Anabiya Habib

In a significant anti-counterfeiting action, Delhi Police and Authorized Representative from Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. successfully raided a business in Sarai Rohilla, New Delhi seizing a substantial cache of counterfeit Honda two wheeler parts.

In a continuing trend of Indian courts coming down heavily on the Indian Patent Office (IPO) for failing to conduct proper examination and assessment of patent applicants’ arguments during prosecution, the Madras High Court recently adjudicated on issues involving a non-speaking refusal decision passed by the Controller of Patents and Designs in Signal Pharmaceuticals v Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs ((T)CMA(PT) 145 of 2023).

The Intellectual Property Rights Division of the Calcutta High Court has allowed an application for rectification of the trademark “MARUTI 100 HUNDRED” (label) registered in the name of Varun Ritolia, conducting business as Shri Maruti Dhoop Agency. The order was passed by Hon’ble Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur in case number IPDATM/237/2023.

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