WIPO Approves Adoption of Riyadh Design Law Treaty
On November 22, 2024, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states approved the adoption of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (Treaty), aimed at simplifying and streamlining the process of protecting creative designs internationally.
The Treaty’s primary goal is to make the design registration...
Patentability of Synergistic Combinations Yielding New and Improved Results
In a notable ruling in the case, Biomoneta Research Pvt ltd. v Controller General of Patents Designs, the Delhi High Court (Court) resolved an appeal by Biomoneta Research Pvt. Ltd. (Biomoenta) against the Controller General of Patents and Designs’ (Controller) rejection of their 2017 patent application for an ‘Air Decontamination Assembly.’
The case is significant for its...
Overall impression of product design key for establishing design piracy
In December, the Delhi High Court made a significant ruling regarding design piracy, in the Havells India Limited v Polycab India Limited case.
Advancing towards Net-Zero Emissions through Strategies in the Net Zero Pathway
Havells India Limited (Havells) filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction against Polycab India Limited (Polycab) for infringing their three registered fan model...
Navigating the Metaverse: Design Protection’s Exciting New Frontier
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IP Odyssey to Space – Protecting the Space Industry here on Earth
The launch of Sputnik in 1957 started a space odyssey that has since then made rapid progress. Humans have landed on the Moon, explored the borders of interstellar, and soon may take vacations in space!
However, the inventions of space exploration have impacted life on Earth too. From laptops to CT scans, safer air travel to...
Drawing a parallel between aesthetics and functionality for design protection
Like many counties in the world, India has a strong law for protecting aesthetic creations by way of design registration. The design law protects aesthetic creations and not the functionality.
Drawing a parallel between aesthetics and functionality for design protectionLike many counties in the world, India has a strong law for...
Date of design registration: Understanding versus reality – Asia IP Law Feature
James Anderson, in his novel called The Never-Open Desert Diner, said that “Sometimes the smallest things are so damn unforgivable. Maybe because they aren't small—they only seem that way to someone else. You never know what someone holds scared until it's too late.”
This quote is aptly justified in the verdict delivered by...