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“Such cases highlight the perils of internet-based businesses”; Delhi High Court directs DoT and MEITY to block website posting defamatory reviews about LIVSPACE

    Delhi High Court: In a case filed by Livspace Pte. Ltd. (‘plaintiff 1') and Home Interior Designs E-Commerce Private Limited

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Delhi High Court restrains company selling keychains and baggage tags having VISTARA marks online; Raises security concerns and directs damages of Rs 20 lakh

    Delhi High Court: In a case filed by Tata Sia Airlines (‘plaintiff') seeking decree of permanent injunction against company selling

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Delhi High Court | Theo recognizes Theobroma as owner and proprietor of mark “THEOBROMA”; Settlement terms agreed between parties

Delhi High Court: In a case relating to two marks being ‘Theobroma’ (‘defendant’) and Theos (‘plaintiff’), based out of Bombay and Delhi

Case BriefsInternational Courts

HEITEC v/s HEITECH| ECJ rules a warning letter for trademark infringement isn’t sufficient to end acquiescence

    European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a far-reaching decision, the Bench of C. Lycourgos (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, S.

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EBC releases Intellectual Property by Elizabeth Verkey and Jithin Saji Isaac | Get your copy soon!

Authored by Elizabeth Verkey and Jithin Saji Isaac

Case BriefsForeign Courts

SCOTUS | Assignor estoppel applies only when assignor’s claim of invalidity contradicts explicit or implicit representations he made in assigning the patent

Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the patent dispute between Minerva Surgicals and Hologic Inc., the Court made certain significant

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Del HC | Interim relief against passing off. Is identical placement of colours and other features in label of product being passed off enough? HC decides

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed a matter regarding passing off and granted interim relief. Plaint alleged that defendant 1

Case BriefsForeign Courts

In the copyright infringement dispute between Performing Right Society and Qatar Airways, UK Court allows extended disclosure limited to outward-facing advertising

The High Court of Justice: The instant claim was brought by Performing Right Society Ltd. against Qatar Airways for global copyright infringement.

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[Google v. Oracle] SCOTUS | Google’s copying of the Java SE API, taking only what was needed to allow programmers to put their accrued talents to work in a transformative pro­gram, constituted fair use

Supreme Court of The United States: In a major decision in the copyright dispute between Google and Oracle over copying certain lines

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The Prince Series by Andy Warhol depicting the singer did not constitute “fair use” of the source photograph by Lynn Goldsmith || Detailed Report ||

United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit): While deciding the instant dispute between renowned celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith and Andy Warhol Foundation

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Closed list approach versus open-ended approach in subject-matter copyright

by Nishant Thakur & Sandra Anil Varkey*

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[Intellectual Property] Bom HC | “Party moving for injunction at eleventh hour must be prepared to face consequences”:Court while refusing to restrain Zee from using “Plex” in new channel

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., refused to pass an interim injunction restraining Zee Entertainment from using the word “Plex” in its new

Case BriefsForeign Courts

UK SC | Whether a court in the United Kingdom has jurisdiction to grant an injunction to restrain the infringement of a UK patent? [Detailed Report]

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: While deciding the instant appeal raising questions important to the international market in telecommunications such as

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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

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UK Supreme Court orders the right-holders to indemnify the ISPs for compliance of website blocking order

United Kingdom Supreme Court: Lord Sumpton, speaking for himself and Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed and Lord Hodge, decided an appeal

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Cabinet approves National IPR Policy

The Union Cabinet approved India’s first Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy on 13-05-2016. This policy is for awareness, creation, commercialization, protection and