A Detailed Guide to Deceptive Patterns (or Dark Patterns)

Adyasha SahooLaw

A Detailed Guide to Deceptive Patterns (or Dark Patterns)

Dark Patterns or Deceptive Design Patterns are certain dirty tricks websites and apps use that make consumers or users take specific actions they do not mean to. In 2010, Harry Brignull coined the term dark patterns. For example, whenever WhatsApp updates … Read More

A Beginner’s Guide to Space Transition Theory

Pallavi SinghLaw

Space Transition Theory explains the nature & behaviour leading to commission of cyber crime with time, space and circumstances as catalysts.

The nature of cyber crimes evolves rapidly in line with technological developments. To understand why cyber crimes happen, various cyber criminology theories have attempted to explain this. These theories seek to diagnose the minuscule reason leading to the occurrence of … Read More

Hamdard National Foundation v. Amazon India Limited

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Takedown of product listings from an e-commerce platform due to trademark infringement

   Hamdard National Foundation v. Amazon India Limited In the High Court of Delhi CS (Comm) 607/2022 Before Justice Prathiba M. Singh Decided on September 5, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Takedown of product listings from an e-commerce platform due … Read More

Bulgari SPA v. Notandas Gems Pvt. Ltd.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Territorial jurisdiction based on the interactiveness of a website and the defendant's store location in a trademark infringement case

Bulgari SPA v. Notandas Gems Pvt. Ltd. (2022) 90 PTC 171 In the High Court of Delhi CS (Comm) 658/2021 & I.A. 16751/2021 Before Justice C. Hari Shankar Decided on February 21, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Territorial jurisdiction based … Read More

Avnish Bajaj v. State (NCT) of Delhi

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving the publication of a listing for sale of an obscene video

Avnish Bajaj v. State (NCT) of Delhi 116 (2005) DLT 427 In the High Court of Delhi B.A. 2284/2004 Before Justice Vikramajit Sen Decided on December 21, 2004 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving the publication … Read More

Metro Shoes Ltd. v. Tolexo Online Pvt. Ltd.

Pragya AgrawalCase Summary

Metro Shoes Ltd. v. Tolexo Online Pvt. Ltd.

Metro Shoes Ltd. v. Tolexo Online Pvt. Ltd. In the High Court of Bombay NM 359/2016 Before Justice G S Patel Decided on December 05, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Notice of motion against a website displaying products with infringing … Read More