The High Court of Delhi Grants Permanent Injunction in Favour of Louis Vuitton
Introduction The High Court of Delhi (“the Court”) on 18th April 2023, in Louis Vuitton Malletier vs Santosh & Ors.[1], issued a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from infringing and selling counterfeit products under the Plaintiff’s luxury brand “Louis Vuitton”. The Court also ordered the Defendants to pay INR 9.59 Lakhs as damages and costs … Continue reading The High Court of Delhi Grants Permanent Injunction in Favour of Louis Vuitton
Read more »Dabur vs. Dhruv Rathee
Introduction Dabur claimed that Dhruv Rathee’s video unfairly compared carbonated drinks with ready-to-serve (RTS) fruit beverages, causing a generic disparagement of all packaged drinking fruit juices. Dabur also alleged that the video specifically targeted its Real fruit juices by using partially blurred Real logos and promotional advertising clips. The court recognized that while dissemination of … Continue reading Dabur vs. Dhruv Rathee
Read more »Spotify vs Opstify
A Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek, Spotify opposed a mark proposed for registration by Opstify Corporation vide the opposition notice dated 13th July, 2021. The former is the world’s largest music streaming service provider with over 356 million monthly active users. According to Trademark Trial and Appeal … Continue reading Spotify vs Opstify
Read more »The Taste of India Prevails in Canada
INTRODUCTION The case of Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (“Kaira”) and Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (“Gujarat”) v. Amul Canada, Mohit Rana, Akash Ghosh, Chandu Das, and Patel is the first-ever victory seen by AMUL on the foreign soil. One of India’s prominent dairy giants – AMUL had to take a rough … Continue reading The Taste of India Prevails in Canada
Read more »What is Intellectual Property Valuation?
This article is in continuation of my previous article “What is Brand Value and How to enhance it”. The resources of a business such as technology, copyright, trademarks and other IP are the building blocks of Brand Value. Knowledge of the value contribution of these resources and the linkages between them is essential for business … Continue reading What is Intellectual Property Valuation?
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