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Finding relevant patents is no longer the bottleneck. The bottleneck is deciding which of the

National Law University, Jodhpur's Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting

[This Weekly Review is authored by Vikram Raj Nanda. Vikram Raj Nanda is a third-year student at

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. This week, we're ringing two bells. One for

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we've rounded up a mix of

On 22 May 2026 the Delhi High Court held that Google infringes the trademark HINDWARE by letting

Salam, In the previous post, I discussed the Oxford letter, which was itself merely a response to an

Namaskar, It is easy—and intuitive too—to suppose that Indian copyright law was nothing but British

What happens when copyright enforcement tools become instruments of commercial control rather than

In a significant ruling in Hindware v. Grohe, the Delhi High Court drew a distinction between the use

Bonjour. Today, I want to talk about something French. No, not wine. Not even cheese. But the French

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we've rounded up a mix of

Entering the last week of May with a post tracing Indian copyright doctrine and what exactly does it

What happens when trademark law privileges filing priority over marketplace reality? The Delhi High

On 15 May 2026, a Single Judge of the Delhi High Court passed an ex parte ad-interim order in Ivy

The Delhi High Court's recent Division Bench ruling in Bansal v. Philips Division Bench Judgment

A Personality Too Spiritual for Satire? I had underestimated how much of the personality rights space

The Government's new fee waiver for “sports-related” IP registrations appears, at first glance,

What happens when creativity is both functional and aesthetic at the same time? The Supreme

As the Delhi High Court directs the Registrar of Copyright to consider Stephen Thaler's bid to

With great sorrow we share the news of the passing of Mr. Nataraj G, founder of LCGN Advocates – a

Zee Entertainment (“Zee”) approached the Delhi High Court to seek damages amounting INR 2 crores (

Breaking: Breakthrough for India's SEP Jurisprudence in new Philips v. Rajesh Bansal ruling! DVDs

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we've rounded up a mix of

Mr. Guruswamy Nataraj. Image from his LinkedIn Profile [This post is co-authored by Swaraj and

Section 3(k) is one of the most curious provisions in the Indian Patents Act. A mere 13-word sub-

Disclaimer: This post discusses a development from mid-March 2026. As readers of this blog are no

[Due to media inserts, this post is better viewed directly on the blog] About 7 and a half years ago,

Looking for a FRANDly Precedent? DHC missteps in Malikie v. Xiaomi pro-tem order A new dawn, and a

In another articulation of the clear intent and purpose behind the copyright amendments that were