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A recent shocking incident of the death of Mr. George Floyd once again shed light on the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’. The outcry has created various disputes relating to Intellectual Property Rights like confusion and deception, dropping the racist trademarks and rebranding, as well. There has been an outrage against racism in the public since a long time and there have also been various movements for the same. During such incidents, often legal issues emerge, however, it happened probably for...

The tradition of awarding damages to the IP right holder has got a boost as many High Courts have awarded punitive damages in variety of forms apart from monetary compensation. In a recent judgement of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Reckitt Benckiser (India) Pvt. Ltd Vs. Mohit Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. & Anr, the Hon’ble court passed an order awarding damages of Rs. 1,00,000/-, which was asked to be deposited in the Juvenile Justice Fund by the defendant who was selling...