Drawing the Line Between Copyright and Design
Lessons from INOX India Ltd. v. Cryogas Equipment Pvt. Ltd.” Case name: INOX India Ltd. v. Cyrogas Equipment Pvt. Ltd. Supreme Court citation: 2025 INSC 483 Civil Appeal Number: Civil Appeal No. 5174 of 2025 Abstract The relationship between copyright law and design law in India has been an area of extreme complexity in intellectual […]
PISCO Dispute
A Case of Homonymous Geographical Indications Case name: Asociación de Productores de Pisco A.G. v. Union Of India & Ors. Citation: 2025:DHC:5339 Case Number: W.P.(C)-IPD 17/2021 SCC Online Citation: 2025 SCC Online Del 4774 Case Title on Appeal: Embassy of Peru v. Union of India & Ors. Case Number: LPA 577/2025 & CM APPL. 57234-39/2025 […]
Colgate Palmolive Company v. Anchor Health and Beauty Care Pvt. Ltd.
Case Name: Colgate Palmolive Company v. Anchor Health and Beauty Care Pvt. Ltd. Forum: Delhi High Court (Single Judge) Coram: J.D. Kapoor, J. Citation: 2003 (27) PTC 478 Del Abstract This comment examines the Delhi High Court’s decision in Colgate Palmolive Company v. Anchor Health and Beauty Care Pvt. Ltd., a case that settled a […]
VERSATA SOFTWARE Inc. V/S FORD MOTOR Co.
Case Name: Versata Software Inc. V/S Ford Motor Co. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Forum: Federal Circuit (Appeal from the Eastern District of Michigan) Coram: Moore, C.J., Taranto and Hughes, JJ. (Opinion delivered by Hughes, J.) Abstract The comment reviews the Federal Circuit’s decision in Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford […]
Cryogas Equipment Pvt. Ltd. & LNG Express India Pvt. Ltd. v. Inox India Ltd. & Ors.
Case Name: Cryogas Equipment Pvt. Ltd. & LNG Express India Pvt. Ltd. v. Inox India Ltd. & Ors. Citation: 2025 INSC 483, decided on 15 April 2025 Forum: Supreme Court of India (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction) Coram: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Abstract This comment analyzes the Supreme Court’s decision in this case […]
APEDA v. Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan
Case Name: APEDA v. Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Citation: European Commission PGI Proceedings — Application No. PGI-EU-2562 EU Official Journal C 340, 11 September 2020 Forum: European Commission (Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development) Coram: European Commission Officials acting under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 on Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs; no judicial […]
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC V. NUZIVEEDU SEEDS LTD.
CASE NAME: Monsanto Technology LLC & Ors. v. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. & Ors. CITATION: (2019) 3 SCC 381; Civil Appeal Nos. 4616-4617 of 2018, decided on 8 January 2019 COURT: Supreme Court of India, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction CORAM/JUDGES: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. and Navin Sinha, J. ABSTRACT In one of India’s landmark biotechnology patent cases, […]
WHEN AN IDEA BECOMES A SECRET
CASE NAME: Mr. Anil Gupta and Anr. v. Mr. Kunal Dasgupta and Ors CITATION: 2002 (25) PTC 1 (Del); [97 (2002) DLT 257]; ILR (2002) 1 Delhi 250 COURT/AUTHORITY: High Court of Delhi CORAM/JUDGES: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal ABSTRACT Long before “trade secrets” became a common term in India’s startup and media world, the […]
Cadbury India Ltd. & Others v. Neeraj Food Products
CASE NAME: Cadbury India Ltd. & Others v. Neeraj Food Products CITATION: 2007 (35) PTC 95 (Del) COURT/AUTHORITY: Delhi High Court CORAM/JUDGES: Gita Mittal, J. ABSTRACT The case of Cadbury India Ltd. & Others v. Neeraj Food Products marks a key development in India’s legal approach to trade dress, underscoring the increasing role of visual […]
The Diamond in the Glass
Novelty and Originality under the Designs Act, 2000 Case Name: Bharat Glass Tube Limited v. Gopal Glass Works Limited Citation: AIR 2008 SC 2520 : (2008) 10 SCC 657 : 2008 (37) PTC 1 (SC) : (2008) INSC 565 Court: Supreme Court of India Coram/Judges: A.K. Mathur, J. and Altamas Kabir, J. (Judgment authored by […]