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 […]

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 […]

Delhi High Court Holds “Vigoura” Too Similar To Pfizer’s “Viagra” Trademark

Written by Aathmaja Menon and Sunil Jose of Suns Legal Patent & Trademark Lawyers. Originally published in The Trademark Lawyer Magazine on Jun 6, 2024. (https://trademarklawyermagazine.com/delhi-high-court-holds-vigoura-too-similar-to-pfizers-viagra-trademark/ ) PFIZER PRODUCTS INC. Vs RENOVISION EXPORTS PVT. LTD. AND ANR. CS(COMM) 378/2018 (2024: DHC:3476) In the bustling world of pharmaceuticals, where brand names hold immense value, a fierce […]

A Tattoo Artist’s Triumph Over Copyright: A Jazzed-Up Legal Battle

The case against celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D is regarded as the first U.S. case which discussed copyright infringement in respect of tattoos. The plaintiff Jeffrey Sedlik, a renowned photographer based in California, United States, captured the photograph of the famous American Jazz artist Miles Davis in 1989. Since then, Sedlik’s picture has become […]

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