgment on the court’s website.
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S. Syed Mohideen v. P. Sulochana Bai
Under the scheme of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the rights of a prior user of a trade mark are superior to the rights flowing from registration, and the statutory remedy of passing off under Section 27(2) remains available to a pri…
Deceptive SimilarityGoodwillPassing OffPrior UserTrade MarksSnapdeal Private Limited v. GoDaddy.com LLC & Ors.
A domain name registrar that sources alternative domain names from a common registry through an automated algorithm is an intermediary under Section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000; merely making such domain names …
CybersquattingDomain NamesIntermediary LiabilityOnline InfringementGeographical 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 IndicationLimitationDesignsWhirlpool of India Ltd. v. Videocon Industries Ltd.
In an action for design piracy under the Designs Act, 2000, infringement is tested by comparing the overall visual impression of the two articles judged solely by the eye; a defendant's own subsequent design registration for a sim…
Deceptive SimilarityDesign InfringementDesign PiracyPassing Off