DELHI HIGH COURT ORDERS FLIPKART TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED LATCHING-ON IN PASSING OFF CASE
For more intellectual property updates follow our WhatsApp Channel & SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. MODERN MOLD PLAST PVT. LTD. & ANR. V. FLIPKART INTERNET PT. LTD &ORS CS(COMM) 803/2024 Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms, recently faced a legal dispute […]
DELHI HIGH COURT RESTRICTS T-SERIES FROM USING ‘AASHIQUI’ IN NEW FILM TITLE
For more intellectual property updates follow our WhatsApp Channel & SUNS LEGAL | LinkedIn Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal CASE TITLE: VISHESH FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED V. SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES LIMITED C.S. (COMM) 68/2024, I.A. 1797/2024, I.A. 3979/ 2024 Movies are often involved in copyright infringement cases, […]
Performing Musical Works at Marriage Ceremonies: Examining the Recent Dispute Over the Government Circular in Goa
For more intellectual property updates follow our WhatsApp Channel. Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. CASE TITLE: PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LTD. V. STATE OF GOA AND OTHERS 2024 SCC ONLINE BOM 2713 The Bombay High Court recently set aside a circular issued by the Government of Goa […]
Government Of India Revokes Order Extending Section 31D Of Copyright Act To Internet Transmissions Following Wynk Music Case
Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. Wynk Music Ltd & Anr v. Tips Industries Ltd (2022), 2022 SCC OnLine Bom 11807 The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has officially revoked its Office Memorandum No. 14-35/2015-CRB/LU […]
Civil Suit Doesn’t Shield Against Criminal Action: Madhya Pradesh High Court In Trademark Case
Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. GOPAL SABU AND OTHERS V. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS MISC.CRIMINAL CASE No. 43601 of 2022 In a trademark case, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the maintainability of a civil claim does […]
Indian Government Amends Intellectual Property Laws with Jan Vishwas Act, 2023
Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry recently published notifications to bring into force the amendments to provisions of Intellectual Property Laws from 1st August 2024. The ‘Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act of 2023’ amended and decriminalized almost 183 provisions […]
Lakhs Of Trademarks Jeopardized As Calcutta HC Held Associate Manager Of Trademark Registry Not Empowered To Pass Quasi-Judicial Orders
Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. VISA INTERNATIONAL LTD. VS VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION & ANR. 2024 LIVELAW (CAL) 182 The Calcutta High Court’s recent decision will likely lead to the rejection of more than one lakh trademarks registered in the last two years, as the […]
Adidas Trademark Infringement Claim Prevails Over Defendant’s Personal Connection Defense
Written by Ronsiya Roy, Legal Intern, and Verified by Sunil Jose, Managing Attorney, Suns Legal. ADIDAS A G v. KESHAV H TULSIANI & ORS ( CS(COMM) 582/2018, I.A. 14215/2019, I.A. 334/2020) Introduction Many of us buy a product thinking it’s from a reputable brand, only to find out it’s from a local business with a […]
Delhi High Court Rejected L’oreal’s Case to Cancel CLARIWASH Trademark
The Delhi High Court dismissed L’Oreal India’s appeal in respect of the trademark ‘CLARIWASH’ and held that the trademark was not deceptively similar to L’Oreal’s trademarks. The phonetic, visual, and conceptual similarities between the trademarks as well as the facts put forth by both parties were carefully examined by the court before its ruling. The […]
Madras High Court Stay The Re-Release Of The Kamal Hassan-Starrer 1991 Tamil Movie ‘Gunaa’.
GHANSHYAM HEMDEV V PYRAMID AUDIO INDIA PVT LTD AND OTHERS CASE NO: O.A.NO.459 OF 2024 IN CS (COMM DIV) NO. 118 OF 2024 Movie re-releases are increasingly getting into copyright troubles. Recently, the Madras High Court stayed the re-release of the Kamal Hassan-starrer 1991 Tamil movie ‘Gunaa’. Ghanshyam Hemdev, who is into the business of […]