PROTECTING PRODUCT DESIGN IN THE DIGITAL AGE
A CASE COMMENT ON APPLE V. SAMSUNG Case Name: Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Citation: Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc., 137 S. Ct. 429 (2016) Court: U.S. Supreme Court Corum/Judges: Justice Sonia Sotomayor ABSTRACT Apple Inc. V Samsung Electronics Co. is a relevant judgement in intellectual property in contemporary world. 7 years […]
Devendra Kumar Jain & Ors. V. Solanki Industries Pvt. Ltd. (2025)
Case Name: Devendra Kumar Jain& Ors. V. Solanki Industries Pvt. Ltd. Citation: CS (Comm.) No. 6/2023 Court: Delhi Commercial Court (District Courts, Delhi) Date of Judgment: April 9, 2025 Coram / Judges: Sh. Amit Kumar, District Judge (Commercial Court-01), North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi ABSTRACT This case examines registered design right enforcement under the Designs […]
Whirlpool Of India Ltd vs Videocon Industries Ltd
Case Name: Whirlpool Of India Ltd vs Videocon Industries Ltd. Citation: 2014 SCC OnLine Bom 565 Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay Coram: Justice S.J. Kathawalla Abstract The Bombay High Court’s landmark judgment in Whirlpool of India Ltd. v. Videocon Industries Ltd. (2014), which significantly interprets the Designs Act, 2000, particularly on whether a […]
THE LIMITS OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION PROTECTION IN INDIA
Case Name- Tea Board of India v ITC Limited Citation- Tea Board, India v. ITC Ltd., 2011 SCC OnLine Cal 1083 Court- High Court of Calcutta Corum/Judges- Hon’ble Justice Sanjib Banerjee ABSTRACT The case Tea Board of India v ITC Limited gives a landmark judgement and judicial interpretation of The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration […]
BREWING EXCLUSIVITY
A CASE COMMENT ON TEA BOARD INDIA v. ITC LTD. AND THE SCOPE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION PROTECTION IN INDIA Case Name: Tea Board India v. ITC Limited Citation: CS No. 250 of 2010, Calcutta High Court Court: Calcutta High Court Judges: Justice Sahidullah Munshi Abstract Can a geographical indication extend beyond the goods it protects […]
Protecting the Spirit of Origin
Case Comment on The Scotch Whisky Association v. Golden Bottling Ltd. Case Name: The Scotch Whisky Association & Another v. Golden Bottling Ltd. Citation: 129(2006) DLT 423 Court: Delhi High Court Judge(s): Justice Madan B. Lokur Abstract The Delhi High Court’s ruling in The Scotch Whisky Association & Another v. Golden Bottling Ltd. (2006) is […]
WHEN BREEDERS BLEED
CONFIDENTIALITY v. REGISTRATION Case Name: Sungro Seeds Ltd. v. Dr. S. K. Tripathi Citation: AIR 2020 (NOC) 950 (Del.) Court: Delhi High Court Corum: Honourable Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Abstract This is a case commentary on Sungro Seeds Ltd. v. Dr. S. K. Tripathi, which deals with the conflict between registration and confidentiality. The issue aroused when a competing company started marketing a cauliflower variety […]
PRABHAT AGRI BIOTECH Ltd. vs. REGISTRAR OF PLANT VARIETIES
Case Name: Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd anr. vs. Registrar of Plant Varieties and Ors. Citation: Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd. v. Registrar of Plant Varieties, 2016 SCC OnLine Del 6236 Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court Corum: Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Abstract This case deals with section 24(5) of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, […]
BEYOND DREAMS ENTERTAINMENT Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. vs. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT Ltd. and Ors.
Case Name: Beyond Dreams Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. vs. Zee Entertainment Ltd. and Ors. Corum: J. SC Gupte Juriscdiction: Bombay High Court Abstract The importance of trade secrets in the entertainment industry is nonetheless in commercial production or a business. In the entertainment industry, an idea, a concept, or a story is what makes […]
FERRERO SPA NR vs. M/S RUCHI INTERNATIONAL & ANR
Case Name: FERRERO SPA NR vs. M/S RUCHI INTERNATIONAL & ANR Citation: Ferrero Spa & NR v. Ruchi International, 2018 SCC OnLine Del 8129 Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court Corum: Justice Yogesh Khanna Abstract We live in a world where aesthetics are everything; every brand, every trademark in the 21st century is seen through a stylised […]