The Indian Intellectual Property Office published the Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Patent Examination Procedures on 7 August 2026. The Guidelines relate to the use…
Rakesh Krishnan · 10 Aug 2026
The $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement has received final approval, and the court has entered final judgment and dismissed the action with prejudice. Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala's book,…
Rakesh Krishnan · 24 Jul 2026
In Patent Application No. 202017019068, Stephen L. Thaler named DABUS, an artificial intelligence system, as the inventor of a food container invention. Although the Indian Patent Office refused…
Rakesh Krishnan · 20 Apr 2026
In the case of Masoom Reza v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, the dispute centred on whether the IP Office Trade Marks filing and search…
Rakesh Krishnan · 15 Apr 2026
The DPIIT consultation paper ‘One Nation One License One Payment’ proposes a hybrid blanket licence–royalty framework for AI training on copyrighted works in India. This post sets out…
Rakesh Krishnan · 17 Dec 2025
Openings for Patent Associates in Mechanical and Electronics at BananaIP, Bangalore—drafting, prosecution, and tech analysis for serious innovators. Apply via hr@bananaip.com.
Rakesh Krishnan · 24 Oct 2025
Zodiac meets zero-nonsense legal tips: this IP horoscope arms Indian founders and creatives with sharp, actionable strategies on trademarks, patents, and copyright for the week ahead. No legal…
Rakesh Krishnan · 13 Jul 2025
Where planets, patents, and punchlines collide! This week’s IP horoscope offers startup founders and creators a fun, India-specific guide to safeguarding their innovations—minus the legal jargon or cosmic…
Rakesh Krishnan · 5 Jul 2025
In this week’s IP-Astro edition, we explore common IP myths through zodiac signs — from “ideas can be stolen” to “memes are free to use.” These symbolic reflections…
Rakesh Krishnan · 28 Jun 2025
In this week’s IP-Astro post, we explore how cosmic trends align with intellectual property strategies. From filing NDAs and trademarks to tackling social media misuse and digital licensing,…
Rakesh Krishnan · 14 Jun 2025