Category: Intellectual Property

Starbucks vs Starbuds

Starbucks vs Starbuds

In a recent legal development, Starbucks has filed a lawsuit against Starbuds Flowers, a mobile marijuana retailer, accusing the company of trade mark and copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed on June 28th in the U.S. District Court of Southern District of New York, claims that

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Presenting at an International Seminar

Presenting at an International Seminar

We are elated to share that our founder Adv. Biswajit Sarkar has been invited to be a Speaker at the online Seminar- “The Transformation of Law under the influence of Technical and Economic Internationalization” organized by the School of Foreign Law of Kutafin, Moscow State

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Beyond Borders: The Iconic Trademark Of Mother Teresa

Beyond Borders: The Iconic Trademark Of Mother Teresa

In the vast realm of trademarks, a rule stands unwavering – the prohibition of personal names as trademarks. Yet, in the cosmic tapestry of exceptions, a transcendent figure emerges. When a personal name evolves into a symbol of global significance, it defies the conventional restriction.

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Apple’s Watch Dilemma

Apple’s Watch Dilemma

The tech giant Apple has announced the cessation of sales for its latest Apple Smartwatches—Series 9 and Ultra 2—in U.S. retail stores from Christmas Eve, with online sales ceasing from Thursday. This decision comes after a legal battle with Masimo, a U.S.-based leading medical technology

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Trouble for Ozempic

Trouble for Ozempic

Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, also known as semaglutide, is a drug generally used to treat type-2 diabetes. However, the market for Ozempic is facing major shortages in supply globally due to its off-label use. The drug has gone viral over social media due to its side

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Trademarking Colours

Trademarking Colours

The commencement of the Spring/Summer Fashion Week 2024 has seen luxury brands display their designs on the ramp again. Apart from designer clothes, this year also saw the debut of new signature colours of two beloved luxury brands-Burberry and Gucci. Alongside Hermes’s ‘Orange H’, Valentino’s

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Large Language Models

Large Language Models

  In the patent and innovation industry it is important to be updated on the same level with the emerging technologies and trends for both the companies and the innovators. Due to the large amounts of data involved this can become quite challenging and time

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Bombay High Court issues John Doe order

Bombay High Court issues John Doe order

In this blog we look at the recent decision of the Bombay High Court where a John Doe order was issued for piracy of the movie "Janhit Mein Jaari".

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Counterfeiting Vaccines- A Social Menace

Counterfeiting Vaccines- A Social Menace

Need for COVID-19 Vaccine The spreading of the COVID-19 increases due to the sudden attack of phase II resulting in the need for vaccines. Pfizer Inc. in collaboration with BioNTech manufactured the Covid-19 vaccine called Tozinameran to increase the scale production of vaccine. It is

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Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj and Ors.

Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj and Ors.

In a recent judgment by the Delhi High Court in Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj and Ors., it has held that Darveys who was selling counterfeit goods on their online platform by using Christian Louboutin’s trademark including the notorious single-colour mark for its distinctive

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