[By Sakshi Shrivastava, a student of Hidayatullah National Law University] Introduction While a faulty automobile will invariably lead you to a mechanic, a faulty smartphone will most often lead you to buy a new one. The added complexities of modern-day electronic devices have rendered them virtually incapable of having a repair infrastructure. Putting the innovative capital cost…
[By Netra Vasudevan. The author is a student of Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore] As with hundreds of industries, the food industry is yet another lucrative sector that drives hordes of people towards it in a quest to establish themselves among a very vast and enthusiastic customer base. It is a very significant sector…
[By Hirday Virdi. LC-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi] In order to stand out from competition and carry on any trade in the commercial world, a trader would have to adopt any mark, symbol or other device so as to differentiate his goods from that of any other person. Such a mark, symbol, or…
ITC Ltd v. Nestle India Limited: Intriguing Insights on Intellectual Property Law The plaintiff (ITC Limited) is a multinational Indian company established in 1910. In 2010, ITC began offering noodles in two flavours, ‘Classic Masala’ and ‘Magic Masala’, under the name of ‘Sunfeast Yippee’. The defendant (Nestle) is a multinational Swiss corporation set up in…
[By Akshat Agrawal]
The author is a lawyer specializing in IP theory and the intersection of law and culture. He is currently working as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Delhi High Court. Akshat has served as an editorial board member of the Jindal International and Comparative law review and is a core editor cum contributor of the IPRMENT Law Blog as well as the erstwhile 1709 Blog.
