The multinational technology corporation Apple Inc. has been a participant in various legal proceedings and claims since it began operation and, like its competitors and peers, engages in litigation in its normal course of business for a variety of reasons. In particular, Apple is known for and promotes itself as actively and aggressively enforcing its intellectual property interests. From [...]
Engaged in a Waterloo of sorts, the Tata Groups Mount Everest Mineral Water (MEMW) and Bisleri are wrangling over the usage of the trademark’ Himalaya’. As the facts of the case go, MEMW the registered holder of the trademark ‘ Himalaya’ has obtained an interim injunction from the Delhi High Court restraining Bisleri from using [...]
Hoffmann-La Roche AG is a Swiss multinational health-care company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Roche is the third-largest pharma company worldwide. Roche sued Cipla in early 2008 over their lung cancer drug Erlocip on the ground that it infringed Patent for ‘A NOVEL [6, 7-BIS(2- METHOXYETHOXY) QUINAZOLIN-4-YL]- (3-ETHYNYLPHENYL) AMINE HYDROCHLORIDE’ also known as ‘Erlotinib [...]
On 28th July 2016, Mr. Akashaditya Lama filed an infringement claim in the Bombay High Court and asked for an injunction preventing the release of Ashutosh Gowariker’s 150 crore movie starring surprisingly acrobatic crocodiles and a couple of fairly well-known actors, such as Hrithik Roshan. It was scheduled to release on 12th of August, [...]
Kids can be amazingly innovative if left to their own creative devices. Cardboard tubes, tape, scissors, and a couple of mirrors make a pretty cool periscope. But what about the kids who take those same materials and create something that is both unique and useful, like a better mousetrap? Kids are known for being [...]
Gucci recently clamped down on Chinese shops selling paper versions of their products as offerings for the dead. As per Chinese tradition, relatives can appease the dead by offering items that they were never able to enjoy when they were alive. This can include sports cars, branded clothing or luxurious villas. The demand for [...]
