The Punjab and Haryana High Court emphasized the importance of protecting eloping couples from legal harassment, citing Shakespeare to support the ruling. Justice Sumeet Goel stressed that courts should consider petitions to quash kidnapping cases involving eloping couples with significant latitude. The Court highlighted the need to use its inherent jurisdiction to dismiss such proceedings, considering the complete set of facts and circumstances of each case.
Delhi High Court Upholds the Right to Use One’s Own Name Against Trademark Claims. Delhi High Court referenced William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to assert that an individual’s right to use their own name for their products cannot be infringed upon by claims of trademark violation. In a judgment that resonates with the age-old question […]
