Prarthana wrote a post on the recent ‘green order’ passed by Justice Najmi Waziri of the Delhi High Court. While the case concerned the dilution of a trademark used for the sale of a particular diabetes drug, the noteworthy aspect of the judgment is the order that required the respondent to plant 1,40,000 trees in Delhi. Prarthana analyses the law relating to costs, and questions the validity of such an order being passed, given that the trees were not a…

Divij wrote a post on the draft e-commerce policy released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. In his post, he focusses on the anti-counterfeiting measures to be adopted by e-commerce platforms and how they may adversely affect the freedom of small vendors and marketplaces. He then analyses the anti-piracy measures to be adopted and the suggestion to return to the notice and takedown approach for copyrighted content. He notes that this may lead to a disproportionate…