IPR Amicus

IPR Amicus covers the developments in the laws relating to intellectual property rights, covering Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Designs, Plant Varity Protection and Geographical Indications. This newsletter includes authored 'Article(s)' on relevant topics of current interest, 'Statute Update' on different legislative changes, ‘Ratio decidendi’ covering selected decisions of High Courts, Supreme Court of India and various other foreign courts, and ‘News Nuggets’ highlighting other important developments in this area of law.

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IPR Amicus: December 2021
Amendments to a patent application form an essential element in demarcating the scope of inventions. The article in this issue of IPR Amicus provides a comprehensive guide on the scope of claim amendments allowed in the Indian Patent regime. It focuses on the relevant aspects which must be kept in mind when applicants/patentees wish to file claim amendments.
Read More 01 Dec 2021
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IPR Amicus: September 2021
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus analyses an Order by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on the issue of patent eligibility of computer-related inventions under Section 3(k) of the Patents Act.
Read More 11 Nov 2021
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IPR Amicus: November 2021
A domain name can be used to uniquely identify an entity and can function as a source identifier on the world wide web. Elaborating on the anatomy of a domain name and the its registration, the author points out that second-level ‘names’ of the domain names are registerable under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 however, the authorities register domain names on a ‘first come first serve’ basis, sans a thorough conflict check.
Read More 01 Nov 2021
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IPR Amicus: August 2021
The article discusses the increasing trend among companies and individuals to go for unconventional or non-traditional trademarks. The authors note that while colour, sound, shape of goods, smell, motion, taste, touch/texture, and hologram marks are recognized in foreign jurisdictions...
Read More 19 Oct 2021
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IPR Amicus: October 2021
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus elaborately discusses a recent decision of the Delhi High Court wherein the Court clarified that the mere coverage in every case does not result in obviousness. It also confirmed that the patent applications related to selection inventions may be granted, provided they satisfy three conditions.
Read More 01 Oct 2021
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IPR Amicus: July 2021
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses the puzzle in choosing between the ‘Rule of Anti-Dissection’ and the ‘Rule of Dominant Feature’, both being used at present while adjudging the deceptive similarity between two composite trademarks.
Read More 10 Sept 2021
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IPR Amicus: June 2021
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses an IPAB decision wherein the Appellate Board has set aside the revocation order which was a result of post-grant opposition proceedings.
Read More 10 Aug 2021
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IPR Amicus: May 2021
Considering the situation of shortage of drugs and other resources to combat Covid-19, India and South Africa have jointly requested for a TRIPS waiver.
Read More 05 Jul 2021
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IPR Amicus: April 2021
Comparative advertisement may often lead to a legal tussle under the Indian Trademark Law. The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses elaborately the recent decision of the Single Judge of the Bombay High Court in Hindustan Unilever Limited and Another v. USV Private Limited which has since been upheld by the Division Bench and maintained by the Supreme Court.
Read More 10 Jun 2021
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IPR Amicus: March 2021
A registered proprietor of a trademark is required to remain cautious with respect to misuse of the trademark by others, failing which the registered proprietor may be disentitled from taking any legal action against the alleged offenders.
Read More 11 May 2021
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IPR Amicus: February 2021
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses elaborately a recent decision of the Delhi High Court on the question as to whether the communication of a sound recording to the public also amounts to communication of the literary and musical works embodied in the sound recording to the public.
Read More 10 May 2021
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IPR Amicus: January 2021
The article in this issue of IPR Amicus discusses at length the recent decision of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (‘IPAB’) in the case of Wisig Networks Private Limited v. Controller.
Read More 19 Mar 2021