Registration, Revocation, and Farmers’ Rights
A Critical Analysis of PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. Kavitha Kuruganti & Ors. (2024) Case Name – PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. v. Kavitha Kuruganti & Ors. Citation – LPA 590/2023 & CM APPL. 42282/2023, High Court of Delhi Court – High Court of Delhi (Division Bench) Date of Judgment – 9 January, 2024 […]
Balancing Trade Secrets and Employee Mobility
A Critical Analysis of American Express Bank Ltd. v. Ms. Priya Puri (2006) Case Name – American Express Bank Ltd. vs Ms. Priya Puri Citation – 24 May, (2006)IIILLJ540DEL ( INDIAN KANOON ) Court – Delhi High Court Coram – Justice Anil Kumar Abstract In this comment, I will critically analyse the landmark judgment delivered […]
WHEN STRIPES SPEAK
TRADE DRESS, DECEPTIVE SIMILARITY, AND THE COLGATE v. ANCHOR VERDICT Abstract In one of India’s most instructive trade dress disputes, the Delhi High Court in Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd. v. Anchor Health & Beauty Care Pvt. Ltd. (2003) restrained Anchor from marketing its toothpaste in packaging strikingly similar to Colgate’s iconic red-and-white striped tube. The […]
THE GLASS THAT BROKE THE ARGUMENT
NOVELTY, PRIOR PUBLICATION AND THE BURDEN OF PROOF UNDER THE DESIGNS ACT, 2000 Case Name – Bharat Glass Tube Limited v. Gopal Glass Works Limited Citation – (2008) 10 SCC 657 Court – Supreme Court of India Coram – Justice A.K. Mathur and Justice Altamas Kabir ABSTRACT The verdict of the Supreme Court in Bharat […]
WHEN A LABEL LIES: THE BATTLE FOR DARJEELING’S
GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTITY IN GLOBAL MARKETS Case Name – Tea Board of India v. ITC Limited & Ors. Citation – 2011 SCC OnLine Cal 416 Court – Calcutta High Court Coram – Justice Sanjib Banerjee ABSTRACT Another question, which was put into the forefront with respect to the law in India, about the actual amount of […]
Threads of Secrecy
A Case Comment on Arjan Dugal vs. Shubham Gandhi Abstract The Delhi High Court’s decision in Arjan Dugal v. Shubham Gandhi sits precisely at the uneasy intersection of confidentiality protection and legitimate competition. While the order strongly protects customer databases, trade dress, and commercial information in the fashion industry, it also raises deeper concerns about […]
Beyond the Palette
A Case Comment on OMV AG vs EUIPO Case Name: OMV AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Citation: Case T-38/24, General Court of the European Union, 11 June 2025.Court: General Court of the European Union, First Chamber.Coram/Judges: R. Mastroianni (President), T. Tóth (Rapporteur), S.L. Kalda. Abstract The General Court upheld EUIPO’s refusal to […]
When Drawings Become Designs
Revisiting Section 15(2) in Cryogas vs. Inox India Ltd. Case Name: Cryogas Equipment Pvt. Ltd. v. Inox India Ltd. and LNG Express India Pvt. Ltd. Citation: 2025 SCC OnLine SC 483 Court: Supreme Court of India, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Coram / Judges: Justice Surya Kant and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh Abstract The Supreme Court’s decision […]
Defining “Wool”
A Case Comment on MNFPUGs Sustainable Cashmere Market Place Srl v European Commission (Mongol Togtvortoi Nooluur) Case Citation: Case T‑383/24 Court: Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber), 25 February 2026 Coram/Judges A. Marcoulli (President), J. Schwarcz and W. Valasidis (Rapporteur), H. Eriksson (Registrar). Abstract The dispute arose after the European Commission rejected a GI […]
ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS INC. V. ASSISTANT CONTROLLER OF PATENTS AND DESIGNS: A TRIUMPH FOR SUBSTANTIVE JUSTICE
Case Title: Arcturus Therapeutics Inc. v. Assistant Controller of Patents and DesignsCitation: C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 40/2023COURT: High Court of Delhi (Commercial Division, Intellectual Property Division)Coram/Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal ABSTRACTThe Delhi High Court in the 2025 court ruling set aside the refusal order issued by the ACP tothe Appellant’s patent application solely for a procedural shortfall […]