Category: Recent News

IMB Patents foldable smartwatch

July 9, 2019 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:46 am

Tech giant IBM patented smartwatches which unfold into tablets on June 11, 2019. IBM had filed for this patent in 2016. This patent build on 9100 patents that the company received in 2018. Currently IBM does not manufacture any consumer devices. However, the smartwatch-to-tablet

Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj and Ors.

September 28, 2018 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 3:09 am

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

Revolutionary Judgment

August 23, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:58 pm

India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times. The landmark court decision came in response to petitions challenging the so-called “triple talaq” custom. The cases were filed

KUDOS to Cello!

June 6, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:51 pm

Cello Household Products (plaintiffs) sued Modware India (defendants) in the Bombay High Court seeking an injunction for passing off and infringement of design. In May 2016, the plaintiffs had created a plastic bottle named PURO. The bottle was registered with the Indian Designs Office as

Govinda’s trouble

June 3, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:26 am

Sarkar 3 was recently released on May 12 2017, despite certain legal issues between the two parties namely 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

Bend it like Bentley

March 20, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:35 pm

The car company Bentley lost a trade mark invalidity battle against UK based clothing company Bentley. The clothing company is using the trade mark BENTLEY since 1962 and in 2009 had got the trade mark registration at UK Intellectual Property Office. The trade mark covers

Converse Fails to Sneaks up on the Sneaker Industry

July 11, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:31 am

Converse’s Chuck Taylor sneakers loose trademark battle against Wal-Mart, Sketchers and New Balance. The U. S International Trade Commission(ITC) invalidated Converse’s trademark for chuck’s stripes, toe cap and toe bumper. In 2014 converse had sued 31 companies for infringing its Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers.