Rulings
SC: Dismisses SLP against Madras HC’s ruling on IPAB’s unconstitutionality, order copy available
HC: Refuses Art. 19 protection to MOOV’s disparaging advt. against Zandu Balm; Upholds injunction
SC: Film director bends in copyright dispute, acknowledges due credit; SC appreciates “acceptance”
HC: ‘Collector’s Choice’ & ‘Officer’s Choice’ whisky-marks semantically similar; Ignores phonetic difference, upholds injunction
HC: Debunks developer’s copyright claim over software, rejects plea to ignore client MoU
HC: Stays injunction granted to Johnson & Johnson against Lupin, absent Johnson’s product-market in India
HC: Pending trademark registration, Vistara Voyages’ infringement suit against Tata-SIA not maintainable
IPAB: Grants ‘stable iodizing agent’ patent to CSIR; Emphasizes on salt iodization promotion
SC: Lays down jurisdiction test under Copyright/Trademark Act; Applies mischief-rule of interpretation
HC: Grants injunction to Vellore Institute’s well-known mark VIT, rejects ‘common acronym’ defence
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