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Steam or Splash? When Heat of Patent Law Meets the Cold Reality of Competition Law
Introduction : The Supreme Court of India is currently deciding a major legal issue that deals with exercising patent rights in a way that contributes to an unfair business practice. This situation occurs between new ideas via innovation with keeping the market fair through rules. Recently, in the matter of Competition Commission of India v. Swapan Dey, the Supreme Court stepped into this matter to solve this and determine whether the national chief market watchdog, the Compe
Aug 226 min read


Painting a brand: The Legal Journey of Colour Trademarks in India
Introduction From Cadbury’s regal purple to Triffany’s robin-egg blue, colours can be used as a powerful brand identifier that go beyond aesthetics. The identification of colour brand in India is however legally complex. In India, Colour trademarks are the subset of non-conventional trademarks which also include sounds, odour, and structure. This blog explores India’s colour mark laws, emphasising on the concept of uniqueness, usefulness and competitiveness issues while incor
Jun 196 min read
Understanding the Impact of Patent Pooling on Competition Law Policy
Patent pooling is a form of arrangement by which entities can bring in the rights associated with a patented invention to interdependent...
Sep 14, 20246 min read


Understanding the limitations of Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024
Although India seems to have drawn an example from the European Union in proposing the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024 , it is...
Jul 9, 20244 min read


Unravelling the Web: Challenges and Competition in India's Copyright Society Landscape
Introduction Section 33 of the Patents Act plays a crucial role in delineating the scope and limitations of patent rights. This pivotal...
May 11, 20247 min read
Shedding Light on Bid Rigging Under Competition Act
Section 3(3) Of Competition Act, 2002 Sub-section 3 of Section 3 enumerates certain agreements which have an ipso facto appreciable...
Feb 14, 20245 min read


Abuse of Dominant Position & Predatory Pricing
Introduction to Predatory Pricing “Predatory Pricing has been explained to mean that the sale of goods or provision of services at a...
May 16, 20235 min read


Competition Law in Myanmar
Introduction There has been an appointment to the long-awaited Myanmar Competition Commission (Commission). The Union Government's...
Dec 28, 20224 min read


Buyer’s Cartels: A Concern For Competition Law
INTRODUCTION There is a wide connotation to the word “cartel.” The interpretation adopted by a majority of jurists and legislatures...
Jan 31, 20225 min read
Vertical Overlaps in Merger Control
Introduction Indian Competition Law permits the Competition Commission (CCI) to consider the nature and extent of Vertical Integration in...
Jun 29, 20197 min read
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