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…
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)…
Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. v. Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. 2012 (50) PTC 225 (SC) ISSUE: Whether on a complaint made to the Copyright Board under Section 31 of the Copyright Act, 1957, the said Board under Clause (b) of Sub-section (1) can pass an interim order in the pending complaint. In other words, whether the…
V. Manicka Thevar Vs. Star Plough Works, Melur AIR 1965 Madras 327 Appellant filed a suit against the Respondent for permanent injunction from manufacturing and selling certain patterns of ploughs on the ground that the same was an infringement of the Appellant’s patent. The Appellant secured an interim injunction, but, on an application filed by…
Titan Industries Vs. Nitin P. Jain and Anr. 2006 (32) PTC 95 (Del) The Plaintiff was incorporated in the year 1987 and its activities included manufacturing and marketing of watches, clocks and jewellery. The cause of filing the suit was the manufacturing and marketing of watches by the Defendants under the trade name/trade mark SONA…
Kiran Shoes Manufacturers v. Registrar of Copyrights & Anr. 2013 (54) PTC 386 (Del.) (DB) Decided on: 24.02.2012 Kiran Shoes Manufacturers (Appellant) filed an appeal against the order of the Copyright Board whereby the Copyright Registration of the Appellant was expunged/cancelled under Section 50 of the Copyright Act. The appellant is a Nepal based registered…