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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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Case Summaries Abbott Healthcare Private Limited vs Vinsac Pharma on 17 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Abbott Healthcare sued two defendants for trademark and copyright infringement, claiming they deceptively copied its well-known LIMCEE Vitamin C tablets by selling LIMEECEE with similar packaging. Read the post for more details.

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The Culmination of a Saga: How the Delhi HC Resolved the Two-Decade Long ‘Lacoste v. Crocodile International’ Impasse

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On August 14, the Delhi High Court passed the final judgment in a 23-year-old trademark dispute between Lacoste and Crocodile International. The detailed verdict, heavily punctuated with takeaways for IP observers and fashion enthusiasts alike, is one of the very few final judgements on trademark law passed this year.

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

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‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1] Both treaties were established during diplomatic gatherings in Madrid, Spain.

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Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation

IIPRD

These are the Copyright Act, 1957; Designs Act, 2000; The Geographical Indication Act of Goods Act, 1999; and the Trademark Act, 1999. It is here that the distinction between ‘design’ in the Designs Act and ‘artistic work’ in the Copyright Act becomes relevant. Infringement Of IPR – Design or Artistic Work?

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Puzzlingly calling a venue name a "title," court nonetheless rejects claim against MTV show

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The district court granted summary judgment on the resulting trademark claims, reasoning that plaintiffs’ likelihood of confusion showing was “not strong enough to meet the standard that applies to artistic works. Occasionally been used in the title to artistic works” is a red herring. This part is not persuasive.

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Protecting Software Innovation in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Protecting software innovations, which include inventions, creative works, and commercial symbols, is essential through the umbrella of Intellectual Property. This applies to literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works, computer programs, cinematograph films, and sound recordings. In the case of Ferid Allani v.

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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Up to now, only sound fixations enjoyed this protection (see the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty – WPPT – approved in 1996 and in force since 2002). The Copyright / Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection Is Stifling Cultural Creativity. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €