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XX-RIB UNDER SCRUTINY: CALCUTTA HIGH COURT REOPENS DESIGN CANCELLATION Case: ARS Steels and Alloy International Private Limited v. The Controller of Patents and Designs & Ors Judgment dated: 7 May

REFUSAL ORDER SET ASIDE FOR LACK OF INVENTIVE STEP ANALYSIS AND VIOLATION OF NATURAL JUSTICE Statutory Framework: Patents Act, 1970 (Sections 2(1)(ja), 3(k), 117A) Proceedings: Appeal challenging refusal of patent

SHAPE SURVIVES DESIGN: TRADEMARK PROTECTION ENDURES BEYOND EXPIRY Case: Reckitt Benckiser (Harpic) matter vs Godrej (Spic) Order dated: 25 February 2026 (Ad Interim Order) Court: Calcutta High Court  Case Background

IMPLEMENT DENIED: SHAREHOLDER NOT A PROPER PARTY IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT Rule 10(2) & Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure Case: Itw Gse Aps & Anr vs Dabico

GOVERNMENT ISSUES REVISED NOTIFICATION DEFINING “STARTUP” AND “DEEP TECH STARTUP” Notification: G.S.R. 108(E) Supersedes: G.S.R. 127(E) dated 19 February 2019 Effective Date: Date of publication in the Official Gazette i.e.

COURT UPHOLDS REJECTION OF FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC PATENT APPLICATION Patent Act: Sections 2(1)(ja), 16(2), 59(1) Case: Steer Engineering Private Limited vs Joint Controller Of Patents And Designs on 5 January,

Beyond Sight and Sound: India Embraces Olfactory Trademarks Non-Conventional Marks under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 Case: Sumitomo Rubber Industries case In a landmark development for Indian trademark jurisprudence, the

SUPREME COURT GAVE AN UNDERUSED PROVISION A MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Transfer of Patent Infringement Suit from Delhi to Bombay for Consolidation with Groundless Threat Suit Sections: 106 and 104