In a pathbreaking judgement in Telephonaktiebolaget LM Erricsson Vs Competition Commission of India (CCI) & Othrs (July 2023), the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has ruled that in matters concerning the exercise of rights by a patent holder under the Patents Act of 1970, the Patents Act takes precedence over the Competition Act of 2002. The...Read More

Kamdhenu Ltd. Vs The Registrar of Trade Marks (July 2023) judgment discusses the concept of well-known trademarks and the procedure for determining a trademark as a well-known trademark. It explains that historically, trademarks were registered for specific goods, and the use of the mark by others in relation to similar or related goods could constitute infringement....Read More

In Monsanto Technology LLC Vs the Union of India and others (June 2023), the petitioner [Monsanto] filed a writ petition in the High Court of Madras seeking to challenge and quash an order issued by the Assistant Controller of Patents [Respondent] rejecting their patent application and requesting a re-hearing of the matter. The petitioner had applied for a...Read More