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. […]
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 […]
Cryogas Equipment Private Limited vs Inox India Limited
Case Name: Cryogas Equipment Private Limited vs Inox India Limited Citation: Cryogas Equip. Pvt. Ltd. v. Inox India Ltd., 2025 INSC 483 (India Apr. 15, 2025). Court: Supreme Court Corum: Justice Surya Kant Abstract Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited is a Supreme Court judgment that addresses the intersection which has been contested […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]