THE POTATO PATENT BATTLE
CASE NAME: PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. Kavitha Kuruganti CITATION: C.A. (COMM.IPD-PV) 2/2022 & IAs 7898/2022 & 7900/2022, decided on 5 July 2023 COURT: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi JUDGE/BENCH: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla ABSTRACT This commentary analyzes the dispute between PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. and farmers in Gujarat over […]
FROM PITCH TO PIRACY
PROTECTING CREATIVE EXPRESSION CASE NAME: Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd. CITATION: 2003 (5) BOM CR 404; 2003 (3) MHLJ 695; 2003 (27) PTC 457 (Bom) COURT: High Court of Bombay JUDGES/BENCH: Hon’ble Justice A.P. Shah and Hon’ble Justice D.K. Deshmukh ABSTRACT To understand the essence of this case, consider a simple example. […]
BOTTLE BATTLES
TRADE DRESS AND SHAPE MARKS IN VODKA BRANDING CASE NAME: Gorbatschow Wodka KG v. John Distilleries Ltd. CITATION: 2011 (47) PTC 100 (Bom); Notice of Motion No. 3463 of 2010 in Suit No. 3046 of 2010 COURT: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction JUDGE/BENCH: Hon’ble Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud This case […]
COMFORT ON TRIAL
CASE NAME: M/S Crocs Inc. USA v. M/S Bata India Ltd. & Ors. CITATION: FAO(OS)(COMM) 78/2018 & connected appeals, decided on 24 January 2019 COURT: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi JUDGES / BENCH: Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice A.K. Chawla ABSTRACT The Delhi High Court in Crocs Inc. v. Bata India Ltd. […]
DARJEELING LOUNGE CASE
PROTECTING HERITAGE IN A MODERN MARKET CASE NAME: Tea Board of India v. ITC Limited CITATION: CS No. 250 of 2010; G.A. No. 1631 of 2011, A.P.O.T. (Calcutta High Court) COURT: High Court at Calcutta, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction JUDGE: Justice Shivakant Prasad (final judgment, 2016); Justice Sanjib Banerjee (interlocutory order, 2011). ABSTRACTThe Calcutta High […]
BETWEEN PATENTS AND PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS
A CASE COMMENT ON MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC v. NUZIVEEDU SEEDS LTD. & ORS. Case Name: Monsanto Technology LLC v. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. & Ors. Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 4616–4617 of 2018, Supreme Court of India, Judgment dated 8 January 2019. Court: Supreme Court of India Judges: Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Navin Sinha Abstract […]
PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A TRADE SECRET STATUTE
A CASE COMMENT ON JOHN RICHARD BRADY v. CHEMICAL PROCESS EQUIPMENTS PVT. LTD. Case Name: John Richard Brady v. Chemical Process Equipments Pvt. Ltd. Citation: AIR 1987 Delhi 372 Court: High Court of Delhi Judge: Justice S. Ranganathan Abstract Trade secrets and confidential information constitute valuable commercial assets that often determine a business’s competitive advantage. […]
BEYOND WORD MARKS
A CASE COMMENT ON COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY & ANR. v. ANCHOR HEALTH & BEAUTY CARE PVT. LTD. AND THE EVOLUTION OF TRADE DRESS PROTECTION IN INDIA Case Name: Colgate Palmolive Company & Anr. v. Anchor Health & Beauty Care Pvt. Ltd. Citation: 2003 (27) PTC 478 (Del) Court: High Court of Delhi Judge: Justice J.D. […]
INTERPRETING PRIOR PUBLICATION UNDER INDIAN DESIGN LAW
CASE COMMENT ON BHARAT GLASS TUBE LTD. v. GOPAL GLASS WORKS LTD. Case name: Bharat Glass Tube Ltd. v. Gopal Glass Works Ltd. Citation: (2008) 10 SCC 657Court: Supreme Court of IndiaJudges: Justice S.B. Sinha and Justice Cyriac Josep Abstract The law relating to industrial designs seeks to balance creativity and commercial exclusivity by protecting […]
Monsanto Technology Llc vs Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Thru The Director
Case Name: Monsanto Technology Llc vs Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Thru The Director Citation: Monsanto Technology LLC v. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd., (2019) 3 SCC 381 (S.C. 2019). Court: Supreme Court Corum: Justice Navin Sinha, and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Abstract The Supreme Court in Monsanto Technology LLC v. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. addressed whether a patented nucleic […]