Our Founder & Principal Attorney, Yashvardhan Rana, breaks down the challenges plaguing the Indian IP office and outlines key reforms in “Navigating the IP Quagmire: Can CGPDTM Overcome Its Longstanding Challenges?”—now live on Bar & Bench!
The ongoing turmoil within the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks (CGPDTM) had long been foreseeable to informed onlookers of the convoluted Indian Intellectual Property (IP) domain. Difficulties varying from administrative inefficiencies to allegations of subjective verdict-making and insufficient personnel had plagued the office for over a decade. Still, regardless of repeated judicial intercessions […]
CCLS Alumni News, Queen Mary University of London official website – WIPR Global IP Leader 2024
Yashvardhan Rana (Intellectual Property Law LLM, 2016), Founder and Principal Attorney at YVR Law Offices – New Delhi, India, has been recognized as a WIPR Global IP Leader for 2024, joining the ranks of the world’s foremost intellectual property (IP) practitioners. This prestigious accolade is awarded by World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), a leading publication […]
Pfizer triumphs over AstraZeneca in cancer drug patent dispute – The Patent Lawyer Magazine
In a landmark ruling, the US District Court for the District of Delaware has ordered AstraZeneca to pay Pfizer $107.5 million in damages for infringing on patents related to the lung cancer drug ‘Tagrisso.’ This case marks a significant victory for Pfizer in the fiercely competitive pharmaceutical industry. The patents at the heart of the dispute, licensed […]
5 Top Intellectual Property (IP) Law Firms in Delhi – Ghostline Legal
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India continues to see more new law firms, independent practices – Asian Legal Business
India continues to see the emergence of boutique law firms and independent practitioners, with lawyers from Khaitan & Co, Economic Laws Practice, Dhir & Dhir and Naik Naik exiting to launch their own ventures. Supreme Court advocate-on-record Anurag Soan and former ELP attorney Shrey Bhardwaj have teamed up to establish tax-focused law firm First Principles Advocates in New Delhi, where they […]
Delhi High Court protects Red Bull’s signature blue and silver color combination – The Trademark Lawyer Magazine
In yet another case of consumer confusion, the Delhi High Court recently restrained Rohidas Popat Kapadnis and Blue Marine Bottling Company from manufacturing SEVEN HOURS energy drinks in packaging with a blue and silver color combination resembling Red Bull’s products. The suit[1] alleged that the Defendants were manufacturing and marketing an energy drink named SEVEN HOURS, […]
Advising Brand Owners to protect Trademark rights on Social Media
In today’s day and age, the advent of social media is on the rise creating its presence like never before and it is felt everywhere – as a growing field of business projection, contractual arrangements and revenue generation. However, for brand owners, social media has become a more valuable tool to communicate freely with your […]
Registering COVID-19 Trademark Applications – Illegal or Not?
In the months since the lockdown came into force, you no doubt have heard of persons or entities who have applied to register trademarks at India’s Trade Marks Registry, which contain the terms Covid, corona and variations on the term corona. The applications cover various goods and services starting from apparel to magazines, to financial/venture […]
Current Developments in the field of Intellectual Property Law amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
A discomforting new danger hovers around the world, putting lives at risk, life-altering personal and professional routines, and unsettling the global economy. Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, intellectual property (IP) attorneys, like everyone else, are adjusting to a new reality and facing new challenges – figuring out how to keep going while trying to mitigate effects […]
Fighting fakes in frontier economies: How to protect your Brand in frontier economies such as India
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