A Belagavi commercial court refused to grant an injunction to a Karnataka firm in its trademark dispute against US AI company Anthropic over the “ANTHROPIC” mark, holding that media reports and website announcements were insufficient grounds to prove passing off or infringement.
The Supreme Court of India criticized the poor drafting of arbitration clauses in commercial agreements, noting that they complicate and delay dispute resolution instead of facilitating it. The Court urged a stricter approach to dismiss poorly written clauses, emphasizing the need for clarity to restore arbitration’s intended purpose of quick and effective dispute resolution.