PhonePe Private Limited v. Resilient Innovations Private Limited; Interim Relief to "Phonepe" in trademark infringement complaint refused; no phonetic similarity between "phonepe" and "postpe" in trademarks: High Court of Bombay

PhonePe Private Limited v. Resilient Innovations Private Limited; Interim Relief to “Phonepe” in trademark infringement complaint refused; no phonetic similarity between “phonepe” and “postpe” in trademarks: High Court of Bombay

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court declined to award PhonePe Pvt Ltd temporary relief in its lawsuit against Resilient Innovations Pvt Ltd over alleged trademark infringement and passing-off. The buy-now, pay-later smartphone app “PostPe” is run by New Delhi-based Resilient Innovations . Details of the case PhonePe Private Limited … Read more

IT Regulations Modification Gives Center the Ability to Detect "Fake News" Regarding the Central Government on Social Media

IT Regulations Modification Gives Center the Ability to Detect “Fake News” Regarding the Central Government on Social Media

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023 were published in a notification by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, on April 6, 2023. The 2023 amendment gives MeitY the authority to alert the Central Government’s fact-checking unit, which will Read more

Supreme Court ruling states that providing corporate guarantees on behalf of group companies without payment is not taxable.

Supreme Court ruling states that providing corporate guarantees on behalf of group companies without payment is not taxable.

According to the Supreme Court, providing group corporations with corporate guarantees without payment is not a taxable service. As there is no consideration involved, no service tax will be imposed on the corporate guarantees provided by a parent firm to its subsidiaries, according to the division bench of Justices Hrishikesh Read more

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