Gautam Gambhir discovered that two pubs in Delhi, ‘Hawalat’ and ‘Ghungroo’, were using the tag line ‘by Gautam Gambhir’, which was causing confusion among his fans. A teetotaler himself, he was distressed at this ‘false association’ caused by the tagline and claimed that his name had been used without his consent in a way [...]
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 off its goods and services by adoption of a bottle imitating its registered design, registered trade mark and trade dress [...]
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 the West Bengal Gambling and Prize Competitions Act, 1957 legalizes poker and does not qualify it as gambling. Plaintiff No. [...]
Recently we have much heard about the Cello and Modware design infringment, as per the decision Justice Patel provided relief to cello and told that it had crossed the design copyright and infringement suit and was successfull in establishing prima facie. As stated by Prashant; “If the design of the bottle is acting as [...]
As readers may recall, while the in-built principle of Section 20 of the Civil Procedure Code (“CPC”) is that the place of institution of a suit should have a certain nexus with any one of defendant’s place of residence, place of business, place of work or where the cause of action has wholly or [...]
There was a time when professional film critics would review a film and inform the awaiting audience if it is a good or a bad film, do the actors perform well in it or if it is a film worth to spend money on along with a subtle hint about the plot. Such reviews [...]
