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How India’s courts and policymakers are grappling with deepfakes, celebrity personality rights, and the urgent need for a modern legal framework to regulate GenAI misuse.
Delhi HC revives Trident’s patent application, citing flaws in the inventive step analysis of its air-rich yarn invention.
Delhi High Court rules employment agreements valid as proof of right under Section 7(2), aiding patent filings involving deceased inventors.
The Delhi High Court intervened to protect actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan’s personality and publicity rights from unauthorized commercial use, including AI-generated impersonations. The Court…
In the case of ITC Limited & Anr. vs Adyar Gate Hotels Limited, the court declined to restrain a former collaborator from using the restaurant brand ‘DAKSHIN’. Despite…
In the case of M/s Sunhok Wheels Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors., the Calcutta High Court addressed whether claims of patent…
The DPIIT committee’s proposal for a hybrid licensing model for AI training rests on a set of assumptions about creativity, copyright ownership, collective management, and regulatory control. A…
Trademark Associate position at BananaIP Counsels in Bangalore with responsibility for trademark and copyright prosecution, oppositions, renewals and related advisory work. Open to candidates with hands-on IP experience…
In the case of TVS Motor Company vs Patent Office, a scooter maker's patent claim for a simple yet novel frame design was rejected for lacking inventive step.…
In the case of The Indian Performing Right Society Limited vs Chocolate Hotels Private Limited, the petitioner alleged that Chocolate Hotels planned a New Year’s Eve celebration on…
Can you infringe copyright without ever seeing the original work? In a case about tractor parts and engineering drawings, the Madras High Court answered no. It ruled that…
SoEasy shows that it is not always so easy to refuse a mark as laudatory: once the mental-leap test was applied, the SoEasy trademark comfortably cleared the distinctiveness…