The Indian Patent Office has taken a necessary first step by issuing Guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in patent examination. The real test, however, lies in…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 18 Aug 2026
In the case of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Registrar of Trade Marks & Anr., GHOSTBUSTERS encountered an unusual trademark rival outside the world of films, entertainment and…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 17 Aug 2026
In the case of T-Mobile International AG and Co. KG v. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and Another, the Delhi High Court addressed a…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 15 Aug 2026
In the case of Saathi, Inc. v. Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and Anr., a granted patent was revoked despite an Opposition…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 14 Aug 2026
In the case of Honasa Consumer Ltd v. Visage Beauty and Health Care Pvt Ltd & Anr., a registered trademark that had remained on the Register for several…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 13 Aug 2026
In the case of Ashok Balakrishnan, Proprietor v. Union of India and 2 Others, the dispute began with a miniature and moved to plans for much larger statues.…
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala · 12 Aug 2026
Cricket legend Yuvraj Singh took on an army of anonymous deepfake creators and counterfeit merchandisers. Did the Delhi High Court's personality rights order go far enough to police…
Gaurav Mishra · 11 Aug 2026
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
T-Mobile International challenged the refusal of its mobile-terminal patent under Section 3(m) of the Patents Act before the Delhi High Court. With no settled test in place, could…
Gaurav Mishra · 10 Aug 2026
Crocs Inc. USA and M/S Bata India Ltd. fought over a footwear design for over a decade before the Delhi High Court. After Crocs' design registration was cancelled…
Gaurav Mishra · 7 Aug 2026