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In 1982, the Indian automobile market welcomed Suzuki Motor (hereinafter also referred to as the "Plaintiff"), a Japanese automobile company which collaborated

On March 10, 2024, after 15 years of negotiations, the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) successfully concluded a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement.

The role of experts and their testimony in highly technical matters is indispensable.

Claims define the boundary of a patent specification or in other words claims define the protection conferred by a patent.

Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, remains the most disputed matter being taken up by the Courts in India. In the recent case of AB Initio Technology LLC. Trans Union vs Controller Of Patents [(T)CMA(PT) No.58 of 2023],.

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ("PDPB") was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, on December 11, 2019.

A general principle inherent to granting patents is to encourage inventions and promote scientific research. Providing an alternative to cigarettes through scientific intervention, incorporating rapid technological advancements, is a step towards countering the harmful effects of tobacco.

At the outset, I would take this opportunity to congratulate the Indian Patent Office for coming up with the guidelines for 'Computer Related Inventions (CRI).

Section 15 of the Copyright Act states that"...Copyright shall not subsist under this Act in any design which is registered under the Designs Act, 1911".

The postponement of some provisions being brought to force of the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005, led to confusion which was elucidated in the case of J. Mitra & Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. Asst. Controller of Patents & Designs & Ors. [Civil Appeal arising out of S.L.P. (C) No.15727 of 2008] The date of commencement of an Act at times is left to a specified future date or to such date as may have been appointed, with different dates being employed for different provisions in some instances.

The Criminal laws were made more stringent, when in the year 2013 the Indian Penal Code, 1860 stood amended...

In keeping with the spirit of liberalisation and to promote ease of doing business, the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India have been progressively simplifying the procedures and rationalising the rules and regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

On December 26, 2004 the President of India promulgated an Ordinance to amend the national patents law. The Ordinance came into force on January 1, 2005 marking the culmination of a decade long efforts by the Government of India to make the Patents Act compliant with the TRIPS Agreement. A Presidential Ordinance is, however, a temporary legislative measure. It will cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of the Parliament.

This case joins a long list of similar cases in which the applicant seeks a review of the refusal order by filing a petition under Section 77(1)(f) of the Patents Act, 1970, before the Controller.

In Amylin Pharmaceuticals LLC & Anr. vs Assistant Controller of Patents (C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 76/2022), the Delhi High Court upheld the refusal of a patent application for a sustained-release exenatide injection for diabetes.

A word, letter, numeral or a symbol used in combination and unrelated to the goods on which it is applied, may create a distinctive trademark.

Large business facilities in India have often sprung from family collaborations and partnerships. In doing so, the family name often plays a key role and gains a prominent place as a "house mark" often inviting litigation. The case of Parle Products v. Parle Agro 2009 (39) PTC 405 revisits the dicta behind the use and sharing of "house marks".