Organisation: Sun Pharmaceutical

Madras High Court: pharmaceutical marks require lesser degree of confusion

The burden of proving trademark infringement is lighter in cases involving medicinal drugs - especially Schedule-H drugs, which can be sold only by medical prescription.

03 June 2024

Delhi High Court rules that trademark registrar has no power to extend evidence-filing period

In a pharma trademark spat, the Delhi High Court has emphasised the fixed nature of opposition timeline rules in India, providing much-needed clarity on the legal provisions relating to opposition proceedings.

21 March 2024

Delhi High Court: no defence under Section 30(2)(e) if defendant’s registration does not cover goods for which mark is used

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

Revealed: the biggest portfolios in Asia-Pacific

We scrutinise the data to reveal the 50 companies with the largest portfolios in five major jurisdictions.

13 July 2023

Tencent, LG Electronics and Time Warner revealed as owners of the fastest-growing trademark portfolios

New research has revealed the top corporate trademark filers for 2016, with Chinese giant Tencent Holdings leading the way. The company is one of six Chinese powerhouses to make the top 50 list.

20 May 2017

Report shines light on trademark strategy inside Indian companies

It has been almost three years since India acceded to the Madrid system, but recent research from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore suggests that there is still work to be done to raise awareness of international trademark filing procedures among businesses in the country’s key growth sectors.

20 April 2016