Case brief index
Intellectual Property Rights
71 cases organised by topic.
Copyright
Originality, protectable expression, ownership, fair use and fair dealing, intermediary liability and moral rights
- The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr., 235 (2016) DLT 409 (DB)
- MySpace Inc. v. Super Cassettes Industries Ltd., 2017 (69) PTC 1 (Del) (DB); 2016 SCC OnLine Del 6382
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation, 45 F.2d 119 (2d Cir. 1930)
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
- Eastern Book Company v. D.B. Modak, (2008) 1 SCC 1
- Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 676 F.3d 19 (2d Cir. 2012)
- Rogers v. Koons, 960 F.2d 301 (2d Cir. 1992)
- Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc., 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992)
- Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 593 U.S. 1 (2021); 141 S. Ct. 1183
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005)
- Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 137 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 1998)
- Krishika Lulla & Ors. v. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta & Anr., (2016) 2 SCC 521
- Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
- Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc., 982 F.2d 693 (2d Cir. 1992)
- Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corporation, 714 F.2d 1240 (3d Cir. 1983)
- R.G. Anand v. M/s Delux Films & Ors., AIR 1978 SC 1613; (1978) 4 SCC 118
- University of London Press Ltd. v. University Tutorial Press Ltd., [1916] 2 Ch. 601
- Walter v. Lane, [1900] AC 539 (HL)
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994)
- Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 804 F.3d 202 (2d Cir. 2015)
- Lenz v. Universal Music Corporation, 815 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2016)
- Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 508 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2007)
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid, 490 U.S. 730 (1989)
- Najma Heptulla v. Orient Longman Ltd., AIR 1989 Del 63
- Ladbroke (Football) Ltd. v. William Hill (Football) Ltd., [1964] 1 WLR 273 (HL)
- CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13; [2004] 1 SCR 339
- Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879)
- Amar Nath Sehgal v. Union of India, 2005 (30) PTC 253 (Del)
- Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd., 2003 SCC OnLine Bom 344
- Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Eastern India Motion Pictures Association, (1977) 2 SCC 820
- Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 598 U.S. 508 (2023)
Patents
Patentability, inventive step, eligible subject matter, claim construction, infringement, remedies and compulsory licensing
- Novartis A.G. v. Union of India, (2013) 6 SCC 1; AIR 2013 SC 1311
- KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007)
- Kirin-Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel Ltd., [2004] UKHL 46
- Graver Tank & Manufacturing Co. v. Linde Air Products Co., 339 U.S. 605 (1950)
- Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), 2002 SCC 76; [2002] 4 SCR 45
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Cipla Ltd., 2008 (37) PTC 71 (Del)
- Festo Corporation v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 535 U.S. 722 (2002)
- eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., 547 U.S. 388 (2006)
- Dimminaco A.G. v. Controller of Patents and Designs, 2001 SCC OnLine Cal 901; AIR 2002 Cal 255
- Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
- Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175 (1981)
- Bishwanath Prasad Radhey Shyam v. Hindustan Metal Industries, (1979) 2 SCC 511
- Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. 593 (2010)
- Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014)
- Bayer Corporation v. Union of India, Order No. 45/2013, decided 4 March 2013, Intellectual Property Appellate Board
- Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576 (2013)
- Monsanto Technology LLC v. Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd., (2019) 3 SCC 381
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Cipla Ltd., 2015 SCC OnLine Del 13619; 2016 (65) PTC 1 (Del) (DB)
- Bayer Corporation v. Union of India, AIR 2014 Bom 178; 2014 (60) PTC 277 (Bom)
- Ferid Allani v. Union of India, 2019 SCC OnLine Del 11867
Trademark
Distinctiveness, likelihood of confusion, passing off, dilution, domain names, parody and intermediary liability
- Interstellar Starship Services Ltd. v. Epix, Inc., 184 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1999)
- Corn Products Refining Co. v. Shangrila Food Products Ltd., AIR 1960 SC 142
- Rescuecom Corporation v. Google Inc., 562 F.3d 123 (2d Cir. 2009)
- Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., Inc., 514 U.S. 159 (1995)
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney, 263 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2001)
- Christian Louboutin SAS v. Nakul Bajaj & Ors., 2018 SCC OnLine Del 12215
- N.R. Dongre v. Whirlpool Corporation, (1996) 5 SCC 714; 1996 PTC (16) 583 (SC)
- Tata Sons Ltd. v. Greenpeace International, 2011 SCC OnLine Del 466; 178 (2011) DLT 705
- Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Prius Auto Industries Ltd., (2018) 2 SCC 1
- Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. v. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC, 507 F.3d 252 (4th Cir. 2007)
- Lois Sportswear, U.S.A., Inc. v. Levi Strauss & Co., 799 F.2d 867 (2d Cir. 1986)
- ITC Ltd. v. Philip Morris Products S.A. & Ors., 2010 (42) PTC 572 (Del)
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Ltd. v. Geoffrey Manners & Co. Pvt. Ltd., AIR 1970 SC 2062
- Daimler Benz Aktiengesellschaft & Anr. v. Hybo Hindustan, AIR 1994 Del 239
- CIPLA Ltd. v. CIPLA Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2017 (69) PTC 425 (Bom) (FB)
- Cadila Healthcare Ltd. v. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., (2001) 5 SCC 73; 2001 (21) PTC 541 (SC)
- Amritdhara Pharmacy v. Satyadeo Gupta, AIR 1963 SC 449
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Hunting World, Inc., 537 F.2d 4 (2d Cir. 1976)
- Satyam Infoway Ltd. v. Sifynet Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (2004) 6 SCC 145
- Renaissance Hotel Holdings Inc. v. B. Vijaya Sai & Ors., (2022) 5 SCC 1