Delhi High Court restrained Indian firm Nuziveedu Seeds from selling Bt cotton seeds using the trade-mark of US-based agro major Monsanto's Indian arm Mahyco Monsanto biotech Ltd(MMBL).The justice asked the Hyderabad based seed company to pay royalty to MMBL, a joint venture between US-based Monsanto and Mahyco, after selling the old stock manufactured prior [...]
Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a pioneer initiative of India to prevent misappropriation of country’s traditional medicinal knowledge at International Patent Offices on which healthcare needs of more than 70% population and livelihood of millions of people in India is dependent. Its genesis dates back to the Indian effort on revocation [...]
Pernod Ricard is a French company that produces distilled beverages. Pernod Ricard Group (hereinafter referred to as the Respondent) is no.2 in the wine and spirits industry and its products are sold under internationally renowned and acclaimed brands in 110 countries. RICARD is an anise flavoured aperitif which was formulated in 1932. The RICARD company was formed [...]
Absurdity is probably as new to patenting as Einstein is to science, who himself believed in infesting absurdity into an idea for it to hopefully turn into something superior. A little research on the subject can provide several examples for one to cite in this regard, from as early as the nineteenth and even [...]
Who has the right to trademark the word “apple,” the Beatles or Apple Inc.? Between 1978 and 2006 there were a number of legal disputes between the music company Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) and the computer manufacturer Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) over competing trademark rights. Apple is the largest company in the world based on market value, selling millions of personal [...]
The age-old Indian home remedy of dadima ka nuskha (grandma’s advice) using kala jeera or kalaunji to treat many ailments might not be as freely available if a Nestle move comes off. The Swiss-based food and beverage giant is seeking patent protection in various parts of the world for using an extract from kala jeera (also known as fennel flower, Nigella sativa , [...]
