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Bombay High Court Holds That Mediation Procedure In Commercial Suits Is Not Strictly Mandatory In Commercial IPR Suits

Bombay High Court Holds That Mediation Procedure In Commercial Suits Is Not Strictly Mandatory In Commercial IPR Suits

Tuesday October 15, 2024. BY Brian Noronha | Civil

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court (“HC”) has recently held, in a noteworthy judgment[i], that the mandatory provisions of section 12A of Commercial Courts Act, 2015, are not required to be complied with in commercial suits

Rupa Marya et al. v. Warner/Chappel Music Inc. et al. – copyright issues in “Happy Birthday” song

Thursday October 29, 2015. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Meenakshy Suresh & J. Mandakini Rupa Marya et al. v. Warner/Chappel Music Inc. et al.[1] was filed before the Chief United States District Judge of the Central District of California, in which the discussion revolved

Analysis of doctrines: ‘Sweat of the brow’ & ‘Modicum of creativity’ vis-a-vis Originality in Copyright Law

Friday January 9, 2015. BY | Intellectual Property Rights

By Shuchi Mehta Originality is the basic yardstick used by the copyright regimes in the world to evaluate the availability copyright protection to a particular work. The threshold of originality varies from jurisdictions. Section 13(1)