“There are marks which are different from other marks. There are names which are different from other names. There are names and marks which have become household words.” – Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mahinder Narain, Hon’ble High Court of Delhi (Daimler Benz Aktiegesellschaft & Anr. v. Hybo Hindustan; 1994 PTC 287) Abstract: Intellectual Property has many…
Order dated 28th September, 2022 in IA No. 9130 of 2022 in CS (Comm) No. 395 of 2022 Hon’ble High Court of Delhi Brief Facts: Plaintiff’s Contentions: Defendant’s Main Contentions: Court’s observations: Temporary Injunction was granted in favour of the Plaintiff. Contributions by: Arjun Nair, Navalmal Firodia Law College
Britannia Industries Ltd. v. ITC Ltd. FAO(OS) (Comm) No. 77 of 2016 Division Bench (Delhi High Court) 2017 (70) PTC 66 (Del) Brief Facts: The Respondent, ITC Ltd. filed a civil suit against the Appellant, Britannia Industries Ltd. for passing off and infringement of Copyright of the trade dress of Respondent’s product ‘Sunfeast Farmlite All…
Edison v. Edison Polyform Mfg. Co. 67 A. 392 (N.J. Ch. 1907) In the present case, the Plaintiff was the inventor of electrical instruments and processes and had a huge reputation. He once made a medication for neuralgic pains. Some individuals purchased the rights to the formulation of that medicine for US$ 5000. On November…
Movie: Witness for the Prosecution Starring: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton Directed by: Billy Wilder Year of Release: 1957 There is certain penchant for old classic movies, they are enigmatic and yet so simple. The film adaption of the Agatha Christe who-dunnit novel really holds this close. The stellar performance of Charles Laughton…
Manisha Koirala v. Shashilal Nair and Ors.; 2003 (1) AllMR 426 Brief Facts: Four scenes of four minutes in a film, titled ‘Ek Chhoti Si Love Story’ were the subject matter of dispute. The story of the film was about an adolescent boy who was obsessed with a girl who was 26 years old and…