Jaguar Land Rover Defender Trademark case: Shaping up the future?
The first Land Rover Defender, which was intended for life on the farm, began its journey in 1949. The Defender model has had many admirers over the years. One of them was Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a Monaco-based British billionaire turned financier and industrialist and current CEO of the newly formed Ineos Automative, part of Ineos Industries […]
Britannia and ITC in trademark row: Packaging saga intensifies
Recently, a Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Mr Justice C. Hari Shankar, dismissed a plea filed by biscuit manufacturer Britannia Industries Limited[1] seeking directions against ITC Limited[2] claiming that the defendants i.e. M/s ITC Ltd. and Ors. are manufacturing and selling “Sunfeast Farmlite 5-Seed Digestive[3]” biscuits in adopting a confusingly similar […]
Explained: PhonePe v. BharatPe Trademark Dispute — ‘Pe’/Pay-as-you-go’
Recently, a Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Mr Justice C. Hari Shankar, pronounced a notable judgment in a commercial suit filed, namely, — Phonepe (P) Ltd. v. Ezy Services.[1] The plaintiff sued the defendants, for permanent injunction, against use, by the defendants, of “Pe” or any deceptive variant of “PhonePe” which […]
“K” SRTCs Trade Mark Row: Paving the Right Path
As things stand, embroiled in a tug of war are two States—Kerala and Karnataka over the right to use an acronym/abbreviation “KSRTC” trade mark, its emblem and nickname “Aanavandi”, which means an elephant vehicle, for their respective road transportation corporations providing services to the general public for decades now. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation […]
In India, Medical Crowdfunding Sails Under a Pall of Sensationalism
Despite the obvious benefits, it merits asking if we are doing the right thing by showing patients to be weak, desperate and pleading in order to pique viewers’ interests, to elicit pity and possibly to advertise the platform’s value and utility. Doing so fundamentally goes against the tenet of equitable access to healthcare and thus […]