ALG’s Ashwani Balayan and Sri Lekha have contributed a news item to the International Trademark Association (INTA) Bulletin about a recent judgement on overlapping nature and scope of protection under trademark and design laws in India. The same can be accessed here – https://www.inta.org/INTABulletin/Pages/India_7504.aspx

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ALG Associates Shreya Das and Pranay Bali report the Delhi High Court’s decision in Dubai Islamic Bank v. Union of India & Ors. [W.P. (C) 12749/2019], in the INTA Bulletin in their piece titled ‘Indication of Geographical Origin Does Not Directly Bar Trademark Registration’ – accessible at https://lnkd.in/dmhW98S

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ALG’s Partner, Ashwani Balayan has tendered, on behalf of Asian Practice Committee of Intellectual Property Owners Association, a news update on India’s first ever Patent Prosecution Highway Program with Japan, which is published on IPO Daily News.

The post is accessible at https://ipo.org/index.php/daily_news/court-correctly-applied-inherency-in-obviousness-determination/ [requires IPO login]

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ALG Associate Pranay Bali reports the Delhi High Court’s decision in Carlsberg Breweries A/S. v. Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd., C.S. (COMM) 690/2018 & I.A. No. 11166/2018 in the INTA Bulletin in his piece titled ‘Composite Suit for Design Infringement and Passing Off of Trade Dress Held to Be Maintainable’ – accessible here.

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ALG Associate Dishti Titus reports the Delhi High Court’s decision in Christian Louboutin SAS v. Ashish Bansal & Anr., CS (Comm) No. 503/2016 in the INTA Bulletin in her piece titled ‘Conundrum Surrounds Trademark Protection of Single Color Marks’ – accessible here.

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