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Midas Hygiene Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Sudhir Bhatia

Midas Hygiene Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Sudhir Bhatia In the High Court of Delhi, at New Delhi RFA No. 239, 240 and 241 of 2011 Date of decision: 04.11.2015 Brief facts: • The Respondent had filed an application before the Copyright Board under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957 seeking cancellation of Copyright Registration…

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Krishika Lulla and Ors. v. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta and Ors.

Krishika Lulla and Ors. v. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta and Ors. [Criminal Appeal No. 258 and 259 of 2013] Supreme Court of India Decided on: 15.10.2015 Facts of the case: The Respondent No. 1 filed a criminal complaint against the Appellants claiming infringement of copyright in a synopsis of a story written by him with the…

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Garware Plastics and Polyester v. Telelink and Ors.

Garware Plastics and Polyester v. Telelink and Ors. AIR 1989 Bombay 331 Brief Facts: Two suits were filed in the Bombay High Court. First, Suit No. 87 of 1989 was filed by the Plaintiffs in a representative capacity on behalf of persons who held an assignment of Video copyright in respect of many cinematograph films….

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Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman Ltd. And Ors.

Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman Ltd. And Ors. AIR 1989 Delhi 63 Brief Facts: The manuscript of the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ was ready for publication in November, 1957. However, before the book could be published, Maulana Azad, the author of the book, died. After that, National Archives, New Delhi and National Library, Calcutta agreed…

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Mrs. Ishi Khosla v. Anil Aggarwal and Anr.

Mrs. Ishi Khosla v. Anil Aggarwal and Anr.; 2007 (34) PTC 370 (Del) Facts: Mrs. Ishi Khosla (Plaintiff) founded a sole proprietorship firm called ‘M/s. Whole Foods’, involved in the business of manufacturing and retailing ‘healthy and healing food products’. Although the Plaintiff applied for registration of the trademark – ‘Whole Foods’ somewhere around July, 2004,…

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Dabur India Ltd. v. K. R. Industries

Dabur India Ltd. v. K. R. Industries AIR 2008 SC 3123 Brief Facts: The Appellant, Dabur India Ltd., manufactured a product known as ‘Dabur Red Tooth Powder’ or ‘Dabur Lal Dant Manjan’. The Appellant claimed copyright in the ‘carton’ of the product and alleged that the said ‘carton’ constitutes an ‘artistic work’ under Section 2(c)…

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Titan Industries Ltd. v. M/s. Ramkumar Jewellers

Titan Industries Ltd. v. M/s. Ramkumar Jewellers 2012 (50) PTC 486 (Del) Facts: Plaintiff was a company established in the year 1987 as a joint venture between TATA group and the Tamil Nadu industrial Development Corporation and was engaged in manufacturing and marketing watches, clocks and jewellery. Plaintiff was using the brand ‘TANISHQ’ in relation…

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ARUN CHADHA V. OCA PRODUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS.

Arun Chadha V. OCA Productions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. 2013 (53) PTC 401 (DEL) Facts of the Case: Plaintiff, was a documentary film-maker of world repute. In 2007, Plaintiff entered into a contract with a famous author for the assignment of rights in her novel ‘Kasturi Kundal Bassey’ for the production of a TV serial….

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MANNU BHANDARI V. KALA VIKAS PICTURES PVT. LTD. AND ANR.

Mannu Bhandari v. Kala Vikas Pictures Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. 1987 (7) PTC 87 (DEL) Facts: Mannu Bhandari, the Plaintiff/Appellant, was an author of great repute in Hindi Literature. She entered into a contract with the Defendants/Respondents for the assignment of the rights in her novel ‘Aap Ka Bunty’ for its production into a film….

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Eastern Book Company and Ors. v. D.B. Modak and Anr.

Eastern Book Company and Ors. v. D.B. Modak and Anr. (2008) 1 SCC 1 Facts: Appellants were involved in the printing and publishing of various books relating to the field of law. One of the well-known publications was the law report “Supreme Court Cases”. The original Judgments were copy-edited by a team of assistant staff…