Category Archives: Legal Update

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN SINGUR LAND ACQUISITION

The agony for Bengal’s Singur has ended. It has been 10 years since their fight began against the “forcible acquisition” of their fertile farm land. On August 31, 2016 the Supreme Court of India has set aside the Calcutta High Court decision which upheld the land acquisition in Singur for Tata Motors’ Nano plant. The […]

Ericsson v. Lava: Delhi HC passes interim injunction for Lava to stop manufacture and sale

India’s smart phone patent war rages on, and its latest development is Ericsson’s provisional victory over Lava. The Delhi High Court passed an interim order in the ongoing case of Telefonktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lava International Ltd. which, operative from the 21st of June 2016, is an injunction order that prevents Lava from importing, exporting, […]

Kelly Wilson had filed a lawsuit against Disney in March 2014, roughly four months after the November release of Disney’s highest grossing film of all time. The lawsuit claims Disney animators had access to her animated short film “The Snowman” at film festivals where she competed against a Pixar employee. The Snowman tells the story of a snowman whose nose happens to […]

ONEPLUS SETTLES ITS OS DISPUTE, INDIAN PHONE OWNERS TO RECEIVE UPDATES

OnePlus One has resolved its legal dispute over exclusive rights with Cyanogen by “mutual consent”. The dispute was filed in the Delhi High Court by Micromax complaining that they had an exclusive license agreement with Cyanogen for the Cyanogen Operating System (that also powers the OnePlus One) in a few South Asian countries. Micromax argued […]

It has been almost a year since the European Court of Justice ruled that Google must respond to take-down requests by users alleging that search results on Google violate their right to privacy, a case popularly known as the Right to be Forgotten (RTBF) case. The issue has arisen from desires of individuals to “determine […]

EUREKA FORBES AND HINDUSTAN UNILEVER: WATER PURIFICATION PATENT PITTER-PATTER

Recently the Chennai patent office rejected a patent application filed by Eureka Forbes for its ‘iron removal water purifier’ after a pre grant opposition filed by Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Hindustan Unilever argued that “the usage of ion exchange resin for the removal of iron as well as its usage in gravity water filters is well […]

NO AUTOMATIC ARRESTS IN 498-A CASES, DUE PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED: SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court, has delivered a much awaited judgment by the common man. The judgment (Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & Anr) has effectively rewritten the relationship between the police and public. The Petitioner had preferred a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court after having failed to secure anticipatory bail before the Sessions […]

COMPOSITE CAP ON FDI CREATES CONFUSION OVER FII LIMIT IN BANKS

Government’s decision to introduce composite caps on foreign investment has led to confusion among bankers who say overseas portfolio investments can now go up to 74 per cent as against the current ceiling of 49 per cent. Commerce and Industry Ministry officials insist however that though all foreign investments like FIIs and FDI are being […]

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DECIDES ON JURISDICTION FOR FILING TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT CASES

On 1st July 2015, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India gave an authoritative judgement on the issue of territorial jurisdiction for filing of Copyright and TM infringement suits could be filed. The Supreme Court primarily dealt with the question that in case when the cause of action arises at a place where the plaintiff has […]

E-COMMERCE MARKET TO TOUCH $16 BILLION IN INDIA THIS YEAR

The ‘Future of e-commerce: Uncovering Innovation’ study reveals that the digital commerce market in India has grown steadily from $4.4 billion in 2010 to $13.6 billion in 2014 and likely to touch $16 billion by the end of 2015 on the back of growing internet population and increased online shoppers. It said online travel accounts […]