H.K. Acharya & Company - Advocates, Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys

NEWSLETTER

Patent
	1	IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI REGISTRATION OF LICENSE COMPULSORY FOR PATENT
	2	IBM ALLEGES PLATFORM SOLUTIONS TO INFRINGE ITS FIVE PATENTS.
	3	QUALCOMM ISSUES WARNING TO NOKIA OVER LICENSING ROYALTY PAYMENT.
	4	PLAINTIFF IS NOT ENTITLED TO RELIEF OF INTERIM INJUNCTION FOR HIS PATENTED MANUALLY HAULING DEVICE.
	5	ERICSSON SUES SAMSUNG FOR PATENTS RELATED TO GSM, GPRS AND EDGE TECHNOLOGIES.
	6	STOPLIK SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.’S PROCESS PATENT FOR NIMESULIDE HAS BEEN REJECTED.
	7	HON’BLE MUMBAI HIGH COURT HAD PASSED INJUCTION ORDERS AGAINST INFRIGING THE PATENTED PRODUCTS/ARTICLES.
	8	OPPOSITION AGAINST EIGHT HIV / AIDS DRUG PATENTS IN INDIA.
	9	FEDERAL COURT OF CIRCUIT INVALIDATE PFIZER’S ’995 PATENT.
Trademark
	1	ANY BODY CAN USE A GEOMETRICAL FIGURE AS A PART OF ITS TRADE MARK OR STYLE, IT CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A PROPRIETORSHIP OF ANY PERSON .
	2	HIGH COURT OF DELHI HAS RESTRAINED THE ILLEGAL USE OF THE GOODWILL BY THE DEFENDANTS, WHICH ENJOYED BY THE PLAINTIFF.
	3	HIGH COURT OF DELHI HELD THAT PLAINTIFF NOT ENTITLED TO CLAIM EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP ON THE WORD “CREATIVE”.
	4	HIGH COURT OF KOLKATA HELD THAT SIMILAR MARK CAN BE PROTECTED BY PRIOR USER.
	5	HIGH COURT OF DELHI HAS GRANTED DECREE OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND DAMAGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT.
	6	HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY HELD THAT IT CANNOT BE SAID THAT NUMERAL “5000” IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE TRADEMARK.
	7	DELHI HIGH COURT HAS GRANTED A DECREE OF DAMAGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT.
	8	HIGH COURT OF DELHI HELD THAT DELAY DOES NOT AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE PLAINTIFF IN A CASE OF INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARK.
	9	DIVISION BENCH OF CALCUTTA HELD THAT NON-USE OF MARK MEANT TO RECTIFY FROM THE TRADEMARK REGISTER.
	10	TRADEMARK REGISTRY KOLKATA PROTECTS THE WELL-KNOWN MARK “PEPSI”.