Who Moved My Copyright? The Author, the Publisher and the Missing Assignment Deed
In the case of Pares Chandra Das & Anr. v. New Central Book Agency Private Limited & Ors., the author wrote the books, licensed their publication, stated that…
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Photographer Copyright: Clicked by One, Owned by Another?
In the case of The Cinema Resource Centre v. Ganga Rudraiah, an album of film photographs travelled into an archive after being purchased from a scrap dealer. The…
Draft Biotechnology Patent Examination Guidelines 2026
Alongside the draft pharmaceutical guidelines, the CGPDTM has released Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Biotechnology, 2026 for public comment. The draft substantially…
Opposition Settlement and Withdrawal: Trade Marks Registry Sets Friday Hearings to Clear Pending Cases
The Trade Marks Registry has announced Friday hearings for pending opposition matters involving settlement or withdrawal. Its notice dated 31 August 2026 sets out the hearing schedule, document…
Draft Pharma Patent Examination Guidelines 2026
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has released Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Pharmaceuticals, 2026…
Barbecue vs Barbeque: Bombay High Court Grills Trial Court Over Trademark Injunction Denial
When a Nagpur eatery's three-decade-old 'Barbecue' brand collided with a cloud kitchen's 'Barbeque Gokulpeth' listing on Zomato and Swiggy, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench had to decide…
Two Painkillers, One Crystal, Zero Patent
Esteve Pharmaceuticals took its rejected co-crystal patent for tramadol and celecoxib to the Delhi High Court, arguing the combination showed real synergy. The court had to decide whether…
DABUS Can Create, but Can It Author? India Decides the AI Copyright Question
An artwork generated by DABUS cleared the limited originality threshold under Section 13, but the application to register it still failed. An AI system is neither a natural…
Clicks vs Courts – Delhi High Court Sends Territorial Jurisdiction in Online IP Suits to a Larger Bench
When Hindustan Unilever sued Kwick Living over an ad campaign disparaging Vim and Surf Excel, a fight over territorial jurisdiction in IP suits eclipsed the merits. Facing conflicting…
Prove it or lose it: Bombay High Court on “Common General Knowledge”
In Deepak Nitrite Limited v. The Assistant Controller General of Patents and Designs, the Bombay High Court set aside a Section 15 refusal that rested on an unsourced…