Jan
2018
Published in: Lex witness | Jan 2018
When to File a Patent Infringement Suit? Another Perspective
It is a commonly accepted principle that grant of a patent entitles the proprietor of the patent to file an action for infringement of the granted patent. Most readers of this article would agree with this principle on first blush. After all, this is what we have all been told by one and all, including by most patent litigators.
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Dec
2017
Published in: Lex witness | Dec 2017
Sweet & Savoury - A GI Story
The recent spate of news articles on the grant of Geographical Indication (“GI”) protection for “Rasogolla” to the State of West Bengal and the resulting anxiety and concern expressed by the State of Orissa has seen the law of Geographical Indications take centre-stage.
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Nov
2017
Published in: Lex witness | Nov 2017
Responding to an Examination Report - Potential Banana Skin!
Sometimes, it’s the little things that can decide whether an action for infringement and/or passing off of a trade mark succeeds or not. These ‘little things’ are, often, a consequence of ill-thought out and unplanned actions taken before the Trade Marks Registry.
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Oct
2017
Published in: Lex witness | Oct 2017
Arbitrability of Disputes Concerning Intellectual Property Rights
In commerce today, commercial documents routinely deal with intellectual property rights of various descriptions as part of the overall transaction. This can be said of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, the setting up of special purpose vehicles, technology transfer and sharing agreements, technical tie-ups, licensing, amongst others. The range of fields of activity that could possibly be covered by any one or more of these is limited by nothing but our own imagination. I
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