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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Delhi High Court’s orders in the Pertuzumab patent dispute, order concerning personality rights of the Telugu movie star Vishnu Manchu, and Madras High Court’s decision on burden of proof in patent revocation cases.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

Tejas Misra explains why and how these seemingly innocuous posts may infringe on the shooter’s personality rights. The Court reiterated that celebrities are entitled to protect facets of their personality against unauthorized commercial exploitation by third parties. Les Laboratories Servier Anr. Sefier Life Sciences Pvt.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

The petitioner had adopted and registered the mark ‘NIP’ in the year 1975 and used the same in respect of dishwash bar, gels, powder, cleaners and detergents. The respondent had obtained registration of the mark ‘NIPPU’ in 2018 on a ‘proposed to be used’ basis.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Generally, such fantasy games have no registration fee in order to attract as many participants as they can, although there are those that charge a fee as well. With the rapid emergence of technology, fantasy games can be accessed on a variety of platforms or personal devices.

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DECEMBER 29, 2024

Delhi High Court Rulings on Celebrity Rights Galore: Examining the Rajat Sharma and Mohan Babu Orders Celebrity (Rights) in the News Again: Rajat Sharma and Mohan Babu approached the court seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement of their personality and publicity rights.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. Relying on this, the defendant was able to obtain the impugned copyright registration. Inventprise Inc. and Ors. ,

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