Provisional Protection under the PPV&FR Act: Scope, Challenges and the Need for Legislative Clarity
Neeti Wilson, Partner, [email protected] Kartik Madankar, Associate, [email protected] Introduction Agriculture remains the backbone of the Indian economy, providing livelihoods to a significant portion of the population and contributing substantially to national economic growth. Plant varieties play a crucial role in ensuring food security, supplying fodder, and supporting numerous agricultural and industrial activities. Advancements in agricultural science have enabled …
Arbitrating Trademark Disputes Following Mangayarkarasi – The Extent of Contractual Reach into Public Law
Lakshmidevi Somanath* The Supreme Court of India’s 2025 decision in K. Mangayarkarasi and Anr v. N. J. Sundaresan marks an important turn in Indian arbitration jurisprudence and delimits, for the first time, what constitutes the permissibility and the scope of arbitration within the Indian legal order. [1] The case is regarding an application under …
Settlement with SEBI: Between Regulatory Efficiency and Market Accountability
The evolution of India’s securities market has brought with it an increasingly sophisticated regulatory ecosystem. At the centre of this framework stands the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), tasked not merely with punishing violations, but with preserving market integrity and investor confidence. Among the many enforcement tools available to SEBI, perhaps none has …
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Scenting the Future: How India’s First Smell Mark Application Aligns with Global Jurisprudence
In a landmark moment for Indian intellectual property law, the Trademarks Registry has accepted for advertisement the country’s first olfactory trademark a floral fragrance reminiscent of roses as applied to tyres.