Industry: Food & drug retailers

In this long-running dispute between supermarket competitors, the Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge on almost all points, but expressed significant disquiet about the overall outcome.

05 April 2024

Local lawyers examine India's 10 most notable trademark cases from the past year.

18 January 2024

The court notably found that the only visual similarity between the signs at issue was the presence of the non-distinctive element ‘snack’.

17 January 2024

Clear guidance on the value of protected food and drink name status is vital to ensure businesses have the right amount of protection and are prepared to use it when needed, argues this week’s Saturday opinion.

13 January 2024

We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed by looking at success stories in the food and beverage sector - with three of the four cases reviewed involving GIs for alcoholic beverages.

10 January 2024

The defence under Section 30(2)(e) can be invoked only when the defendant uses its mark for the goods for which it is registered.

05 January 2024

In good news for Nestlé, the General Court has confirmed that there was a likelihood of confusion between TIFFANY CRUNCH N CREAM and Nestlé’s earlier mark CRUNCH.

05 December 2023

Consumer confusion theory functioned in favour of food-delivery service Grubhub, acquired by Just Eat in 2021, in a trademark infringement dispute over logo similarity.

19 October 2023

As Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly work overtime to meet soaring demand for their popular diabetes and obesity drugs, trademark experts weigh in on what brand owners can do when opportunists take advantage of supply issues.  

12 October 2023

This Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment clarifies that Section 10(17) of the Trademarks Act is not limited to cases involving dissimilar goods or services.

10 October 2023