In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in the influencer marketing landscape in India, where social media influencers promote products and services across various platforms.

In an advertisement war against consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), a competing company, USV Private Limited

On June 16, 2025, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ("TRAI") launched a pilot project aimed at operationalising a new framework for digital consent management. Implemented in collaboration...

The Delhi High Court recently in the case of B.L. Kashyap and Sons Limited vs. Mist Avenue Private Limited held that when a new contract novates the original contract, the arbitration clause...

Money laundering has been a major concern for governments and financial institutions around the world for decades.

Restrictions on competition through prohibitive non-compete clauses have become par for the course in most commercial agreements.

The official fee for a patent application in India is calculated on the basis of the following factors...

Under the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"), Employee Stock Option Plans (or "ESOPs") are plans primarily designed to have the employees invest in the stock of the employer sponsoring the same.

The Supreme Court of India ("SC") in the case Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd. vs. ONGC1, ("judgement") recently held that, merely having an explicit clause in a contract...

Financial influencers, commonly called ‘finfluencers', are persons who provide information and/or advice on various financial topics such as investing in securities, personal finance...

Indian investment in overseas funds is governed by a combined reading of the Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 ("OI Rules")...

Filing for a trademark and having it examined by the Trade Marks Office is only the first step in the journey towards obtaining a registered trademark.

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law – Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985 ("Model Law") was drafted for the individual States to adopt ...

An order passed by the Delhi High Court in Anil Kapoor vs Simply Life and Others CS (COMM) 652/2023 granted interim relief to Mr. Anil Kapoor for protection of his name...

Transfer restrictions in shareholder agreements ("SHA(s)") have come to play a critical role in shaping deal dynamics.

In India, the law provides for formal opposition to a trademark application only after it is advertised, but can a third party intervene even during the pre-advertisement stage?

Trade secrets are a form of intellectual property (IP) that usually refers to some type of commercially valuable data, information or knowhow relating to a business, which is not known...

Summary: In a recent decision, the Delhi High Court highlights critical issues surrounding the service of notice in trademark proceedings.

Among the three bills presented in the Lok Sabha namely, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023...

Recently, in the case of Amit Guglani and Another vs. L&T Housing Finance Limited and Another1, the Delhi High Court adjudicated upon a petition filed under Section 11 (6)...