Hon’ble Supreme Court discards petition refraining ‘Patanjali’ from using brand name ‘Coronil’

The Hon'ble Supreme Court discards a plea by Chennai-based firm Arudra Engineers seeking restrainment on Patanjali Ayurved from using the trademark ‘Coronil’ for its immunity booster medicine. Arudra had challenged a Madras High Court order declining to restrain Patanjali from using the 'Coronil' name for its immunity booster product that was...

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Apple faces $1.4 Billion Patent Lawsuit from Chinese Company

A Chinese Firm Chinese firm Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co, Ltd, also known as Xiao-i was recently awarded a patent for a voice assistant with similar features to that of Apple's Voice-Assistant 'Siri'. The Chinese firm has recently filed a patent lawsuit against Apple Inc., alleging patent infringement and has...

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Stay on ‘CORONIL’ – Madras HC restraints Patanjali to use trademark ‘CORONIL’

After being in the news in recent times, the controversial drug of Patanjali Ayurved 'CORONIL', which was also claimed as a cure for the novel coronavirus, has received a blow from the Madras HC, which has restrained Patanjali Ayurved from using the mark 'CORONIL' for its immunity booster.        Justice C.V. Karthikeyan...

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Yippee vs. Maggi – A 7 year Trademark battle finally comes to an end

BY SIDDHARTH SONI       The Madras High Court has finally concluded the battle between two Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers Nestle India Limited and ITC Limited over the use of the expression ‘Magical Masala’ in the former’s Maggi brand of instant noodles. The facts of the dispute are as follows:    Yippee had...

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