Domain Names under IPR Law : High Court Firmly Explains the Applicable Legal Principles
Domain names are entitled to the protection as a trademark and the trademark law applies to the activities on internet. The mere fact that a Company has no registered domain name by itself may not stand in the way of a passing off action.
[ Innovolt Inc v. Kevin Power Solutions Ltd [2015] GCtR 6556 (Delhi) ]
Appropriate Place For Filing Cases in Tort of Infringement : HC Lays Down the Law
It has been held that once the infringing goods were available for sale, the tort of infringement, which predicates use of the infringed mark, or a mark which is deceptively similar thereto, for trade, stood committed. The suit, seeking relief thereagainst, could be filed before every Court having territorial jurisdiction over the situs of sale of such goods. Section 20(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 permit a plaintiff to sue a defendant wherever the defendant carries on business.
Kohinoor Seed Fields India Ltd v. Veda Seed Sciences Pvt. Ltd [2025] GCtR 1892 (Delhi)
Scope of Section 9 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Answered in a recent Judgment passed in July 2026 S.9 of Arbitration and Concil...