What happens when trademark law privileges filing priority over marketplace reality? The Delhi High Court’s April 10 ruling in the ‘20-20’ dispute raises difficult questions about whether registration can meaningfully coexist with decade-old goodwill, and whether identical marks can survive in the market outside the framework of honest and concurrent use. In this post, Eleen
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Sony Pictures Networks India Promotes Rupen Thakkar As Vice President And Head Counsel
Sony Pictures Networks India Promotes Rupen Thakkar as Vice President and Head Counsel Rupen Thakkar has been elevated to the role of Vice President and Head Counsel – Networks (Television and Sony Sports Network), StudioNext and Corporate at Sony Pictures Networks India. He announced the development on his social media, expressing enthusiasm about beginning a
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Recent Amendments in Karnataka’s Real Estate Sector: Legal Conflicts Between Ecological Preservation and Urban Expansion The 2026 Amendment retains the prohibition on non-utility activities within buffer zones, while carving out a limited exception for public utilities subject to prior KTCDA approval The regulation of buffer zones around lakes in Karnataka has been a cornerstone of
... Continue Reading.Beyond Registration: Rectification as a Remedy Against Unreliable Prior Use Claims
Beyond Registration: Rectification as a Remedy Against Unreliable Prior Use Claims In allowing rectification and directing removal of the impugned mark from the Register, the Registry reaffirmed a foundational principle of Indian trademark law: claims of prior use must be supported by credible, contemporaneous and consistent evidence The decision of the Delhi Trade Marks Registry
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Khaitan & Co Secures Delhi High Court Ruling Upholding Injunction in Ilaiyaraaja Copyright Dispute The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co successfully represented Saregama India Limited before the Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in an ongoing copyright infringement dispute involving Mr. Ilaiyaraaja and Vels Film International Limited. Case Background Khaitan
... Continue Reading.Defragmenting the “Work” : A Critique of Ivy Entertainment’s “Hook” Injunction
On 15 May 2026, a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court passed an ex parte ad-interim order in Ivy Entertainment v. Rahul Singh restraining the defendants from making any use of one line of lyric, jaane meri janeman bachpan ka pyar bhool nahi jaana re, on the footing that this fragment is the “distinctive
... Continue Reading.What’s in a Name? The Quintessential Misnomers That Are Untested SEPs: Thoughts on the Division Bench Judgment in Bansal v. Philips
The Delhi High Court’s recent Division Bench ruling in Bansal v. Philips Division Bench Judgment may well become one of the most consequential SEP/FRAND decisions in India so far. In an incisive post, methodically breaking down the Division Bench decision, Aniruddh Bhatia explains in detail the decision as it deals with essentiality, infringement, FRAND dance,
... Continue Reading.Warranty & Indemnity Insurance in Business Transactions: Investor Protection or Risk Displacement?
[Shourya Sharma and Nandita Yadav are students from the batch of 2027 at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat and National Law Institute University, Bhopal, respectively] The information asymmetry between buyers and sellers of a business or a company impacts risk distribution in mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) or private equity (“PE”) transactions. Due diligence exists precisely to identify these
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Sharpen your legal preparation with Legal Bites UGC NET Law Mock Test Series—carefully curated to mirror the latest exam pattern, question style, and difficulty level. From Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law to International Law, IPC/BNS, Torts, Family Law, Environmental Law, and beyond, these mock tests are designed to help aspirants assess their knowledge, improve accuracy, and
... Continue Reading.Allahabad HC Raps NHRC For Accepting Police Version And Closing Custodial Death Of A Disabled Person
It is definitely most heartening to note that while displaying courage and pragmatism, the Allahabad High Court which is biggest High Court in not only just India or Asia alone or few continents alone but in all world and all continents with maximum advocates more than four lakhs enrolled with it in a most
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