Month: March 2021

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Is Fraud an exception for arbitrability of a dispute in India? Arbitration is restricted to only the matters involving the rights of an individual, whereas fraud is an issue that affects only the parties. However, it does not enjoy any exemption from the debate and confusion arising from time to time. Fraud has enjoyed the

Is a Uniform Succession Law Necessary in India? The present Succession Law in India is gender-biased and religion-biased which violate the fundamental rights of equality and protection from discrimination. A PIL is filed demanding the uniform succession law, to which the Supreme Court accepted the argument in favour of a uniform civil code. The Supreme

Understanding the Trademark Renewal Process in India The trademark, once registered is valid only for 10 years, then one has to renew the registration, otherwise, the owner loses the exclusive rights. The renewal has an easy process of filing a form and paying the prescribed fee. The Trademark renewal procedure ensures that the business is

The Hon’ble Delhi HC on 16th March 2021, Tuesday directed the use of A-4 size papers/sheets for filing petitions from 1st April 2021 as a replacement for the larger legal size paper before the Hon’ble High Court and in the district courts in Delhi. The pronouncement was made in the sight of a November 2020

The Bar Council of India (hereinafter referred to as “BCI”) asked lawyers across the country not to wear coats and long gowns during the hearings through video conferencing before any court or tribunal as a “precautionary measure to check the spread of coronavirus infection”. The apex bar body’s direction came a day after the Hon’ble

Bhalla joins Zomato L&L Partner Damini Bhalla, who we had reported last week had resigned from the firm, is joining rapidly-growing food delivery unicorn Zomato as its general counsel (GC). She replaces GT Thomas Phillippe who had joined in 2018 and left in June 2020. Zomato is understood to have a legal team of around

European Patent Office comes up with Guidelines for Examination 2021: Part I The Guidelines for Examination 2021, published by European Patent Office (EPO) came into force on March 1. Through these guidelines, a detailed explanation of the substantive and formal requirements is maintained. In part I, we will discuss the changes being brought in the

Oreo Drags Parle to Delhi High Court over infringement pertaining to Biscuit’s Design Oreo has dragged Parle Product to the Delhi High Court over the design of Parle’s Fabio Biscuit. Oreo is being made by Intercontinental Great Brands which is a unit of snacking major Mondelez International. The Intercontinental Great Brand alleged that Parle’s Fabio