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The Central Government notifies the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025
The Central Government notifies the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025
November 28, 2025by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On Twenty Fifth of November, Two Thousand and Twenty – Five, the Central Government notifies the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025, fo

DELHI HIGH COURT RECOGNISES BIRKIN BAG SHAPE AND THREE HERMÈS MARKS AS WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARKS
DELHI HIGH COURT RECOGNISES BIRKIN BAG SHAPE AND THREE HERMÈS MARKS AS WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARKS
November 27, 2025by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION In a significant win for luxury brands in India, the Delhi High Court has declared the three – dimensional shape of Hermès’s icon

Bombay High Court grants Protection of Trademark Integrity in Petrofer Chemie Case
Bombay High Court grants Protection of Trademark Integrity in Petrofer Chemie Case
November 12, 2025by Primelegal Team

Case Name: Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GMBH & Co. KG. v. United Petrofer Limited, Case Number: INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2143 OF 2021 IN COMMERC

Supreme Court Clarifies: Continuing IP Infringement Qualifies as Urgent Relief Under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act
Supreme Court Clarifies: Continuing IP Infringement Qualifies as Urgent Relief Under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act
October 28, 2025by Primelegal Team

Introduction  An appeal seeks to ascertain whether Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (henceforth referred to as “the Act”

Delhi High Court Issues Injunction: Indian Firm Restrained from Unauthorized Trademark Usage of ‘Barbie’
Delhi High Court Issues Injunction: Indian Firm Restrained from Unauthorized Trademark Usage of ‘Barbie’
October 3, 2025by Primelegal Team

Introduction  The Delhi High Court recently granted an injunction to restrain the Defendant from using the ‘BARBIE’ trademark for their busine

PPV&FR Act Legal Analysis: Balancing Plant Breeders’ Rights with Traditional Farmers’ Rights in India
PPV&FR Act Legal Analysis: Balancing Plant Breeders’ Rights with Traditional Farmers’ Rights in India
September 30, 2025by Primelegal Team

Abstract The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (PPV&FR Act) is a legislation which aims to balance between the inte

Indian Patent Act Analysis: Comprehensive Framework for Patent Types, Classification, and Patentability Criteria
Indian Patent Act Analysis: Comprehensive Framework for Patent Types, Classification, and Patentability Criteria
September 28, 2025by Primelegal Team

Abstract India’s intellectual property law is based on The Patents Act, 1970, and significantly contributes to facilitating innovation whilst pro

Bombay HC Upholds Registered Proprietor Rights in CAMPURE-KARPURE Trademark Dispute
Bombay HC Upholds Registered Proprietor Rights in CAMPURE-KARPURE Trademark Dispute
September 24, 2025by Primelegal Team

Facts Mangalam Organics Ltd (“Plaintiff”) sells camphor-related products under the name “CAMPURE,” which was first used as a mark in March

Trademark Passing Off in the Indian Audio Devices Market: Delhi HC Clarifies Limits of Interim Relief
Trademark Passing Off in the Indian Audio Devices Market: Delhi HC Clarifies Limits of Interim Relief
September 18, 2025by Primelegal Team

Facts  The case results from a trademark and passing-off action between Imagine Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (IMPL), owner of the much-loved “boAt” bra

Copyright Challenges on Social Media Platforms: The Role of Intermediaries in Protecting Creators
Copyright Challenges on Social Media Platforms: The Role of Intermediaries in Protecting Creators
September 8, 2025by Primelegal Team

Abstract In India, social media intermediaries (including YouTube, Facebook and Telegram) have become strong media interfaces for creating and publ