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This article discusses the judgment[1] passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay on a petition filed by Sonalkumar Sureshrao Salunkhe and Kunal Sureshrao Salunkhe...

The recent judicial determination in the PISCO geographical indication dispute examines whether Peru can claim exclusive rights to the standalone term 'PISCO' for its alcoholic beverage, or whether both Peru and Chile's long-standing use of the term necessitates geographical qualifiers to prevent consumer confusion.

Applicants seeking patent protection in India may do so either through the international route under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (‘Act') has been notified in the Gazette but is yet to come into effect. It introduces a comprehensive framework governing processing of personal...

The 2026 Budget has introduced significant changes that will impact various aspects of taxation. Our experts at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys have analysed these announcements and their implications.

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced sweeping reforms to cross-border trade regulations through the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, fundamentally reshaping payment timelines, reporting requirements, and compliance frameworks for businesses engaged in international transactions.

Google's Ads programme (Google Ads) is a self-service platform where advertisers can create and display online ads for their websites by bidding on keywords related to their businesses.

The Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024 (‘OTR Order') was recently extended by one year.

Generally, the Fees for Technical Services (‘FTS’) are taxable at the place where the services are rendered. However, many of India’s tax treaties, do not follow the source rule of place...

Commercial contracts deploy protective mechanisms to manage uncertainty and financial exposure. This article examines how force majeure clauses, change-in-law provisions, liquidated damages...

On 18 June 2025, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus-I legislative package: which seeks to simplify the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

An ever-present concern for purchasers or transferees in any transaction, be it an acquisition of immovable property or a share purchase, is the furnishing of a ‘no dues certificate' or No Objection Certificate (‘NOC')...

Profits or gains arising from transfer of a capital asset are charged to tax under Section 45 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act') as capital gains.

India's M&A market has reached unprecedented scale and complexity, with Q2 2026 recording USD 27.9 billion in transactions. As deal values surge and cross-border structures proliferate, the interplay between regulatory compliance, tax optimization, and transaction structuring has become critical to execution certainty and value preservation. How should deal teams navigate the expanded fast-track merger regime, tightened antitrust scrutiny, the new Income Tax Act 2025

One of the permissible ways of amendments to claims and/or specification is to incorporate suitable disclaimers during the patent prosecution and at the post grant stage.

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court in its recent judgment has held that the timelines for passing an assessment order specified in Section 153 of the Income Tax Act...

India's biodiversity law is undergoing a significant transformation, aimed at streamlining its regulatory framework and enhancing its effectiveness.

A recent order passed by the Delhi High Court in favour of DPKA Universal Consumer Ventures and others (the Defendants), rejecting the plea of interim injunction...