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Ab Ki Baar, They Released Sarkar!
The parties before the Court were Narendra Hirawat & Co. (NH) (“Appellant”), and Alumbra Entertainment and Ors., including K Sera Sera (KSS), Z Picture Company (ZPC) and RGV Film Factory (RGV) (“Respondents”). The case [...]
Carlsberg v. Som Distilleries: Delhi High Court’s Decision
Carlsberg Breweries (‘Plaintiff’) filed a suit before the Delhi High Court against Som Distilleries and Breweries (‘Defendant’) for infringement of its registered design bearing no. 244246, infringement of its registered trade mark/label and passing [...]
Calcutta HC Allows Spartan Online to Use ‘thespartanpoker’ in Domain Name Spat
The Plaintiffs and the Respondents had entered into a joint venture to carry on their poker gaming business under ‘www.spartanpoker.com’ from Calcutta, even though the company was based in Maharashtra. This was done as [...]
Is there hope for America’s Patent system to survive?
There are numerous problems with the United States patent system, extraordinary good could come from undoing several pivotal decisions. If Congress wants to resurrect the U.S. patent system these three decisions would be overturned. [...]
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers granted US patent
Somerset, Pennsylvania-based J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers, oil and gas equipment and custom transportation solutions, has announced the company has been awarded a patent for its horizontal ejection [...]
No Evidence that stronger Patent mean more innovation
Those who want "stronger" patents (i.e. patents that are easier to get and/or harder to invalidate) often use this rationale to justify changing patent laws to make patents more enforceable. For example, a former [...]