Sabmiller India Limited files a suite of trademark infringement against Som Distilleries & Breweries Limited in Bombay High Court. Dr. Virendra V. Tulzapurkar, along with Mr. Himanshu Kane with Mr. Hiren Kamod, the learned advocates of the plaintiff informed the court the following facts. . Allegations against the defendant On 19th February, 2009, the plaintiff […]
Read moreIn the course of ongoing legal battle between Haldiram (India) Pvt. Ltd of Delhi and a Kolkata based company “Haldiram Bhujiwala”, a sensational information was revealed. The petitioner Haldiram (India) Pvt. Ltd, requested “Trade Mark Registration Office” (TMR Office) to provide them two sets of certified copies related to registration of trademark no. 285062 from. […]
Read moreThe Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has ordered the Register of Trademark to cancel the v-shaped trademark of “Haldiram Bhujiwala”, a Kolkata based company. The farm manufactures the north Indian sweets and snacks and sells it through different outlets using the v-shaped logo in the packets. The order was the outcome of a petition filed […]
Read moreThe Department of Pharmaceutical in the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers gazetted the Drugs (Prices Control) Order 2013 on May 16th, 2013. The new pricing policy will replace the previous drug pricing policy of 1995. It will be effective from 1st July, 2013. The new order will control the pricing of 348 drug formulations […]
Read morePatent laws protect the innovators to gain the financial benefits from their inventions. It also prevents others from getting monetary advantages using the unique ideas of others. The Word ‘Patent” is the derivative of the Latin term ‘litterae patentes’ which means an open letter. This type of open letter were conferred the rights of the […]
Read moreMarico Limited filed two suits seeking permanent injunction restraining Adani Wilmar Limited from broadcasting, publishing and printing the advertisement of its product “Fortune”. Both the companies are the manufacturers of rice bran oil. Saffola is the brand name of the plaintiff’s product and the brand name of the defender is “Fortune”. The plaintiff argued that […]
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