Much emphasis is placed in patent law on the importance of filing for protection as early as possible in the inventive process, in order to obtain necessary rights and benefits.

Summary: The Bombay High Court recently held that visual appeal is the ultimate test of a valid design, and that combining old integers into a form...

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ("BNSS") bill which aims to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("CrPC"), was introduced in the Lok Sabha...

On July 03, 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs through a written statement informed the Rajya Sabha that the present Government has no plans on amending the laws on sedition.

The phrase "at least one of" is commonly used in patent claims, but its interpretation is subjective and has led to some controversy.

Can "any person" oppose a patent application before it is granted?

Indian patent law contains a unique provision that shifts the burden of proof onto the accused / infringer in process patent suits.

On May 12, 2022, the Supreme Court considered the interplay between the Indian Contract Act, 1872 ("Contract Act") and the Depositories Act, 1996 ("Depositories Act") in relation to the pledge...

On January 22, 2021, the Government of India brought into effect the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 ("Rules").

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") Governor, Mr. Sanjay Malhotra underscored the importance of enabling Indian banks to finance acquisitions by domestic corporates...

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ("MIB") reportedly directed the online video-sharing platform, YouTube to remove 45 videos from 10 channels hosted on its website on September 23, 2022...

The Social Security Code, 2020 ("SS Code") has been passed by both houses of the Parliament and received Presidential assent on September 28, 2020.

Patent claims are the most important part of a patent application,

Cinema is a way of life in India, and the one film that epitomizes this national obsession is Sholay. Released nearly half a century ago, Sholay is a genre-defining film...

On 20th August, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") announced the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill...

We all know that women are half the world and hold up half the sky but where are they when it comes to equality?"

Phonetic similarity, which is the degree to which two or more sounds are similar to each other, is fundamental to trademark protection. Distinct from spelling or appearance...

An anti-suit injunction is an order by the court which restricts a party from filing or continuing with proceedings in another court, including foreign courts, with regard to the subject matter

The battle for the ownership of the trademark "Glow & Handsome" between two fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) giants continues. On 17 August 2020, Hindustan Unilever Limited ...

A patent application can be filed either alone or jointly, by any person claiming to be the true and first inventor of the invention, or by the assignee of such person, or the legal representative of a deceased person who immediately before their death was entitled to make such an application.