Short Summary
The Madras High Court dismissed the Original Petition filed by M/s.United Spirits Limited against Wipro Limited. The petition sought to rectify the trademark register by cancelling the registration of 'ARAMUSK-BOLD' held by Wipro. However, the petitioner subsequently withdrew the case following a compromise reached in a connected suit, leading to the dismissal of this rectification petition without any order as to costs.
Detailed Summary
of the Paris Local Division of the Unified Patent Court concerning a request for extension of time filed by the Bosch defendants. The judge-rapporteur rejected Bosch's request, finding that a non-redacted version of Valeo's 15 June 2026 filing had been deposited in the CMS simultaneously with the redacted version, and that Bosch had failed to exercise due diligence in accessing it. The court ruled that the deadlines under R.29(d) RdP run from 15 June 2026.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before Madras High Court. Understanding the court's reasoning in M/s.United Spirits Limited vs Wipro Limited is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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