The Case of Navara Rice – Tamil Nadu v. Kerala

CASE NAME: The Case of Navara Rice – Tamil Nadu v. Kerala CITATION: Application No. 17, GI Registry, Chennai COURT/AUTHORITY: Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai (GI Application No. 17 – Navara Rice; Registration granted on 23 November 2007). CORAM/JUDGES: The dispute primarily involved administrative and statutory authorities dealing with GI registration rather than a traditional court […]

Employee Mobility, Trade Secrets, and the AI age

Case Name: X.AI Corp. et al v. Open AI, Inc. et alCitation: X.AI Corp. v. OpenAI, Inc., No. 25-cv-08133-RFL (N.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2026)Court: United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaCoram: Justice Rita Lin AbstractEmployee mobility is one of the biggest challenges in trade secret litigation. Often, employees leave one company and join rivals, […]

Can Websites “Wear” a Trade Dress?

Blue Nile, Inc. v Ice.com  Inc. Case Name: Blue Nile, Inc. v. Ice.com, Inc.Citation: Blue Nile, Inc. v. Ice.Com, Inc., 478 F.Supp.2d 1240 (W.D. Wash. 2007)Court: U.S. District Court – Western District of WashingtonCoram: Honourable Robert S. Lasnik, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Western district of Washington. AbstractThis case note […]

Crocs Appeal

Case Name: M/S Crocs Inc Usa vs M/S Bata India & OrsCitation: M/S Crocs Inc USA v. M/S Bata India & Ors, RFA (OS) (Comm) 22/2019, Delhi High CourtCourt: Delhi High CourtCoram: Hon’ble Mr Justice C. Hari Shankar, Hon’ble Mr Justice Ajay Digpaul Abstract This case comment analyses Delhi High Court’s decision in the Crocs […]

Trade Dress Disputes

From ultra-fast EV chargers to lightning-speed 5G networks, Wide Bandgap semiconductors are quietly rewriting the rules of power electronics

Patenting a… Plant?

From ultra-fast EV chargers to lightning-speed 5G networks, Wide Bandgap semiconductors are quietly rewriting the rules of power electronics