
Intellectual property


In conversation with Amit Jamsandekar on his 23 year old journey as an Independent counsel
Interviewed by Richa Bhandari

‘Basmati’ as Geographical Indication: SC directs Madras HC to reconsider petitions against over-inclusion in claimed ‘traditionally basmati cultivating areas’
Supreme Court: The Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., addressed a matter with respect to registration of
Del HC | “Singh + Singh” prima facie deceptively similar to “Singh & Singh”: HC grants interim relief to law firm in trademark infringement case
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., granted an injunction to the Law Firm ‘Singh & Singh’ in a case of trademark infringement.
[Name-Logo Dispute] Telangana HC | ‘GSK’ being widely known mark: GSK Life Sciences (P) Ltd. ordered to suitably delete word ‘GSK’; No violation of S. 35, TM Act found
Telangana High Court: Abhinand Kumar Shavili, J., addressed a matter wherein the name and logo of a company were in dispute. Instant

From Copyright to Copyleft: All Wrongs Reserved
by Anushka Choudhary*

Closed list approach versus open-ended approach in subject-matter copyright
by Nishant Thakur & Sandra Anil Varkey*

Bom HC | Does Copyright Act requires mandatory registration to seek protection under the Act? Justice G.S. Patel explains
“Copyright Act gives a range of rights and privileges to the first owner of copyright without requiring prior registration.”

How the Vax was won: Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in a Public Health Crisis
by Shantanu Mukherjee†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 13

Bom HC | Can a person’s image be used for a commercial purpose, without his/her express written consent? Justice G.S. Patel elaborates directing Amazon Prime to take down the telecast of a movie using a person’s private image
Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while addressing a matter wherein the offence of defamation has been alleged, expressed: Simply using another’s

“Technical members of IPAB are legally trained and qualified”; Supreme Court says the Board can function without a judicial member
“These members had practical legal experience of ten to fifteen years. The fact that they were appointed as technical members cannot obfuscate the fact that they are legally trained and qualified.”

“COVISHIELD” trade mark dispute: Cutis Biotech v. Serum Institute of India
by Yashvardhan Rana†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 11

The Curious Case of Dabus: Who should own the AI-Related inventions?
by Saransh Chaturvedi*

Can a generic expression be granted registration and/or protection as a trade mark under trade mark laws? IPAB explains if “N 95” is capable of being registered or protected as a trade mark
Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB): The Bench of Justice Manmohan Singh (Chairman) and Lakshmidevi Somanath (Technical Member, Trademarks) and Makyam Vijay Kumar

The Interplay of Patents and Trade Secrets in India: Has the conundrum settled?
by Akash Kumar Prasad & Khushboo Agrawal*

Human Rights and Rights in Intellectual Property — Fixing the Framework for a Better Tomorrow
*Hetvi Trivedi, Research Associate, GNLU-GUJCOST Research Centre of Excellence in IP Laws, Policies & Practices, Gujarat National Law University
Cite as: (2020) PL (IPR) April 88
Intellectual Property | Plant Variety | Del HC| Rights of applicant for registration as a plant variety are inchoate & not crystallized till grant of registration
Delhi High Court: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J., while dismissing the present suit wherein plaintiff was found with no rights asserting which suit was
Ker HC | Author has the legal right to protect his Intellectual Property; but cannot seek stay on release of a movie as massive financial investment is involved in it
Kerala High Court: Shircy V, J. held that an author has the legal right to protect his intellectual property even after he

WIPO | India Joins — Three Key WIPO International Classification Treaties
India has joined three WIPO treaties designed to ease the search for trademarks and industrial designs, helping brand owners and designers in their

Trade Secrets — Intellectual Property’s Underdog
Hetvi Trivedi, Research Associate, GNLU-GUJCOST Research Centre of Excellence in IP Laws, Policies & Practices
Cite as: (2019) PL (IPR) April 90