NCLT issues notice on Surfer Technologies’ plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Byju’s The matter will be heard on 05 March The Bengaluru bench of the National Law Company Tribunal (NCLT) has issued a notice on a petition filed by the digital marketing vendor Surfer Technologies seeking the initiation of insolvency proceedings against Think &
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Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published the proposed Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 inviting comments on the proposed rules by February 09. However, much like the proposed Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024, the proposed Trade Mark Rules are marred with ambiguities. Assessing the proposed rules from the lens
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Image from here [This post is co-authored by SpicyIP Intern Pranav Aggarwal and Swaraj Paul Barooah. Pranav is a second-year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.(Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He has a keen interest in commercial laws, especially in IP and allied fields. His previous posts can be accessed here.] On 7th November 2023,
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REGULATON OF METAVERSE: IDENTIFYING THE LEGAL CONTOURS OF EXTENDED REALITY As an undertaking aimed at bringing together representatives of significant stakeholders and policy- makers, the World Economic Forum is working on guiding states through its initiative “Building the Metaverse”, which aims to “accelerate the development of metaverse governance” and serves to formulate a uniform metaverse
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Greenberg Traurig Acted on Strategic Joint Venture Between GARBE and NREP’s Logicenters Greenberg Traurig, the global law firm, provided legal counsel to GARBE Industrial Real Estate (GARBE) in creating a joint venture with NREP’s Logicenters. The primary objective of this joint venture is to develop a sustainable logistics portfolio within Germany. The initial undertaking involves
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DSK Legal represented CREDAI before the Supreme Court of India DSK Legal advised, assisted and represented the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (“CREDAI”) before the Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1394 of 2023 (Vanshakti Vs UOI) and successfully sought a modification/clarification of the Interim Order dated January 2,
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Do you enjoy your whiskey? Would you mix up these two labels: Officers choice and Peace Maker? (image below). Well, it appears the courts think most consumers would. Finding these competing labels to be similar, the Delhi High Court (DHC) recently gave Allied Blenders an interim injunction against Hermes Distilleries following claims of trademark infringement
... Continue Reading.[Bharat Vasani is Senior Advisor – Corporate laws at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. An earlier version of this post was published on the Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Blog] The business judgment rule is a legal presumption evolved by Delaware courts. The presumption is that while making business decisions, directors of a company act in good
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While ruling on a very significant legal point pertaining to property seized by Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Mr Mahender Kumar Khandelwal vs Directorate of Enforcement & Anr in W.P.(C) 10993/2023 & CM APPL. 42616/2023 and cited in
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It is really good to learn that while taking the most commendable step in the right direction, the Karnataka High Court in a most laudable, learned, landmark and latest judgment titled Sri Kushal Ram Reddy vs Brijhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike & Others in
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