Guest Post: The Equitable Dimension: Full Bench on Registration Invalidity Pleas in Trade Mark Infringement Suits

A couple of years ago, the Bombay High Court, in Lupin Ltd vs Johnson & Johnson, referred to a Full Bench, the question of whether at the interim stage, courts are allowed to examine the validity of a trademark. Near the end of December, 2014, the Full Bench resolved this query and we’re happy to bring you a guest post by Aabhas Kshetarpal examining this decision. While reflecting on this decision, he also opines that it potentially suffers from certain legal…
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