DARJEELING LOUNGE CASE
PROTECTING HERITAGE IN A MODERN MARKET CASE NAME: Tea Board of India v. ITC Limited CITATION: CS No. 250 of 2010; G.A. No. 1631 of 2011, A.P.O.T. (Calcutta High Court) COURT: High Court at Calcutta, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction JUDGE: Justice Shivakant Prasad (final judgment, 2016); Justice Sanjib Banerjee (interlocutory order, 2011). ABSTRACTThe Calcutta High […]
Tea Board vs ITC Limited
Case Name: Tea Board vs ITC Limited Citation: Tea Board of India v. ITC Ltd., 47 PTC 194 (Calcutta H.C. 2011). Court: Calcutta High Court Corum: Justice Sanjib Banerjee (2011 interlocutory order); Justice Sahidullah Munshi(2019 final judgment) Abstract Tea Board v. ITC Limited is a Calcutta High Court judgment that examines the enforcement of a […]
Tea Board of India v. ITC Limited
Case Name: Tea Board of India v. ITC Limited Citation: MANU/WB/0277/2019 Case Number: C.S. No. 250 of 2010 Court: Calcutta High Court Date of Judgment: February 4, 2019 Coram / Judges: Hon’ble Justice Sahidullah Munshi ABSTRACT The Tea Board of India v. ITC Limited case is an important judgment from the Calcutta High Court. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Can PILs Protect a Traditional Craft?
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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 […]