An in-depth discourse on how patents can be protected before courts in India under the Patents Act 1970. The chapter describes the processes involved in filing, publication and
Swati Sharma and Aditya Gupta discuss trade mark procedure and jurisprudence in India. Be it registering and monetising or infringement and redress, the broad strokes discussion addresses all
Registrar of Trade Marks allows rectification application by a South African company against marks “riding on [its] goodwill and reputation”, holding it to be an ‘aggrieved person’ notwithstanding
Foreign investment enticed by India’s sustained rate of development sees multinationals get inventive with arbitration clauses in their commercial contracts and agreements to overcome issues of jurisdiction and
Pravin Anand and Nishchal Anand evaluate IP dispute resolution processes in India. Litigation has proven to be the most effective tool to combat trademark and copyright infringement in
With ever-increasing premiums for domain names differences between Indian and international dispute resolution policies are cause for concern, explain Pravin Anand and Raunaq Kamath. The value of online
Dusshera celebrations at Anand and Anand saw the burning of effigies of three characters from the epic that is the Ramayana. But this was a burning of effigies with a
All forms of IP protection including prosecution before the IPO and appeals are speeding up, and there is much debate about the need for a special IP court
Ever since its inception, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board has been a catalyst in the evolution of the patent system in the country, discuss Archana Shanker and Neeti
Pravin Anand and MS Bharath look at the seven important intellectual property tribunals in India and their function. Seven important tribunals dealing with intellectual property rights in India