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Delhi High Court upholds the validity of Dura-Line’s patent and directs the Defendant to render its statement of accounts of profits and pay full commercial costs; Protects the essence of the Invention

The Hon’ble High Court of Delhi pronounced its judgment on 19th May, 2025 in a decade old lis between Dura-Line India Pvt. Ltd. (‘Plaintiff’) and Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (‘Defendant’). The Hon’ble Court adjudicated on a crucial question as to whether the Plaintiff’s claimed invention constituted a genuine technical advance meriting patent protection, or whether it amounted to no more than a routine and obvious refinement of pre-existing knowledge.
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Step-by-Step: How to File a Trademark Opposition

Once a trademark application is filed, it is examined by the Trade Marks Office (TMO) and an Examination Report is issued. In case, any objections are raised in the said report, a reply to the examination report is to be filed. The Trade Mark Registry may either accept the trademark or in the alternative, may appoint a show-cause hearing for arguments or refuse the trademark. Once the trademark application is accepted, it proceeds towards advertisement in the Trade Mark Journal.
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Essential Requirements To File A Trademark: An Overview

The first requirement while filing a trademark application is to identify the proprietor of the trademark. According to Section 18(1) of the Trade Marks Act,1999; Any person claiming to be the proprietor of a trademark and is desirous to register it, can apply in writing in the prescribed manner to the Registrar for the same.
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Game of Chance V. Game of Skill

While it took India nearly sixty years to become a trillion dollar economy, it has been forecasted that it may cross five trillion mark by the year 2029 and the online gaming industry is expected to be one of the significant contributors thereto.
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Delhi High Court upholds the validity of Dura-Line’s patent and directs the Defendant to render its statement of accounts of profits and pay full commercial costs; Protects the essence of the Invention

The Hon’ble High Court of Delhi pronounced its judgment on 19th May, 2025 in a decade old lis between Dura-Line India Pvt. Ltd. (‘Plaintiff’) and Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (‘Defendant’). The Hon’ble Court adjudicated on a crucial question as to whether the Plaintiff’s claimed invention constituted a genuine technical advance meriting patent protection, or whether it amounted to no more than a routine and obvious refinement of pre-existing knowledge.
Read More »

Step-by-Step: How to File a Trademark Opposition

Once a trademark application is filed, it is examined by the Trade Marks Office (TMO) and an Examination Report is issued. In case, any objections are raised in the said report, a reply to the examination report is to be filed. The Trade Mark Registry may either accept the trademark or in the alternative, may appoint a show-cause hearing for arguments or refuse the trademark. Once the trademark application is accepted, it proceeds towards advertisement in the Trade Mark Journal.
Read More »

Essential Requirements To File A Trademark: An Overview

The first requirement while filing a trademark application is to identify the proprietor of the trademark. According to Section 18(1) of the Trade Marks Act,1999; Any person claiming to be the proprietor of a trademark and is desirous to register it, can apply in writing in the prescribed manner to the Registrar for the same.
Read More »

Game of Chance V. Game of Skill

While it took India nearly sixty years to become a trillion dollar economy, it has been forecasted that it may cross five trillion mark by the year 2029 and the online gaming industry is expected to be one of the significant contributors thereto.
Read More »