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  Trademark Dispute Over “Central Park” Highlights IP Risks in Real Estate Central Park Estates Pvt. Ltd., the Plaintiff, has been a prominent name in the luxury real estate market since 1999. The company owns thirty of such i.e., “Central Park ” registered trademarks which is synonymous with its highend residential projects. The Defendant, Godrej Skyline Developers Pvt. Ltd., also conducts business in the real estate sector. The Plaintiff stated that the cause of action arose when it came across a URL on the internet that depicted the Defendant having launched a project in Pune under the name “Godrej Central Park “. The Plaintiff pleaded that the Defendant has copied the most prominent feature of its trademarks i.e., “Central Park” that too with respect to identical services. The Plaintiff further pleaded that it has conducted a business of more than Rs. 2843.37 crores till date under the mark “Central Park” and has spent in excess of Rs. 74.34 crores in advertisement alo...

 A recent decision by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Cellectis v. Assistant Controller of  Patents  showcases the delicate balance between judicial scrutiny and patent law, especially in the complex realm of gene-based immunotherapies. The Court’s allowance of amendments to patent claims reflects its willingness to accommodate genuine efforts at clarifying inventive scope— particularly when procedural objections risk overshadowing scientific advancement. At the heart of the matter lies Cellectis’s patent application titled “Method for Engineering Allogenic and Highly Active T-Cells for Immunotherapy.” The invention proposes an ex vivo method for modifying human T-cells using gene editing tools to inactivate both T-cell receptor (TCR) components and immune checkpoint proteins, followed by the introduction of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to create universal, highly active, non-alloreactive donorderived T-cells. These modified T-cells promise scalable, off-theshel...

 “History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveller.” very well said by US historian Henry Glassie and true with respect to various Intellectual Property Rights systems in the world including India, which has a robust patent system very much incompliance with International standards and agreements. Patent A patent is an outcome of curiosity and is based on the ideas reduced in the practice. It is the most important form of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) for an invention, awarded territorially by the Government of India to the creator of the invention the sole right to make, use, sell, offer to sell and or import that invention for a set period. Hence, the patent is an exclusive statutory right rather negative right granted by a government to an inventor for a limited period in exchange for the complete disclosure of their invention. What is the Patent System in India A branch of Intellectua...

  Justice Manmohan Singh of the Delhi High Court has remarked in a judgment, “The world is a global village.” This sentiment captures the essence of our interconnected era, where globalization and interconnected markets continually redefine our world. Today, the judgments handed down in courtrooms across the globe can have far-reaching consequences, and the ripples of these legal decisions extend far beyond their local jurisdictions, influencing economies and industries in   distinctive   ways worldwide. Welcome to “A View from Afar,” a series dedicated to examining international judgments and their far-reaching impacts. Through this series, we aim to bridge the gap between diverse legal systems and their global repercussions, offering you a panoramic view of the intricate interplay between law and commerce. We will delve into landmark rulings from various corners of the world, unpacking the legal reasoning behind such decisions and scrutinizing their practical implicatio...

  Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights: An Overview Intellectual Properties  have been able to allure attention of the global market, the three major form of Intellectual Properties Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents have played a major role in all fields of industries such as automotive, music, electronic, food and further more. The proprietors of intellectual properties are eager to protect their inventions, artistic works, brand identity and to yield benefits from the same. The very basic concept of Intellectual property laws is to give innovator and creators legal rights to protect and benefit from their intangible assets, these laws protect the original creation from using, copying dealing or damaging by any kind of any unauthorized and illegal use. Though all intellectual protection shall be converted into a physical application of the idea. To know more about how these intellectual property rights are different from each other, we shall first have a glance what does actua...