FROM PITCH TO PIRACY
PROTECTING CREATIVE EXPRESSION CASE NAME: Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd. CITATION: 2003 (5) BOM CR 404; 2003 (3) MHLJ 695; 2003 (27) PTC 457 (Bom) COURT: High Court of Bombay JUDGES/BENCH: Hon’ble Justice A.P. Shah and Hon’ble Justice D.K. Deshmukh ABSTRACT To understand the essence of this case, consider a simple example. […]
PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A TRADE SECRET STATUTE
A CASE COMMENT ON JOHN RICHARD BRADY v. CHEMICAL PROCESS EQUIPMENTS PVT. LTD. Case Name: John Richard Brady v. Chemical Process Equipments Pvt. Ltd. Citation: AIR 1987 Delhi 372 Court: High Court of Delhi Judge: Justice S. Ranganathan Abstract Trade secrets and confidential information constitute valuable commercial assets that often determine a business’s competitive advantage. […]
Cigma Events Private Limited vs Mr. Deepak Gupta & Ors.
Case Name: Cigma Events Private Limited vs Mr. Deepak Gupta & Ors. Citation: Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors., C.S. (OS) 1011/2024 (Delhi H.C. Dec. 24, 2024) Court: Delhi High Court Corum: Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Abstract The Delhi High Court in Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors refuses […]
Mr. Arjan Dugal & Anr. v. Mr. Shubham Gandhi & Anr.
Case Name: Mr. Arjan Dugal & Anr. v. Mr. Shubham Gandhi & Anr. Citation: CS (COMM) 918/2025; 2025 Court: Delhi High Court Date of Judgment: 28 October 2025 Coram / Judges: Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla (Appellate Bench), with previous ex-parte orders issued by Justice Tejas Karia. ABSTRACT This case comment […]
HT Process Controls Private Limited v. Ankur Gupta & Ors.
Case Number: CS(COMM) 560/2024 Case Name: HT Process Controls Private Limited v. Ankur Gupta & Ors. Court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi Abstract The present case has to do with the protection of trade secrets in India, along with the problem that arises in cases where the same technology has been patented as […]
VERSATA SOFTWARE Inc. V/S FORD MOTOR Co.
Case Name: Versata Software Inc. V/S Ford Motor Co. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Forum: Federal Circuit (Appeal from the Eastern District of Michigan) Coram: Moore, C.J., Taranto and Hughes, JJ. (Opinion delivered by Hughes, J.) Abstract The comment reviews the Federal Circuit’s decision in Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford […]
WHEN AN IDEA BECOMES A SECRET
CASE NAME: Mr. Anil Gupta and Anr. v. Mr. Kunal Dasgupta and Ors CITATION: 2002 (25) PTC 1 (Del); [97 (2002) DLT 257]; ILR (2002) 1 Delhi 250 COURT/AUTHORITY: High Court of Delhi CORAM/JUDGES: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mukul Mudgal ABSTRACT Long before “trade secrets” became a common term in India’s startup and media world, the […]
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, […]
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 […]
INTEGRITY BEYOND CONTRACTS
Case Name: John Richard Brady v. Chemical Process Equipments P. Ltd. Citation: AIR 1987 Delhi 372 Court: Delhi High Court Coram: Honourable Justice Arun B. Saharya Abstract In today’s era, as per my view, it is impossible to work without observations. The case John Richard Brady v. Chemical Process Equipments P. Ltd., is a case that deals with the significance of trade secrets, and how it […]