The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has quashed section 309 of India's colonial-era penal code which said a "suicide survivor could be sentenced to a year in prison, a fine, or both".

In order to have a more firm grip over the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs), the Narendra Modi Government is planning to make the SERCs invulnerable to the state level political snooping...

Reserve Bank of India reviewed the policy issued vide A.P.Circular No. 74 dated 20th June, 2011 read with A.P. Circular No. 55 dated 9th December, 2011 wherein it was allowed to issue equity shares/ preference shares under the Government route by conversion of import of capital goods, etc. subject to terms and conditions, stated therein.

The limit of foreign exchange remittance which was reduced to USD 75,000 last year in view of instability in foreign exchange has been increased to USD 125,000.

Also, FPIs shall be allowed to take positions, together in EUR-INR, GBP (British Pound Sterling)-INR and JPY (Japanese Yen)-INR pairs, up to USD 5 million.

SEBI eased the redemption norms for mutual fund investors by allowing them to redeem their investment partially even if the asset management company imposes restriction on redemption.

On 31st December 2017, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ("IBBI/the Board") has amended Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016.

The Ministry of Finance vide its Notification No. 11/2020 – Central Tax dated 21.03.2020 stated that those Registered persons who are undergoing the corporate insolvency resolution process under the provisions of the ...

Ajanta Pharma Ltd. filed a revocation application against Allergan's patents viz. IN 212695 and IN 219504 granted by the Kolkata Patent Office in December 2007 and May 2008 respectively.

Enercon Ltd, a joint venture between Enercon GmBH and the Mehra Group, filed a petition for revocation of Patent granted to Aloys Wobben.

A Public notice was issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, where the Trademark Rules have been Amended and published in the Official Gazette of India.

The Controller General for Patents Designs and Trademarks had launched the e-filing portal for filing of applications for registration of Geographical Indications.

The feedback recently received by the Indian Patent Office on its draft guidelines for Computer Related Inventions mainly revolve around the following issues.

The office of Controller General of Patent Designs and TradeMarks issued a public notice regarding application filing receipts.

The Official notice details the Filing and Processing in Electronic Form of International Applications and Documents Relating to International Applications.

Auto major Maruti Suzuki has come in support of India's intellectual property rights regime, saying the "very strong" domestic laws are on par with international standards.

The suit was ultimately dismissed by the Court on account of the plaintiffs' failure to make a prima facie case of passing off.

To popularize the National IPR Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet on May 12, 2016, that aims at "IPR Awareness: Outreach and Promotion", an Intellectual Property (IP) Mascot- "IP Nani" was launched ...

Startups Status Clarified; Rule 2 Of Patent Rules Amended.

In the recent past, it is apparent that the brands are proactively involved in the protection of their Intellectual Property Rights in order to standout...