Author name: Prarthana Patnaik

Divij analysed the approach of the Delhi HC towards intermediary liability in its recent ruling in Loreal v. Brandworld. This post is a continuation of his commentary on the same topic in a previous post on Christian Louboutin v Nakul Bajaj. In his post, he first lays out when an e-commerce platform becomes an intermediary and when it can claim safe harbour under Section 79 of the IT Act. He then goes on to conclude that the Delhi HC does not give adequate

Rishabh recently wrote a post on a Bombay HC Order. In the order, the Court has instructed the Defendant to give prior notice of 7 days to the Plaintiff before  initiating any legal proceedings against them regarding the trademark ‘Hotel Millennium Park’. He analyses the scope of Section 142 of the Trade Marks Act and concludes that the order is outside the ambit of the Section since it prevents the Defendant from obtaining ex parte ad interim reliefs. Prof. Basheer called attention

Stay updated with our recap of this week’s posts! Thematic Highlight  Prashant provided his latest report on the burgeoning Bedaquiline controversy. In his previous posts, he had commented on The Hindu’s lack of reportage on the harmful effects of this drug. In this post though, he reports that a Hindu correspondent visited the patients who were being given this drug and it was discovered that the patients were neither informed about the deaths in the Phase 2B trials nor were