Blooming Battle: The “Lotus” Trademark Showdown
LOTUS HERBALS PRIVATE LIMITED VS DPKA UNIVERSAL CONSUMER VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS On January 25, 2024, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court rejected the request of ‘Lotus Herbals’ to stop Indian film actor Deepika Padukone’s company from using the name ‘Lotus Splash’ for its face cleanser. SUMMARY OF FACTS: The plaintiff, ‘Lotus Herbals’, is an […]
Chips & Justice: PEPSICO’s Battle Over Potato Variety in India
PepsiCo, the world’s second-largest food and beverage corporation, has finally won the long-term court battle against a group of Indian farmers with respect to the IP rights over their registered potato variety. Recently, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court Division Bench set aside a Single Bench ruling that revoked PepsiCo’s registration for ‘FL 2027’, a potato […]
Copyright In The Screenplay Of The Film ‘Nayak’ Vested With Satyajit Ray And Not With The Producer R.d. Bansal: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court ruled on 23rd May 2023 that Satyajit Ray was the first owner of the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, and therefore, the right to novelize the screenplay was also vested in him or his legal successors. SUMMARY OF THE FACTS During the period 1965-66, R.D. Bansal commissioned the late […]
Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court’s stay against the use of the trademark ‘Dil Afza’.
The Supreme Court of India (“SC”) refused to stay the Delhi High Court’s (“Delhi HC”) Order restraining Sadar Laboratories Private Limited (“Sadar Lab”) from manufacturing and selling products under the trademark ‘Dil Afza’. On 18th May 2023, a three Judges Bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Sadar […]